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Bangkok faces its very own 'airpocalypse'
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/02/2019
» City schools have been closed. Soldiers have been deployed to check and shut down factories that pollute the air we breathe (but we never find out which factories have been closed!) And our prime minister is acting tough in a desperate bid to combat the PM2.5 haze-causing particles.
PM hints at power plant delay
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 31/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hinted Tuesday that the planned construction of a coal-fired power plant in Songkhla's Thepha district could be delayed.
Our delicate environment
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 19/12/2016
» From the controversial planned promenade on the Chao Phraya River to the tiger temple scandal, key ecological issues from 2016 will continue to capture society's attention well into the coming year
Nation's biomass industry faces myriad challenges
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 28/11/2015
» There is no question that clean energy has merits. Among many sources, biomass power plants are championed as the most appropriate choice for Thailand — a country with abundant farm waste such as rice husks, and organic waste from sugar mills and palm oil factories.
Why a power plant is bad news for Krabi
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 20/02/2015
» Plans by the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONREPP) to re-designate parts of coastal community areas in Krabi as an environmental protection zone may sound like a good news for local conservationists. But this is not necessarily so.
Blackout reveals no shortage of protest energy
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 31/05/2013
» Because of the recent epic blackout in the southern region of Thailand, Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal told us that we need a new coal-fired power plant in Krabi and other provinces.
An hour's not enough to alter attitudes
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 30/03/2012
» On the last Saturday of March, for the past five years, Bangkokians and residents of many other cities around the world have participated in a voluntary power blackout.