Tamanna Mohapatra
Glaciers, ppm, and Chasing Ice
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...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
May 31, 20143 min read
The Big Pivot- By Andrew Winston
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...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
May 29, 20143 min read
The Great Immensity
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...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
May 23, 20144 min read
Symphony of the Soil (a movie)-TAGLINE: Discover the life beneath your feet.
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...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
May 13, 20143 min read
Behind The Kitchen Door- State of US Restaurant Industry
“Sustainability is about contributing to a society that everybody benefits from, not just going organic because you don’t want to die...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
May 10, 20143 min read
Riverkeeper Sweep- May 10, 2014
About the Riverkeeper Sweep: The Riverkeeper Sweep is a Waterkeeper Alliance SPLASH Series event that engages local communities...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
Apr 21, 20144 min read
Oil & Honey- A book review
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...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
Jan 14, 20145 min read
Have you had a ‘Scientific Conversation’ lately?
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)...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
Nov 11, 20122 min read
How to make new friends?: easy; go on a scavenger hunt together…
SUMASA is the name of the volunteer student organization that’s part of the MS in Sustainability Management at Columbia University (where...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
Apr 27, 20124 min read
Cash from Trash; Summary of a Columbia University sponsored Panel discussion
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...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
Aug 16, 20112 min read
Food rules (yeah it does!)- by Michael Pollan
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...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
Mar 18, 20113 min read
Silk road adventures
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...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
Mar 11, 20112 min read
Year of water..a local panel to celebrate and discuss water issues
University of Pennsylvania has named 2010-2011 academic year the “year of water”(more info on that at http://yearofwater.org). The point...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
Jun 10, 20102 min read
Celebrating National Trails day in Delaware Water Gap
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...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
May 24, 20102 min read
Value of nature in all our lives..a heartwarming article
I love nature and the outdoors; therefore it was quite fitting that I would someday join an organization like Sierra Club. For those who...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
May 16, 20102 min read
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the way we make things
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...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
May 10, 20102 min read
Unlimited snow and solar panels..
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...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
May 5, 20101 min read
Permaculture..never heard of that! (till now)
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...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
Apr 21, 20102 min read
Greenbelt Movement and Nobel Peace Prize
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...
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Tamanna Mohapatra
Mar 22, 20102 min read
Water conservation & solutions: Let’s celebrate World Water Day
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...
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