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Why you should go on a Turtle Walk

Posted on 17. Apr, 2011 by in Conservation

A couple of weeks ago, I was informed of the “Turtle Walk”, that has been happening for the past 20 years on the beaches of Chennai, from January to April. I was told that we’d get to release new-born turtles into the sea at midnight, and it sounded like a great experience. And I went. [...]

It's time for civil disobedience

Posted on 26. Aug, 2009 by in Conservation

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Greenpeace’s Green Idol campaign has decided to tackle the issue of climate change head on. Being a part of their campaign, I had recently got an e-mail with some hard hitting truths. The online petition signed by more than 50,000 people has been ignored by the Prime Minister and [...]

Save the Climate – Become a Green Idol today!

Posted on 30. Jun, 2009 by in Conservation

Green Idol is an initiative by Greenpeace India that campaigns for a law on usage of renewable energy sources by 2010. At the time of posting this article, the number of people signed on was 11982. When it hits the 1 million mark, the petition is gonna be sent to the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan [...]

Your Planet Needs You – UNite to Combat Climate Change

Posted on 04. Jun, 2009 by in Conservation

Over three decades ago, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) dedicated this day to promote world-wide environmental awareness. World Environment Day (WED) was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. And from then, the tradition has been that a chosen nation hosts [...]

Color the Earth Green

Posted on 30. Dec, 2008 by in Conservation

A gentle breeze wafts through the window bringing the sweet scent of fresh blossoms. The reddish-orange glow of the rising sun is indeed a divine scene. Distant, yet energetic and happy twitter of a sparrow.. Pause.. A sparrow? Are we in the wrong time zone? Well, in today’s world, the scene described above seems to be just [...]