Tamanna Mohapatra

Hello everyone and a happy summer to you all! Every time I learn something new that helps clarify some concept or makes me realize the...

As part of one of my course works this semester, we were asked to read Andrew’s latest book called,’The Big Pivot’.  It was quite a fast...

This was a play that was running for only a few days in NYC. It was controversial because it was government-funded and thought of as a...

I am not sure how I came to learn about this movie but once I read its review I was determined to watch it. Since it was not easily...

“Sustainability is about contributing to a society that everybody benefits from, not just going organic because you don’t want to die...

About the Riverkeeper Sweep: The Riverkeeper Sweep is a Waterkeeper Alliance SPLASH Series event that engages local communities...

Bill McKibben’s latest book with a subtitle of ‘The Education of an unlikely Activist’ was no doubt a good read. I was and am impressed...

The title can be misleading because what I refer to here is a series of interviews on science published in the New York Times (NYT)...

SUMASA is the name of the volunteer student organization that’s part of the MS in Sustainability Management at Columbia University (where...

Colin Beaven was the moderator of the event; considered by MSNBC as one of the 10 most influential men. He’s most widely known for the...

I am not sure how I learnt about Michael Pollan, but I think it’s been about 2 years or so that I have come to know and read about his...

I had an amazing day today visiting a silk road exhibit at the Penn museum, PA. It was a wonderful day and I decided to make the most of...

University of Pennsylvania has named 2010-2011 academic year the “year of water”(more info on that at http://yearofwater.org). The point...

Last year I was not able to take part in the National Trails day which made me even more determined to take a hike this year in honor of...

I love nature and the outdoors; therefore it was quite fitting that I would someday join an organization like Sierra Club. For those who...

The first thing special you will feel about this book is how it actually feels. And there is a good reason for that. In going with the...

You may ask how on earth are they related..not much, except I am blogging on the latter while sitting surrounded by the former I live in...

Not sure how I stumbled upon it, but I am very happy to have come across this term ’permaculture’ and learn more about it. According to...

The other day I was talking to my mother about the really hot weather in my town back in India. My mother keeps complaining the...

The beginning scenes of the movie ‘blue gold’ show a man walking through a desert for days on end and finally dying in the desert for not...