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A picture is worth 1000 words: Vaquita

Mar 08, 2012 No Comments by

The talented infographic artist Guillermo Munro is creating these posters to raise awareness on animals the most affected by human development and ignorance. In his own words he is ‘going guerilla on environmental graphics, so making them for free to the world’. You can see the first one highlighting the red panda here, and be sure to visit his [...]

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A picture is worth 1000 words: Scalloped Hammerhead

Mar 05, 2012 No Comments by

Here is the second in a series I hope never ends – if only due to survival of the species. The talented infographic artist Guillermo Munro is creating these posters to raise awareness on animals the most affected by human development and ignorance. In his own words he is ‘going guerilla on environmental graphics, so making them for [...]

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Weird and wonderful stories

Mar 05, 2012 No Comments

Some of the articles I wrote for Gulf News have made it into a book on the weird and wonderful place that is Dubai. It’s author, Lorraine Ludman, will be discussing her book during a session at the 2012 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, on Friday 9th March at 1.30, at the Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai Festival [...]

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…a Carbon Cult production….

Nov 01, 2011 2 Comments

I just can’t get the tune of this great little video teaser out of my head. Created by Sarita Mehra, a videographer extraordinaire based in the UAE with production experience for most of the movies filmed here including soon-to-be released Mission: Impossible 4 (Ghost Protocol), she made this video for thecarboncult.com. And I’m thrilled! Take [...]

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Video: volunteering in Madagascar

Sep 15, 2011 No Comments

In 2008 I was picked as a volunteer for a 12 week programme based in Madagascar. Three of us were selected to live amongst the villagers of Tsilamaha in the south, an area known for its spiny forest, listed as a special eco-region by WWF. Volunteers were required to help a local NGO that partnered [...]

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Dubai streams Climate Reality

Sep 15, 2011 No Comments

Dubai is synching up with the rest of the world for 24 hours to talk about climate change denial and raise more awareness tonight. In this case, in Arabic.  As part of Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project, 23 different presenters from around the world are going to present scientific data and research that explains why [...]

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Ashes to ashes to twitter

Aug 21, 2011 No Comments

Environmentalists can be pretty scary – not just with their cardigans and jars of boiled fruits but with their poignant observations of the state of the planet, the doom and gloom and what not. It’s enough to turn anyone off. I came across this link though a TED talk by Adam Ostrow on the future of [...]

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Travel: Sipadan, Malaysia

Aug 13, 2011 No Comments

Finding a hotel with a dive centre is an important preoccupation mostly reserved for scuba divers. Some travellers will prioritise a spa, swimming pool or kids’ club. But if you want to dive, all day, every day of your holiday — like I do — then finding a dive resort that revolves around surface intervals [...]

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Workshop for the soul

Aug 09, 2011 No Comments

I love this bike rack. Thanks to its funky design you could put it anywhere and watch it give the place or neighbourhood an instant boost. If people have a safe place to leave their bicycles, they will start using them and leaving the car at home. Asides from the eco factor, it just makes [...]

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Cleaning with citrus

Aug 08, 2011 No Comments

Can oranges fight grease? Well actually yes, along with other non toxic substances like lemons, baking soda or vinegar. Now a cleaning service in Dubai is tapping into this market, a perfect gimmick for the UAE which loves hiring house-help so much. The owner also runs the RAW organic coffee bar at Dubai Garden Centre [...]

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