Category Archives: Green Economy
When Worlds Collide #64: Good Governance for Clean Energy
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
When Worlds Collide #62: Don’t be a Fossil Fool: Towards a Climate-smart Sri Lanka…
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
When Worlds Collide #60: Code Red for our Blue Planet?
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
When Worlds Collide #50: Uncommon Ideas for the Common Good
Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 20 January 2013 For a year, this column has explored the power of ideas – some proven and celebrated, others still emerging and experimental but worth … Continue reading
When Worlds Collide #41: Hands Off Antarctica! Protecting the Last Great Wilderness
Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 11 November 2012 Seeing the bigger picture can radically change one’s outlook and attitudes. Astronauts and polar explorers witness the biggest picture possible in physical experience … Continue reading
When Worlds Collide #39: Creating Innovative Ripples without Waves…
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
When Worlds Collide #36: Ready, Steady, Innovate?
Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 7 October 2012 Last week, I spent many hours at Sri Lanka’s first exhibition of inventions and inventors held at BMICH, Colombo, and took lots of … Continue reading
When Worlds Collide #34: Ozone/Climate Nexus – From Shattered Sky to a Warming Planet
Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 23 September 2012 “Why don’t the greenhouse gases escape through the Ozone Hole?” The misperception of the TV viewer in this cartoon (which first appeared in … Continue reading
When Worlds Collide #33: Montreal Protocol @25 – Saluting Defenders of the Sky
Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 16 September 2012 Today, 16 September, is observed worldwide as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The theme this year is “Protecting … Continue reading
