Climate Change is Not a Spectator Sport.
One can’t help thinking that the Industrial Revolution missed the solar bus. Vast areas of the world – the entire tropical belt and a portion of the temperate belts - are blessed to receive plenty of sunshine throughout the year. It is amazing that large scale use of solar energy never ... keep reading
Written by Swarnalatha B. in August 2009, about Climate Change, Economics, Education, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development, Solar (4 comments)
“No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be”. Isaac Asimov’s words of the 20th century offer a simple guideline to political, scientific and technological policy makers on climate change, the ... keep reading
Written by Swarnalatha B. in August 2009, about Climate Change, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development (6 comments)
"Only after the last tree has been cut down, only after the last river has been poisoned, only after the last fish has been caught - only then you will know that money cannot be eaten." (An old Cree Indian prophecy) In the societies and times we live in, we need ... keep reading
Written by Swarnalatha B. in June 2009, about Consumerism, Economics, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government (3 comments)
"Agriculture is the mainstay of a country's economy and the tillers of the soil, its most precious subjects". -- Lalitaditya Muktapida, 8th century king of India An enormous tragedy One of the least-reported tragedies that resulted from globalization and corporatization of agriculture is the farmer suicide story of India ... keep reading
Written by Swarnalatha B. in May 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Finance & Money, Food, Health, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development (1 comment)
On holiday at Chennai in South India, my family was taking a break from military life away from the base. We were enjoying the morning cup of coffee as we breathed the early smells and sounds in the lawn. Then someone noticed that the car moved, and a few seconds ... keep reading
Written by Swarnalatha B. in April 2009, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Children and Families, Consumerism, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion (2 comments)
About the most precious commodity in the future is likely to be water. To the people of Thar region of Rajasthan in north India water has always been precious. Perhaps only those who hail from water-scarce lands can empathize with the locals' extreme sensitivity towards water. While the rest of ... keep reading
Written by Swarnalatha B. in April 2009, about Children and Families, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Poverty & Development, Water
Sunita Narain heads India's Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-governmental, public interest research and advocacy organization set up for research, lobbying and communicating on issues of sustainable and equitable development. The centre's efforts include spreading awareness, research and advocacy, education and training, building a knowledge base ... keep reading
Written by Swarnalatha B. in February 2009, about Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Environment & Wildlife, Events, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development
The sea surface temperature of the Indian Ocean nearer the equator and south of Sri Lanka has seen a considerable increase of about 1.5 degrees Celsius in the last five decades. This could reduce the strength of the monsoon heat engine - the vertical Monsoon Hadley Cell that drives the ... keep reading
Written by Swarnalatha B. in January 2009, about Climate Change, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water, Weather
It's now 3 months since a booming economy that 'rocked' tumbled headlong, and pulled with it more giants in more countries, such that the faultless also have to bear the brunt. A few pundits foresaw the route that US financial system was following. It turns out now that not ... keep reading
Written by Swarnalatha B. in December 2008, about Climate Change, Design, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Population
Ridiculous? Incredible? Mind-boggling? Flabbergasting? Indecent? There is probably no single word to help convey all that the obese(!) U.S. national debt figures will eventually mean to humans alive now and to several future generations. (Image courtesy news.bbc.co.uk) The debt has become so high that the counter ... keep reading
Written by Swarnalatha B. in October 2008, about Consumerism, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Politics & Government (3 comments)
An International Solar Food Processing Conference, "SOLAR FOOD 2009", is scheduled to be held from 14 to 16 Jan 2009, at the Barli Development Institute for Rural Women in the city of Indore, India. The conference is organized by The Solar Food Processing Network of the International Solar Energy Society ... keep reading
Written by Swarnalatha B. in July 2008, about Agriculture & Food, Clean Technologies, Events
Humans began externalizing costs right from the days of the Industrial Revolution. That's when all spheres of human activity started impacting the environment. In the latter half of the 20th century, we followed economic gurus' advice and decided to gallop even faster on the path of materialistic progress ... keep reading
Written by Swarnalatha B. in July 2008, about Consumerism, Economics, Industry & Business
Editor's Note: With this post we welcome Swarnalatha Bhaskaran to the Celsias writing team. Swarna is writing for us from South India and is an Aerospace Engineer by trade. She starts us off with a thought provoking post on waste. Read it and get inspired to join the "Choose ... keep reading
Written by Swarnalatha B. in July 2008, about Consumerism, Philosophy & Religion
