by Ricky Ward | Apr 29, 2013 | Climate Change / การเปลี่ยนแปลงสภาพภูมิอากาศ, General / ทั่วไป
Today the Arctic Methane Emergency Group has released the following statement. Please circulate widely: Governments must put two and two together, and pull out all stops to save the Arctic sea ice or we will starve. Arctic sea ice Next week, the White House will hear...
by Ricky Ward | Apr 25, 2013 | Education / การศึกษา, General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ
Around 50 km to the East of Chiang Mai city, high up in the evergreen montane forest is the Mae Lai Forest , which Shane Beary accurately describes as “a fantastic habitat. See: http://www.pang-soong-lodge.com/ ” Shane writes: “We have 5 marked...
by Ricky Ward | Apr 21, 2013 | General / ทั่วไป, Pollution / มลภาวะ
Recently a reader asked if it will be safe by 30th April for a person with breathing difficulties to visit Chiang Mai? As of today 21st April when there there was a brief rain shower int the early morning the government website reports that PM10 pollution readings...
by Ricky Ward | Mar 23, 2013 | General / ทั่วไป
The air pollution crisis which now sees the entire north of Thailand engulfed in toxic smoke as reported in The Nation on 21st March and with various updates at ChiangMaiCityNews.com shows how poorly thought out is the government campaign of 90 days of no burning. The...
by Ricky Ward | Mar 19, 2013 | General / ทั่วไป, Pollution / มลภาวะ
My first attendance this morning at the Chiang Mai Provincial Center for the weekly press conference, which according to news reports the Governor promised to be in attendance, proved to be something of a let down. Was it that he feared being torn apart by the...
by Ricky Ward | Mar 19, 2013 | General / ทั่วไป, Town Planning / การวางผังเมือง, Vegetation / พืซ
During 2011, Khun Nopwanchai of the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry took folk on tours in an around the Old City. He pointed out that the 5 remaining Teak trees along the road outside the northern leg of the moat, had been planted by command of the last...
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