Sridhar Radhakrishnan
@sridhar67.bsky.social
Observer @ Earth-Ecology-Climate-Democracy-Growth
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Remembering Bhopal: 40 Yrs!
On the night of Dec 2, 1984, the Bhopal Gas Tragedy shook the world, taking thousands of lives & leaving generations permanently scarred. Today’s youth need to know this dark chapter, as it remains one of the world's worst industrial disasters.
Remembering Bhopal: 40 Yrs!
On the night of Dec 2, 1984, the Bhopal Gas Tragedy shook the world, taking thousands of lives & leaving generations permanently scarred. Today’s youth need to know this dark chapter, as it remains one of the world's worst industrial disasters.
December 2, 2024 at 6:45 AM
#1
Remembering Bhopal: 40 Yrs!
On the night of Dec 2, 1984, the Bhopal Gas Tragedy shook the world, taking thousands of lives & leaving generations permanently scarred. Today’s youth need to know this dark chapter, as it remains one of the world's worst industrial disasters.
Remembering Bhopal: 40 Yrs!
On the night of Dec 2, 1984, the Bhopal Gas Tragedy shook the world, taking thousands of lives & leaving generations permanently scarred. Today’s youth need to know this dark chapter, as it remains one of the world's worst industrial disasters.
They don't seem to have learnt anything from the great collapse of the cotton farming due to Bt cotton. Such a large number of cotton farmers are no more, having taken their lives after Bt Cotton led to higher costs, falling yields & losing incomes. And nobody to answer!
December 1, 2024 at 3:54 AM
They don't seem to have learnt anything from the great collapse of the cotton farming due to Bt cotton. Such a large number of cotton farmers are no more, having taken their lives after Bt Cotton led to higher costs, falling yields & losing incomes. And nobody to answer!
What class crass nonsense that humanity is getting into tackling climate change. It's the ultimate heights of stupidity.
#climatechange #Denmark #FartsAndBurps
#climatechange #Denmark #FartsAndBurps
November 28, 2024 at 7:24 AM
What class crass nonsense that humanity is getting into tackling climate change. It's the ultimate heights of stupidity.
#climatechange #Denmark #FartsAndBurps
#climatechange #Denmark #FartsAndBurps
The #Constitution had a close shave this time.
November 26, 2024 at 5:49 PM
The #Constitution had a close shave this time.
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This is an extremely important point, especially because most centrist responses fail to address this crucial issue. It's dangerous to reduce democracy to a slogan without throwing out the authoritarian economics playbook. #Democracy
"Hungary’s key lesson is you don’t protect democracy by talking about democracy — you protect democracy by protecting people. Only a democracy that works for the people is sustainable." www.politico.com/news/magazin...
I Watched Orbán Destroy Hungary’s Democracy. Here’s My Advice for the Trump Era.
To dismantle the machinery of autocracy, you first need to understand how it works.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2024 at 3:54 PM
This is an extremely important point, especially because most centrist responses fail to address this crucial issue. It's dangerous to reduce democracy to a slogan without throwing out the authoritarian economics playbook. #Democracy
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Cop29 climate finance deal criticised as ‘travesty of justice’ and ‘stage-managed’ #Climate
Cop29 climate finance deal criticised as ‘travesty of justice’ and ‘stage-managed’
Some countries say deal should not have been done and is ‘abysmally poor’ compared with what is needed
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Cop29 climate finance deal criticised as ‘travesty of justice’ and ‘stage-managed’ #Climate
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Optimist: the cup is ½ full
Pessimist: the cup is ½ empty
Proponent of dangerously incorrect carbon accounting: half of the cup has water in it, and the other half has avoided water in it. Therefore, the cup has achieved net zero water.
Pessimist: the cup is ½ empty
Proponent of dangerously incorrect carbon accounting: half of the cup has water in it, and the other half has avoided water in it. Therefore, the cup has achieved net zero water.
Optimist: the cup is ½ full
Pessimist: the cup is ½ empty
Geographer: actually, it all depends which projection was used
Pessimist: the cup is ½ empty
Geographer: actually, it all depends which projection was used
Optimist: the cup is ½ full
Pessimist: the cup is ½ empty
Economist: but at what price?
Pessimist: the cup is ½ empty
Economist: but at what price?
November 24, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Optimist: the cup is ½ full
Pessimist: the cup is ½ empty
Proponent of dangerously incorrect carbon accounting: half of the cup has water in it, and the other half has avoided water in it. Therefore, the cup has achieved net zero water.
Pessimist: the cup is ½ empty
Proponent of dangerously incorrect carbon accounting: half of the cup has water in it, and the other half has avoided water in it. Therefore, the cup has achieved net zero water.
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Death rate from air pollution per 100,000 people, change from 1990:
> India up 70%
> China down 68%
Come on India, you can do this:
>Faster renewables
>Cut dirty coal
>Scrubbers on smokestacks
>Stricter emissions standards
>Electrify everything
>Enforce environmental regs
> India up 70%
> China down 68%
Come on India, you can do this:
>Faster renewables
>Cut dirty coal
>Scrubbers on smokestacks
>Stricter emissions standards
>Electrify everything
>Enforce environmental regs
November 21, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Death rate from air pollution per 100,000 people, change from 1990:
> India up 70%
> China down 68%
Come on India, you can do this:
>Faster renewables
>Cut dirty coal
>Scrubbers on smokestacks
>Stricter emissions standards
>Electrify everything
>Enforce environmental regs
> India up 70%
> China down 68%
Come on India, you can do this:
>Faster renewables
>Cut dirty coal
>Scrubbers on smokestacks
>Stricter emissions standards
>Electrify everything
>Enforce environmental regs
November 24, 2024 at 9:07 AM
My dear old super treehugger friend Eldho Pachilakkadan & his family! Dream made!
#SwargamMedu
#Nature #Utopia
#SwargamMedu
#Nature #Utopia
November 24, 2024 at 9:04 AM
My dear old super treehugger friend Eldho Pachilakkadan & his family! Dream made!
#SwargamMedu
#Nature #Utopia
#SwargamMedu
#Nature #Utopia
The #FodorsNoList was right, after all! Our tourism is messed up, thanks to the contractors, officials & the minister. And the tourism sector players who don't care (except for their profits!)
#Veli #Kerala
#Veli #Kerala
November 24, 2024 at 8:52 AM
The #FodorsNoList was right, after all! Our tourism is messed up, thanks to the contractors, officials & the minister. And the tourism sector players who don't care (except for their profits!)
#Veli #Kerala
#Veli #Kerala
Climate disasters are displacing millions, but do we have the laws to protect their rights? In The Malabar Journal, I argue for making rehabilitation & resettlement a legal right. It’s time to rethink disaster response with equity and justice at its core.
themalabarjournal.com/post/tmj-out...
themalabarjournal.com/post/tmj-out...
Climate Disaster - Establishing a Legal Right to Rehabilitation and Resettlement
India has experienced, over the last couple of decades, a signifi
themalabarjournal.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Climate disasters are displacing millions, but do we have the laws to protect their rights? In The Malabar Journal, I argue for making rehabilitation & resettlement a legal right. It’s time to rethink disaster response with equity and justice at its core.
themalabarjournal.com/post/tmj-out...
themalabarjournal.com/post/tmj-out...
Reposted by Sridhar Radhakrishnan
I
WILL
NEVER
FORGET!!!!!
WILL
NEVER
FORGET!!!!!
November 24, 2024 at 1:31 AM
I
WILL
NEVER
FORGET!!!!!
WILL
NEVER
FORGET!!!!!
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November 24, 2024 at 7:15 AM