Category Archives: Biofuels

When Worlds Collide #64: Good Governance for Clean Energy

Posted on 27 April 2013 by

Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 28 April 2013 One of my favourite cartoons on energy is one drawn years ago by Australian cartoonist Ron Tandberg. It shows two men standing on … Continue reading →

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When Worlds Collide #62: Don’t be a Fossil Fool: Towards a Climate-smart Sri Lanka…

Posted on 13 April 2013 by

Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 14 April 2013 Last week’s column, on Sri Lanka’s climate change adaptation needs and priorities, elicited some predictable reactions. Environmentalist friends — with whom I frequently … Continue reading →

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When Worlds Collide #60: Code Red for our Blue Planet?

Posted on 30 March 2013 by

Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 31 March 2013 Now it can be revealed. A highly advanced but devious alien race has been sapping the island of Sri Lanka of its freshwater, … Continue reading →

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When Worlds Collide #51: When Your Home Becomes a ‘Gas Chamber’

Posted on 26 January 2013 by

Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 27 January 2013 The new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) report, released in December 2012, says air pollution has become one of the top 10 killers … Continue reading →

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When Worlds Collide #39: Creating Innovative Ripples without Waves…

Posted on 28 October 2012 by

Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 28 October 2012 I S W Karunathilaka, inventor of a wave/wakeless boat design, recently won the inaugural Ray Award for excellence in innovation and enterprise in … Continue reading →

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When Worlds Collide #19: How Green is the Lankan Economy?

Posted on 9 June 2012 by

Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 10 June 2012 The Lankan economy is seen or projected in different colours and hues. The Parliamentary opposition often tells us the economy is in the … Continue reading →

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