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You too can be a citizen scientist!
Green groups critique environmental impact assessments, yet often rely on volunteers with expertise in natural history: citizen scientists.
Hong Kong Countryside Needs You!
Grassroots support for conservation is building, and surely now ahead of the government, and especially developers who too often seem out of touch with our changing society
Plastic Spill Compounds Calamity in Hong Kong Waters
Response to plastic pellets “disaster” highlights concern for marine environment facing litany of woes
Hong Kong should treasure Tung Chung Bay
Tung Chung Bay, north Lantau, is in an area that has featured in China’s history, and is rich in biodiversity – yet will be devastated by expansion of Tung Chung town. 香港應珍惜東涌灣 [see below] There’s a wonderful wetland on the…
Plasma arc waste incineration viable for Hong Kong
‘Science fiction’ waste solution a real option Plasma arc incineration is a forward-looking and realistic alternative to landfills, and won’t generate the toxic emissions associated with burning waste [updating a little, Aug 2022: still seems a concept, not proven in…
Goodbye Donald Tsang the anti-environmentalist
Hong Kong's former Chief Executive Donald Tsang professed interest in nature, yet was anti-environment in practice.
Proposal for Specialised Tour Guide Licence in Hong Kong
Here’s something I wrote recently, at request of Coalition for Sustainable Tourism. Came after some years railing against batty local regulations, that mean officially can’t accept freelance tour guides in Hong Kong. A Proposal for Fostering Ecotourism in Hong Kong,…
Sparrows the scapegoats for H5N1 in chicken farm
Why is it microbiologists seem so ignorant of evolution and so forth? Too many seem to treat viruses as chemicals, not lifeforms subject to evolution. Ah, isn’t ignorance bliss, especially when you’re an “expert”. Today’s (6 Jan 2009) South China…
Hong Kong’s Dangerous Air
The Hong Kong Government seems to be downplaying or misinformed about the health impacts of our air pollution, Chief Executive Donald Tsang has even said: “It is a question of visibility.”
WWF Hong Kong Save Our Seas video and petition
WWF Hong Kong has launched a Save Our Seas campaign, aimed at combatting over-fishing. Just produced a short video, filmed by Hong Kong Outdoors contributor Charles Frew. You can watch the video online, including on YouTube: WWF Hong Kong SOS…
HKU Climate Workshop
Back from Day 2 (of 2) of the workshop at the University of Hong Kong – and, for me, a marked improvement on yesterday afternoon, when I thought we mostly got lost in the models. Some good info today; inc…