I want to prove to the industry that there?s a viable, alternative financial model the world can benefit from. The effect of the clothing industry has more impact on climate change than if the entire world signed the Kyoto Agreement. Katharine Hamnett , English Fashion Designer Soon after our Nikah ceremony my husband and I […]
It is surprising that neither the media nor the government nor non-governmental organizations in Pakistan or elsewhere have taken note of the recent radiation exposure accident in New Delhi: it resulted in one fatality and radiation injuries to at least ten members of the general public. The accident, with obvious nuclear security connotations, has provisionally […]
Greenwashing? Sandra Bullock Gets Duped by Big Oil’s Restore the Gulf Campaign Something’s Not Right With This Campaign Not long ago, many celebrities got together to make a PSA for the “Be The One” campaign, urging people to sign a petition to save the Gulf of Mexico on the website RestoreTheGulf.com (very similar to the […]
On a warm afternoon interspersed by gracious drizzles, TEDx Lahore 2010 took place at the Ali Auditorium on Ferozepur Road; an excellent choice for the venue?s lush green gardens and adequate spacing if we ignore the miniscule lobby near the entrance that had throngs of people squashed inside and fanning themselves with pamphlets, waiting for […]
