A 13-year-old boy is thrown out of the school he loves when his family can no longer afford the fees. He sneaks into the library and learns how to build a windmill to save his village from famine. It is a heart touching story on how to utilize the natural resource as a livelihood. See the movie trail.
The Uiseong garbage pile is the largest in South Korea, according to local officials, and has a storied history. In 2008, a recycling business owner, was granted a license to keep 2,000 tons of waste on the site. But he deposited more than 80 times the amount of garbage permitted at the site, including household waste, construction materials, and discarded polymer. Read the full article
Chris Joran’s work ‘Running the Numbers II: Portraits of global mass culture(2009 – Current)’ Depicts 2.4 million pieces of plastic, equal to the estimated number of pounds of plastic pollution that enter the world’s oceans every hour. All of the plastic in this image was collected from the Pacific Ocean.
For more information with his powerful images of mass consumption, visit his website
Water wells are drying up! Water scarcity is one of the most pressing issues in Bangalore. Read Prof. Harini’s article for more information.
