Environment

I spoke with Almena Myles, one of the protesters. Even 30 years later, the incident has left a mark. “I learned why we were targeted. They chose us because we were rural and poor and they thought we couldn’t fight it,” she told me. “They thought we wouldn’t understand. It was a crash course in advocacy. We felt we had stepped back in time, like it was the 1960s all over again and we had to fight for our rights as if it was the civil rights movement.” … [Read more...] about ‘They chose us because we were rural and poor’: when environmental racism and climate change collide

The employee of another small family-owned solar business at risk, who wished to remain anonymous, told the Guardian: “The business that my family have worked so hard to build is now facing some very tough times ahead. It seems to be such a shame that the Department for Energy and Climate Change (Decc) are stopping an industry in its tracks. Surely their priority should be clean energy and climate change?” … [Read more...] about Revealed: Many more solar firms face closure if government cuts go ahead

"The appointment of prosecutors for the Department of Environment sends a strong signal to the public of Fiji and the wider world that people and companies that infringe Fiji's environmental laws will be dealt with swiftly and severely," he said. Enditem … [Read more...] about Fiji appoints environment prosecutors to protect environment

Mining ventures, for example, could destroy wrecks of slave ships and other evidence of atrocities. The trade actually entered its deadliest phase at sea after Britain made slavery illegal: some captains, caught by Royal Navy ships patrolling the African coast, tied captives to anchor chains and threw them over the side. “The crime was only punishable if you had evidence in the form of actual human beings on your ship,” says maritime archaeologist James Delgado, one of the memorial study co-authors. Delgado believes that with modern underwater surveying tools it would be possible to find evidence, such as metal anchors with shackles still attached. … [Read more...] about Drexciya: how Afrofuturism is inspiring a memorial to slavery at sea

New Delhi: While the current pandemic brought forth a lot of turmoil across industries, we cannot also overlook a few positive disruptions that have also occurred in its dawn. Perhaps the most notable of these, is the repair to the earth’s environment, and a heightened focus on sustainable measures, both in the workplace as well as within our homes.As people are now returning to work post the lockdown, sustainability is quickly becoming the new priority. Considering this, real estate players and facilities managers are re-engaging with their tenants to fulfill their post-covid needs, and the office building is reimagined with sustainability as the primary focus.Today, when people across the world are becoming increasingly aware about energy efficiency and sustainability, it is extremely rare to find a modern building that doesn’t employ an efficient and reliable energy management system while also effectively maintaining and optimizing resources. So how can a proper … [Read more...] about OPINION: How sustainable facility management can be a reality in India