2021-2030: A decisive decade for Earth. Will we be able to carve for ourselves a habitable future?
According to climate scientists, the global maximum average temperature rise should not be allowed to increase beyond 1.5°C to avoid...
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Brishti
Oct 12, 20225 min read
Guano - The bird excreta that almost started a World War
FAST FACTS: What made Guano so important as to almost start a World War? All of us are very well aware of the importance of fertilizers...
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Aug 17, 20229 min read
Water Transfer Projects and their Impacts
The amount of water on earth has been the same across the eons, but the population of the earth has exploded leaving the earth’s water...
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Jul 6, 20225 min read
A Conversation with my Garden Squirrel
Note: You can read my previous blog, What Stories do your Kitchen Windows tell?, to understand the source of the names of the squirrels...
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Jul 2, 202211 min read
Russia-Ukraine War: A Global Warming Accelerator
Contents Ukraine - The Country The Russia-Ukraine War Pre-war environmental crisis of Ukraine Fast Facts related to the war Global...
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Jun 19, 20229 min read
Want to adopt an eco-friendly lifestyle? Be proudly frugal...
At the outset, you may ask 'how will my small effort matter in a population of around 8 billion?' To this I'd like to say that: As it is...
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Jun 13, 20223 min read
Understanding Carbon Emissions and Carbon Footprint
Content: Fast Facts What are carbon emissions? Sources of carbon emissions What is a carbon footprint? FAST FACTS: I often talk about...
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Jun 7, 20225 min read
The environmental price of owning a smartphone
# Case I: Bayan Obo (Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China) NEWS FLASHES The dystopian lake filled by the world’s tech lust Rare-earth...
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Jun 1, 202213 min read
The Earth is Choking in Plastic - Ways to reduce Plastic Wastes in our daily lives
Jump to Ways of reducing plastic waste FAST FACTS: Since the 1950s, more than 8 billion tonnes of plastic have been produced. SOME NEWS...
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May 22, 20225 min read
The Dead and their Deeds; and some greener ways to go
I am often troubled whenever I see smoke as my mind shouts out 'air pollution' and 'global warming' - more so since the IPCC has issued...
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May 20, 20225 min read
Antibiotic Resistance: Will existing antibiotics remain effective in the future?
FAST FACTS: The thoughtless person playing with penicillin treatment is morally responsible for the death of the man who succumbs to...
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Jan 31, 20224 min read
A New Year Wish for Gaia…
Dear Readers, I am sorry for the delayed post. However it's still January, so I guess we can still call it New Year... Gaia is the Greek...
Brishti
Oct 4, 202111 min read
Fast Fashion and the Environment: Consumerism and Online Retail
Topics covered Why is fast fashion a concern for the environment? Rise in Consumerism - Cause and Effects How does online retail and...
Brishti
Aug 15, 20218 min read
UN's 'code red' for humanity: What we need to know..
What it means for the world.. Can we still harbour hope? Climate change is already here; it is evident throughout the world through the...
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Jul 20, 202111 min read
Fast Fashion and the Environment: The Denim Story
[Since this is a long article, I've provided links to relevant section so that the readers may move to the relevant sections with ease.]...
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Jul 8, 20213 min read
The Smash Sparrow campaign and the Great Chinese Famine
My kitchen window opens up to my backyard where there is a Jackfruit tree, a Mango tree, a Coconut tree, a Stone Apple tree and some...
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Jun 5, 20212 min read
Are 40 micron trash bags really eco-friendly?
As my composting bins were running out of space, I was searching for compostable bin bags to put and dispose off my kitchen wastes when I...
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