Jan 20, 2009
Government Land Along Irrigation Canal Torched
Chiang Mai Fire Season Starts 4th January 2552 – สถานการณ์หมอกควัน 18 กุมภาพันธ์ 2552 February 18th update View over Irrigation Canal - Chiang Mai Every year a large grassy tract of government land along the Irrigation Canal opposite the Golf course is torched. This year on the day before government offices reopen after the new year break it was... read more
Jan 10, 2009
Chiang Mai activists ask Obama to address climate change
Seal of The President of the United States of America On December 3rd, 2008 dozens of activists with the Northern Climate Change Network gathered in Chiang Mai to learn about Climate Change. As a result of their seminar, a group of them wrote the following letter to President Elect Barack Obama, asking him to make sure the U.S. takes a leading role in global efforts to reduce carbon emissions that are the... read more
Apr 29, 2008
Info from Climate Change Impacts on Texas Water Conference
I think this short report is related to Chiang Mai pollution so I hope it will be well received by this group. I’ve left Chiang Mai for at least the next 12-18 months except for one trip back in July. I’m working in Texas to build coalitions in 12 congressional districts for good national global warming legislation. RIght now, I’m attending a 3 day conference called Climate Change... read more
Apr 26, 2008
Next ICCM Meeting (Tuesday 29th April 2008)
The next ICCM General Meeting will take place at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 29th April @ Mechanical Engineering Department Chiang Mai University. To get there travel West from the CMU PTT gate by the Irrigation Canal to the Clock Tower round-about. Proceed West and take the first Soi on the left. The meeting room is on the right, past the car park on the right next to the Boi Fuels lab. Agenda – Fire &... read more
Apr 6, 2008
Fires go on and on in Mae-On
I am new to this forum, but I would like to quickly share my experience of living next to the forest in Mae-on since last August: Our house was completed last year, and sits on a hill overlooking large tracts of forest. For most of the year the views are amazing. Since January they have a nightmare. On around January 20th (a full moon) people started burning the forest litter. It has continued almost every... read more
