Posted by Shravya Reddy in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
No Impact Week is long over, but unfortunately I haven't had a chance to blog and record my experiences during the last few days of the effort. Things got seriously busy, but here I am, back in action now, and...continued→
Posted by Shravya Reddy in Living Sustainably
For those participating in No Impact Week, Tuesday was all about transportation and taking action on any one environmental issue, and Wednesday's focus was on eating sustainably and making the best food choices. I wish I could say that I...continued→
Posted by Shravya Reddy in Living Sustainably
Monday's goal for all those participating in No Impact Week (or as I call it, my Tread Lightly Week) was to minimize trash, and to monitor one's own production of trash and waste. I think I managed pretty well, in...continued→
Posted by Shravya Reddy in Living Sustainably
My first thought when I learned of No Impact Week was, "Why couldn't this have been three weeks ago, when I was in Alaska?!" My carbon footprint that week would certainly have been admirably low, with the credit going to...continued→
Posted by Shravya Reddy in Solving Global Warming
The Indian monsoon was late by more than two weeks this year, and steadily decreasing rainfall estimates for the rest of the season have raised the specter of drought in India for the first time since 2002. In mid-June, water...continued→
Posted by Shravya Reddy in Living Sustainably
That the livestock industry - sustained by meat and poultry consumption by people - contributes significantly to climate change is not really up for debate. Any questions that remained were quelled by the FAO report in 2006, Livestock's Long...continued→
Posted by Shravya Reddy
Two blog posts caught my eye this week, and made me want to write about one of my all -time favorite subjects: vegetarianism. One was a strong and provocative piece by Jim Motavalli, predicting that within our lifetimes, meat consumption...continued→
Posted by Shravya Reddy in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming
A report launched this week by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) indicates very impressive trends for India's renewable energy sector. According to the report, 'Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2009', India's renewable energy investment grew by 12% in...continued→
Posted by Shravya Reddy in Solving Global Warming
What better day to start this blog than on World Environment Day (June 5th)! To paraphrase an old adage, "Every Day is Environment Day" for us environmentalists, but a day like today is nevertheless significant, as it provides an opportunity...continued→
