Comments on: Al Gore launches The Climate Project-India http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/03/19/al-gore-launches-the-climate-project-india/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:27:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: G.SWAMINATHAN http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/03/19/al-gore-launches-the-climate-project-india/#comment-82681 G.SWAMINATHAN Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:41:28 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4467#comment-82681 Sir, Your move to appeal to religious sense of people in your climate movement is laudable. Y may be aware as far as pious hindus are concerned, they give due importance to 1. Growing trees in temple complex especially protecting one ancient tree. 2 to worship neem and peepul trees 3 to consider cutting natural trees and slaying snakes as sin 4. they burn oil lamps mostly in temples 5.flowers are offered at temples to promote cultivation of plants 6Herbal plants like ‘tulsi’ [ocimum] are grown in houses and worshipped 7. The cow is worshipped and its dung used in several ways8 8 The elephant is worshipped and protected as the value of forests which sustain them are known 9 The tribals and natives know importance of mangroves and other natural forests There are several ‘mutts’ religious institutions who may enlighten on more aspects of traditional nature conservation backed by time honoured beliefs. Regards G.SWAMINATHAN COIMBATORE INDIA Sir,
Your move to appeal to religious sense of people in your climate movement is laudable.
Y may be aware as far as pious hindus are concerned, they give due importance to
1. Growing trees in temple complex especially protecting one ancient tree.
2 to worship neem and peepul trees
3 to consider cutting natural trees and slaying snakes as sin
4. they burn oil lamps mostly in temples
5.flowers are offered at temples to promote cultivation of plants
6Herbal plants like ‘tulsi’ [ocimum] are grown in houses and worshipped
7. The cow is worshipped and its dung used in several ways8
8 The elephant is worshipped and protected as the value of forests which sustain them are known
9 The tribals and natives know importance of mangroves and other natural forests
There are several ‘mutts’ religious institutions who may enlighten on more aspects of traditional nature conservation backed by time honoured beliefs.
Regards
G.SWAMINATHAN COIMBATORE INDIA

]]> By: Esther Kathiroli http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/03/19/al-gore-launches-the-climate-project-india/#comment-81960 Esther Kathiroli Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:30:43 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4467#comment-81960 Ours is a state council of the National Council of Churches in Indi. Our Social Development wing is uplifting the poorest of the poor for the past 42 years in Tamilnadu State. At present we are also giving awareness on Global Warming to Church leaders, women's fellowship and youth fellowship members and to school children. With our very limited funding, we were able to very little on this. But we would like to intensify the programme by conducting more awareness programmes and planting trees. I just wannted to know whether your organisation will join with us in implementing the programmes. Ours is a state council of the National Council of Churches in Indi. Our Social Development wing is uplifting the poorest of the poor for the past 42 years in Tamilnadu State. At present we are also giving awareness on Global Warming to Church leaders, women’s fellowship and youth fellowship members and to school children. With our very limited funding, we were able to very little on this. But we would like to intensify the programme by conducting more awareness programmes and planting trees.

I just wannted to know whether your organisation will join with us in implementing the programmes.

]]> By: Govind http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/03/19/al-gore-launches-the-climate-project-india/#comment-61802 Govind Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:40:50 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4467#comment-61802 Dear Wanglat, It is good to hear about your concern for the rivers of Arunachal Pradesh. There are indeed more good people like yourself from the state, who have been doing all that they can to put an end to this foolishness by the concerned authorities. Public Hearing for obtaining environmental clearance for the 3000 MW massive Dibang Multipurpose Project has been postponed thrice after facing strict opposition from the people of the area. At one of the hearing on this 29th Jan in Roing, about 98% of the local population were said to have opposed the project. A similar response has echoed from other projects in the state as well. However, it is unfortunate that the state administration has not paid much heed to all the opposition so far. Best, Govind Dear Wanglat,

It is good to hear about your concern for the rivers of Arunachal Pradesh. There are indeed more good people like yourself from the state, who have been doing all that they can to put an end to this foolishness by the concerned authorities.

Public Hearing for obtaining environmental clearance for the 3000 MW massive Dibang Multipurpose Project has been postponed thrice after facing strict opposition from the people of the area. At one of the hearing on this 29th Jan in Roing, about 98% of the local population were said to have opposed the project. A similar response has echoed from other projects in the state as well. However, it is unfortunate that the state administration has not paid much heed to all the opposition so far.

Best,
Govind

]]> By: Kartikeya http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/03/19/al-gore-launches-the-climate-project-india/#comment-61801 Kartikeya Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:11:15 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4467#comment-61801 Wanglat, Thanks so much for bringing your voice to this forum. If you are indeed from the remote north-eastern state of Arunachal, I commend you on bringing your voice forward. Please contact me: kartikeya.singh07@gmail.com so that we can take this dialog further. We need more voices from the Northeast before it is too late! cheers, Kartikeya Wanglat,

Thanks so much for bringing your voice to this forum. If you are indeed from the remote north-eastern state of Arunachal, I commend you on bringing your voice forward. Please contact me: kartikeya.singh07@gmail.com so that we can take this dialog further. We need more voices from the Northeast before it is too late!
cheers,
Kartikeya

]]> By: L WANGLAT http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/03/19/al-gore-launches-the-climate-project-india/#comment-61672 L WANGLAT Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:05:36 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4467#comment-61672 Arunachal Pradesh fragil ecosystem are about to be rape by ever greedy hydo power companies. MOU are being signed like nine pins. All our major rivers are for sale. It is said that, "Hydroelectric dams produce significant amounts of carbon dioxide and methane, and in some cases produce more of these greenhouse gases than power plants running on fossil fuels. Carbon emissions vary from dam to dam, says Philip Fearnside from Brazil's National Institute for Research in the Amazon in Manaus. "But we do know that there are enough emissions to worry about." In a study to be published in Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Fearnside estimates that in 1990 the greenhouse effect of emissions from the Curuá-Una dam in Pará, Brazil, was more than three-and-a-half times what would have been produced by generating the same amount of electricity from oil." If these are true it is a frigthening prospect. Can we organise a samineer at ITANAGAR to educate the executive authorities and the Leaders about effect of climate changes to our future generation and planet earth? wanglat Arunachal Pradesh fragil ecosystem are about to be rape by ever greedy hydo power companies. MOU are being signed like nine pins. All our major rivers are for sale. It is said that, “Hydroelectric dams produce significant amounts of carbon dioxide and methane, and in some cases produce more of these greenhouse gases than power plants running on fossil fuels. Carbon emissions vary from dam to dam, says Philip Fearnside from Brazil’s National Institute for Research in the Amazon in Manaus. “But we do know that there are enough emissions to worry about.”
In a study to be published in Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Fearnside estimates that in 1990 the greenhouse effect of emissions from the Curuá-Una dam in Pará, Brazil, was more than three-and-a-half times what would have been produced by generating the same amount of electricity from oil.” If these are true it is a frigthening prospect.
Can we organise a samineer at ITANAGAR to educate the executive authorities and the Leaders about effect of climate changes to our future generation and planet earth?
wanglat

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