Go Green

2 October is celebrated every year as Gandhi Jayanti – the birthday of the Mahatma.

The question comes to my mind. Was Gandhiji Green?

The answer is a resounding, YES. Here’s why.

1. Gandhi prophesised that an economy built on material [...]  Read More

Why plant a tree?

Simple. Planting trees will help to clean the air and cool the globe.

Here are 10 good reasons:

1.Trees Save Energy and Money. Trees properly placed around buildings can reduce air conditioning needs by 30 percent and save 20-50 [...]  Read More

It is said that ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’.

This is one such invention and it’s about to bring thousands of people out of their darkness and help them to see the light.

No, we are not talking about metaphysical stuff [...]  Read More

Understanding Carbon Trading requires one to know the A-Z terms and definitions of the jargon surrounding it:

Adaptation – Initiatives and measures to reduce the vulnerability of natural and human systems against actual or [...]  Read More

Because bamboo takes in nearly 5 times the amount of greenhouse gasses, and produces 35% more oxygen, than an equivalent stand of trees, it is an efficient replenisher of fresh air.

Energy from the sun reaches the earth as short-wave radiation; [...]  Read More

If your electricity and gas bills leave you a little bemused, don’t worry, you’re not alone. But it is certainly well worth taking the trouble to understand your bills, because this is the first step to taking control of your energy use and saving [...]  Read More

A 30 year scientific trial shows that organic practices can counteract up to 40 percent of global greenhouse gas output. A scientific trial of organic and conventional farming practices has proved that organic practices can be the single biggest way [...]  Read More

Whose job is it to stop climate change? I am asked this question very frequently.

The answer is simple. It is the responsibility of every individual and every responsible government.

Climate change is too big a problem to be solved simply by virtuous [...]  Read More

There has always been a lot of discussion about reducing the carboon footprint in order to preserve our planet.

What is new, is the concept of water footprint.

The water footprint of an individual, community or business is defined as the total volume [...]  Read More

This is a million dollar question! After all, the wind doesn’t blow all the time, and there’s no sunlight at night. Here’s the truth.

Detailed computer simulations, backed up by real-world experience with wind power, demonstrate that a transition [...]  Read More