Electricity subsidy puts our green future at risk

An article by Yeung Man-yau, South China Morning Post. While the Hong Kong people celebrate another electricity subsidy as part of the budget handouts, they might not notice that the real winners are the two big power companies. This so-called “one-off” subsidy has been given out four times since 2008 and amounts to more than Read on…

EU wants assessment team on timber issues

An article by Nurfika Osman, The Jakarta Post. The European Union (EU) is considering proposing the establishment of an independent team that will assess the certification of timber legality in Indonesia, known locally as SVLK. The team would likely consist of representatives from both the EU and Indonesia and would ensure that SVLK certification followed Read on…

Eco Flores CSL: An artist’s observations

As an artist who’s self-assigned artistic mission is to hold up a mirror to a society rapidly hurtling down the dead-end highway towards a very bleak future, I don’t often see tangible signposts pointing in the opposite direction. I don’t often see signs of hope that we might achieve the collective shift in consciousness necessary Read on…

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