Dec 31, 2008
Governor’s Press Conference on 13th January 2009 – Can You Come?
During December you will have received a number of emails regarding Environmental problems in Chiang Mai viz: Air Pollution & Noise. Long time Environment campaigner Aj Duangchan of CMU Social Research Instute has suggested we write letters to the media and also go to the weekly press conference, given every Tuesday at 10:00 am at the Sala Glang (Provincial Office) on the Mae Rim Rd by the Governor of... read more
Dec 29, 2008
Vehicle idling adds to greenhouse gas emissions – in Chiang Mai too!
Car Idling Ever noticed how long we have to wait at traffic lights in Chiang Mai? Ever thought hot hot, smelly and polluted the air becomes from all the idling motor car and motor bike engines? Ever thought how much it might be costing each driver and the country in petroleum import bills? A great way to minimize these problems is to turn off motors unless you expect to move within the next 10 seconds. ... read more
Dec 28, 2008
Two Wheels Good – Good News For Less Global Warming
On Saturday in 27th December 2008 the Bangkok Post was full of stories to give us hope that Global Warming may be slowed down. Page 1 predicted a 35% drop in Thai car production for 2009 and B2 in a story headed ” Two wheels good” reported a boom for Taiwan bicycle maker “Giant”. I wanted to send these to you but the POst website search engine is not working properly so instead a... read more
Dec 25, 2008
Protest at the Night Safari (Friday 26th December 2008 @ 10am)
You may have read in yesterday’s Bangkok Post that hundreds of animals have died at the Night Safari due to a lack of knowledge of how to care for them and the fact that they don’t belong in Thailand!! I had a call this morning from Nikom Putta, who is mentioned in the article. Nikom is an Ashoka Fellow and works on community forestry, the mighty Ping River and, animal trading. He told me that... read more
