by Ricky Ward | Apr 9, 2014 | General / ทั่วไป, Pollution / มลภาวะ
While others were shivering in fear at the thought of an icy Songkran and polluted moat the city was taken unawares yesterday as this intrepid band swam the infected waters and scaled the city’s defences of Jaeng Hua Lin across from Kanchana Pisek Park. What...
by Ricky Ward | Apr 9, 2014 | General / ทั่วไป, Sustainable Travel / การท่องเที่ยวอย่างยั่งยืน
“Four Lane Bikeway” how else should we describe these newly painted markings on the road near Chiang Mai’s Three Kings Square? It would appear we have very fast bike lanes in the center and slow lanes at the side so watch out pedestrians trying to...
by Ricky Ward | Apr 7, 2014 | General / ทั่วไป
What ever happened to “Respect my Vote”? After the February 2 House of Representatives election the Election Commission refused to release any results, even though it was the nearest to a sure thing that here in Chiang Mai the Peur Thai Party would have...
by Ricky Ward | Apr 4, 2014 | Climate Change / การเปลี่ยนแปลงสภาพภูมิอากาศ, General / ทั่วไป
Most Chiang Mai folk have heard of the Mango Rains, namely a bout of rain coming at the time mango trees ( Mangifera spp.) grown for fruit flower. This event, recently a matter of furious debate via Farcebook.com, according to Pim Kemasingki’s weather guru comes...
by Ricky Ward | Apr 3, 2014 | General / ทั่วไป, Pollution / มลภาวะ
Here’s a story from some fellows in Amphoe Prao trying to do something about smoke from agricultural field waste and hoping to get carbon for soil improvement rather than ash : This shows a film of a makeshift biochar kiln in action: What is happening? Well, I...
by Ricky Ward | Apr 2, 2014 | General / ทั่วไป, Pollution / มลภาวะ
While residents of Chiang Mai may justifiably feel, Depressed, Down hearted and downright Outraged at the failure of the authorities to take effective action against dangerous air borne pollution, even to the point where the governor castigated the press corps for...
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