A non-governmental organisation won a landmark victory on September 29 when a court ordered a halt to new petrochemical investments worth an estimated Bt400 billion (8 billion pounds). They say that environmental studies are not valid because the Thai law for dealing with industrial planning applications is not operating properly. These plants will produce a variety of products including many types of plastics. I decide to write to the papers and I get a letter published in the Nation, Thailand’s biggest business daily
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/read.php?newsid=30114674&keyword=letters
Monday, 19 October 2009
Saturday, 10 October 2009
Ride from Don Muang to Ayuttaha
ThaiMTB.com • แสดงกระทู้ - กระดานข่าว ประจำเดือน ต.ค. จ้า
This picture is from Thaimtb website, see http://www.thaimtb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=107211
This picture is from Thaimtb website, see http://www.thaimtb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=107211
Thursday, 8 October 2009
Teaching Thai Teenagers
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Local parents have asked me to teach english to their children, so far I have four 13 year old boys on a Sunday morning, but fame is spreading and I have six this Sunday. We talk about boys stuff, cars , planes, bikes, sport and I try to put in some environmental stuff and gegraphical information - mainly Asean countries as they have only a little idea of Europe
Local parents have asked me to teach english to their children, so far I have four 13 year old boys on a Sunday morning, but fame is spreading and I have six this Sunday. We talk about boys stuff, cars , planes, bikes, sport and I try to put in some environmental stuff and gegraphical information - mainly Asean countries as they have only a little idea of Europe
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Reducing my Carbon Footprint by living in Thailand
Introduction : According to the Guardian, each person in the UK is, on average, responsible for about 14 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year. However, about two-thirds of that 14-tonne annual total comes from the way we run our homes, our personal transport and the things we buy.
Based on this I have tried to calculate my carbon footprint now I live in Thailand.
In detail
• Gas (on average responsible for two tonnes of CO2 per person in UK), in Thailand I don’t have to heat my home and do not use gas, saving 2 tonnes.
• Electricity (on average responsible for one tonne of CO2 per person in UK), I don’t use air conditioning but do use a fan, I estimate no change in usage but NOTE THAT electricity cost here is half that in UK, (Thailand’s electricity is 70% from natural gas)
• Car (on average responsible for 1.5 tonnes of CO2), no car, saving 1.5 tonnes.
• Flying (on average responsible for 1.2 tonnes of CO2), in my case this has increased, if I fly home each year I will produce 2.2 tonnes (over one tonne each way BKK to MAN), increase of 1 tonne
• Consumer electronics (on average responsible for 0.5 tonnes of CO2), not really using any new ones,
• Food (on average responsible for 1.5 tonnes of CO2), in my case I have changed to a mainly vegetarian diet based on rice with some pork and chicken, saving 0.5 tonnes
• Water, sewage and waste disposal on average responsible for (0.3 tonnes of CO2 ), no change
• Paper (on average responsible for 0.3 tonnes of CO2 ) no change as I read a newspaper every day
• Public transport (on average responsible for 0.2 tonnes of CO2 ), I use public transport a lot, but I also cycle a lot which my shrinks my carbon footprint by a little bit.
In summary I have reduced my carbon footprint by just over 3 tonnes per year or 22 percent
Tony
Based on this I have tried to calculate my carbon footprint now I live in Thailand.
In detail
• Gas (on average responsible for two tonnes of CO2 per person in UK), in Thailand I don’t have to heat my home and do not use gas, saving 2 tonnes.
• Electricity (on average responsible for one tonne of CO2 per person in UK), I don’t use air conditioning but do use a fan, I estimate no change in usage but NOTE THAT electricity cost here is half that in UK, (Thailand’s electricity is 70% from natural gas)
• Car (on average responsible for 1.5 tonnes of CO2), no car, saving 1.5 tonnes.
• Flying (on average responsible for 1.2 tonnes of CO2), in my case this has increased, if I fly home each year I will produce 2.2 tonnes (over one tonne each way BKK to MAN), increase of 1 tonne
• Consumer electronics (on average responsible for 0.5 tonnes of CO2), not really using any new ones,
• Food (on average responsible for 1.5 tonnes of CO2), in my case I have changed to a mainly vegetarian diet based on rice with some pork and chicken, saving 0.5 tonnes
• Water, sewage and waste disposal on average responsible for (0.3 tonnes of CO2 ), no change
• Paper (on average responsible for 0.3 tonnes of CO2 ) no change as I read a newspaper every day
• Public transport (on average responsible for 0.2 tonnes of CO2 ), I use public transport a lot, but I also cycle a lot which my shrinks my carbon footprint by a little bit.
In summary I have reduced my carbon footprint by just over 3 tonnes per year or 22 percent
Tony
Friday, 25 September 2009
Pictures from the trip To Penang, click on the link below
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Two days in Penang Malaysia which was founded in 1780 by Francis Light, all very British
Two days in Penang Malaysia which was founded in 1780 by Francis Light, all very British
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Airport Group Party
Look at the ThaiMTB website to see some pictures of your blogger giving a speach and leading the happy birthday singing, look at http://www.thaimtb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=104482
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