Environment

by Robert Yang | June 5, 2023 When I saw dead pixels in the middle of my TV screen, it was unwatchable. Before buying a new one, I dropped the TV off at T & N Computer Recycling Services in Makiki on Oahu. Not long after, my out-of-warranty refrigerator broke…

A micropoem for World Environment Day 2023 — Gumboots ready in my garden My garden ready for gumboots © Carolyn Hastings 2023 This would have to be the shortest poem I’ve ever written! I was inspired by a poem that turned up in my inbox overnight — Anne Swannell’s Study in Mindfulness, via Rattle.com (see screenshot)

Nurturing the Essence of Our Existence- World Environment Day! — The environment is the very essence of our existence and not merely a backdrop to our lives! On this World Environment Day, let us remember that every breath we take, every drop of water we drink, and every ray of sunshine that warms our skin is a precious gift from…

UNHCR Innovation project teams are working with communities to nurture new ideas that respond to climate and environment challenges in diverse contexts. In 2023, communities across the globe are dealing with interrelated but locally specific environmental and climate challenges. Humans are key players in our diverse and balanced ecosystems. Just…

When it comes to handwashing, is liquid soap washed up? — As the old saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, why fix it?” So it might be said about hand soap. In its bar form, soap has existed literally thousands of years. Then, in the late 1970s, entrepreneur Robert Taylor introduced Softsoap — liquid soap in a bottle with a pump…

This would be my first article via my medium page, I have put off writing on here for quite the while, but i think it’s time to share. Kindly follow through these series on The Essence of Words. I have always believed that the human spirit was created to express…

Green investment funds are driving immense deforestation and horrific human loss. — Millions of dollars of green investment intended to beckon in a new era of low-carbon energy have been invested into a project that is decimating one of the world’s most crucial ecosystems and is literally starving indigenous communities. Why? Well, rather than switching to more established green infrastructure, Indonesia has…

It is time for us to Reimagine, Rebuild, & Restore. — Let us all be a part to Restore the Balance of our Ecosystem; So our coming Future Generations can enjoy : This Beautiful Land, that births us all The Mountains, so majestic and calm The Clouds, transient yet so constant The Rivers, enraging & embracing with force The Flowers, dancing…

I absolutely love crows. They are bold, intelligent and beautiful. Bold enough to look into your eyes, ask for what they want with their incessant cawing; and don’t you take them lightly, as they’ll snatch what they want if need be. Thick as a community. Not scared of us presumptuous…