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The Dalai Lama, Environmentalist
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is a global spiritual icon, renowned for his tireless efforts promoting world peace, religious tolerance and secular ethics. Not so well known is his...
Gardeners of the Grasslands
Hail the marvellous Yak! A personal viewpoint on why yaks are important for fostering healthy grassland ecosystems on the Tibetan plateau— ZIMOV's ARK: For more than 20 years, maverick Russian...
Tibet in little plastic bottles
Groundwater and springwater sold in plastic bottles is the biggest scam on earth. China is taking it to new heights in Tibet, by exporting Tibet’s groundwater and springwater all over...
TIBET: time to declare a climate emergency
News from the Land of Melting Snows: if TIBET dries, ASIA dies-- Author: Michael Buckley || Most photos from the People's Climate March, New Delhi, Sept. 2014. Two photos...
Dam lies, Broken promises
How China’s Draconian megadams are causing the slow strangulation of Tibet’s mighty rivers In April 2019, a colossal new project, Lawa Megadam, was given the green light by Chinese authorities....
A Future on Thin Ice
Ingenious solutions for replicating glacial meltwater are under way in Ladakh — involving Tibetan Buddhist monks… Text: Michael Buckley || Research: Allan Fotheringham || Photos: Mikael Lorin + STSSC March 2015: High...
Review: The Hidden Life of Trees
If trees could speak our language, they’d put their voices together urging everyone to take time to read through Peter Wohlleben’s new illustrated edition of The Hidden Life of Trees....
Endangered Species Soup
Schooling Hammerheads, Cocos Island, Costa Rica Shark-fin soup, promoted by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the Chinese diaspora, is driving shark species to the edge...
Teaming up with Heal the Bay to Clean our Beaches
On Saturday, August 18th, 40 students from Pacific Palisades Charter High School joined Heal the Bay and Pacific Palisades Democratic Club (PPDC) to clean up Will Rogers State Beach. Donning...
Cyclist attempts to break his own world record in a bid to mitigate climate change
Award winning Austrian cyclist Michael Strasser is currently the first to join the UN Environment's Mountain Heroes Campaign. He recently expresses his interest in taking part in the ice2ice expedition...
And the "Winner" Is...the Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Basin -- a side sea of the Atlantic Ocean and surrounded by Africa, Europe and Asia -- is the cradle of world civilization. It is a symbol of...
Starbucks Gives Up Straws, But Plastic Adult Sippy Cups Still Suck
In the face of mounting pressure from environmental groups and legislation, some businesses are making the switch from single use plastics to sustainable alternatives — think straws made of stainless...