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Will Manila Solar City Reclamation Project Cause Flooding?

Posted on March 7, 2013March 7, 2013 By P. Farol 9 Comments on Will Manila Solar City Reclamation Project Cause Flooding?
Will Manila Solar City Reclamation Project Cause Flooding?

Or The Pseudo-science Mumbo Jumbo of Lory Tan, WWF-Philippines President Remember these words well the next time you encounter an environmentalist of one sort or another: Environmentalism is a creed of mysticism. While it often tries to display a veneer of science, it in fact rejects reason and science. It regularly makes claims that are…

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Development, Environment

Why Baguio Is Dying

Posted on March 2, 2013July 8, 2013 By P. Farol 47 Comments on Why Baguio Is Dying
Why Baguio Is Dying

The truth is: SM Baguio is just a scapegoat of Pseudo Environmentalists, because they’re politicians who can’t go against the REAL CAUSES of ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION in Benguet and Baguio City: MINING CORPORATIONS who advertise in newspapers and give PR money to columnists, VEGETABLE FARMERS who fund political campaigns, and informal settlers who vote for them….

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Development, Environment

DSWD relief goods in Davao: looted or confiscated by Typhoon Pablo survivors?

Posted on February 28, 2013 By benign0 5 Comments on DSWD relief goods in Davao: looted or confiscated by Typhoon Pablo survivors?
DSWD relief goods in Davao: looted or confiscated by Typhoon Pablo survivors?

Perhaps it is a bit too much to ask of a government agency such as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to implement leaps in improvement in the efficiency with which they operate within four years. Back in 2009, in the aftermath of the devastation wrought by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng, then blogger…

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Civics, Environment, Government, Media

The “Save” Brand of Environmentalism: Sunsets, Trees and Unicorn Poop

Posted on February 18, 2013 By P. Farol 16 Comments on The “Save” Brand of Environmentalism: Sunsets, Trees and Unicorn Poop
The “Save” Brand of Environmentalism: Sunsets, Trees and Unicorn Poop

Environmentalism is a creed of mysticism. While it often tries to display a veneer of science, it in fact rejects reason and science. It regularly makes claims that are divorced from any objective evidence. – In Moral Defense of Forestry, Peter Schwartz. Posted in Ayn Rand Center, January 28, 2000 The Tree Huggers in Baguio and…

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Development, Economy, Environment

The Rise of Syndicated Environmental Advocacies

Posted on February 16, 2013February 16, 2013 By P. Farol 23 Comments on The Rise of Syndicated Environmental Advocacies

Nope, this won’t be another 2,000 word entry just about Saving Manila Bay or Saving Baguio Pine Trees, I think people have had enough of that for now. It’s a Saturday morning in the Philippines.  The sky is bright baby blue, the air is cool, birds are chirping in the yard, one of my house…

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Development, Economy, Environment

“Hakot” Crowds at the February 12 Manila Bay Synchronized Sunset Viewing

Posted on February 13, 2013 By P. Farol 20 Comments on “Hakot” Crowds at the February 12 Manila Bay Synchronized Sunset Viewing
“Hakot” Crowds at the February 12 Manila Bay Synchronized Sunset Viewing

The February 12 Manila Bay synchronized sunset viewing was a success in the sense that hundreds of people turned up to show just how misinformed they were. One picture says it all, really. Simply put, the site of the proposed Manila Solar City development will rise on the CCP side of the bay and at…

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Development, Environment

Paulo Alcazaren’s Artistic License Ought to be Revoked

Posted on February 10, 2013 By P. Farol 13 Comments on Paulo Alcazaren’s Artistic License Ought to be Revoked
Paulo Alcazaren’s Artistic License Ought to be Revoked

For Driving Counterflow On the Logic Lane I am a fan of Paulo Alcazaren and I love the pictures of Old Manila that he keeps posting as part of a long running quiz he calls “MMM”. There’s a lot one can learn about design when you look at the pictures he posts.  Even if you…

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Development, Environment

February 12 Synchronized Sunset Viewing for Dummies

Posted on February 6, 2013February 6, 2013 By P. Farol 14 Comments on February 12 Synchronized Sunset Viewing for Dummies
February 12 Synchronized Sunset Viewing for Dummies

SunCalc Disproves Manila Bay Sunset Will Be Blocked By Manila Solar City Thanks to FB Friend Atanacio Salvador, outrage faddists will be outed again for a fair bit of deception. Atanacio sent me an infograph and a link to a site which scientifically disproves the claims of a supposed altruistic movement that the majestic view…

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