Topic: Climate Change
The story of the Christmas lights
January 13, 2015 ·
December 27, 2014 10:43 pm Hiking uphill through the hot tropical afternoon to the Aeta village of Baliwit, San Marcelino carrying our loaded backpacks was a challenge in itself. The happy thought of bringing some Christmas cheer into the lives of the very poor indigenous people kept us going. Our mission was to […]
Read More...CLIMATE CHANGE IS UPON US
May 20, 2014 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen, Mssc The sights, sounds, and smells that assailed me as I was walking through the devastated chaos and destruction of Tacloban city in the Philippines last year, soon after the most powerful storm ever to hit land, made me realize that this was the future. This utter devastation wrecked by a […]
Read More...THE PLANET UNDER ATTACK
February 25, 2014 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen Powerful storms, tidal surges, high winds, toppled trees and electric posts and massive floods over a wide area, natural disasters that are typical of the Philippines. We have endured 25 such storms in the past year more than ever before. Millions of people have lost their houses, lands and crops. Thousands of […]
Read More...“It’s time to stop this madness” – Philippines plea at UN climate talks
November 14, 2013 ·
Mr. President, I have the honor to speak on behalf of the resilient people of the Republic of the Philippines. At the onset, allow me to fully associate my delegation with the statement made by the distinguished Ambassador of the Republic of Fiji, on behalf of G77 and China as well as the statement made […]
Read More...THE GREATEST STORM
October 9, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen The rains would not stop even after the winds had died down. Rachel was terrified for her children and herself. Juanito, her husband had gone looking for food. The typhoon blew wild and wickedly across the Philippines leaving behind rising flood waters, mangled huts and shacks, and toppled mango trees. Even […]
Read More...US President Barack Obama to curb climate change, gag power plants.
June 26, 2013 ·
President Obama said he would use his executive powers to enforce the new rules on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. He also unveiled plans for an expansion of renewable energy projects, improved flood resilience and calls for an international climate deal. Administration officials had earlier rejected the idea of a “carbon tax”. President Obama pledged […]
Read More...THE G8 ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT SAYS COAL PLANTS ARE THE WORST OF ALL
June 7, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen Dublin and Northern Ireland. The shocking revelation that environmental damages caused by economic activities like coal plant electrical generation and mining is costing the global economy as much as US$4.7 trillion a year. The report released last 15 April was commissioned by the Group of Eight economic powers and the United Nation’s Environmental Programme. […]
Read More...THE FISHING WARS
May 15, 2013 ·
BY FR.SHAY CULLEN Last week, a Taiwanese fisherman died when a Philippine Coast Guard patrol boat open-fired after one of the four Taiwanese fishing vessels reportedly tried to ram the coast guard vessel. The incident occurred 43 nautical miles east of Balintang Island, in the West Philippine Sea well inside the 200 mile limit. Recently, […]
Read More...Climate change to kill off plants and animals
May 14, 2013 ·
More than half of common plant species and a third of animals could see a serious decline in their habitat range because of climate change. New research suggests that biodiversity around the globe will be significantly impacted if temperatures rise more than 2C. But the scientists say that the losses can be reduced if rapid […]
Read More...CLIMATE CHANGE IS AFFECTING OUR WAY OF LIFE
January 10, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen Ferocious storms, tornados, incessant rains, floods, bitterly cold winters and drought-ridden summers are the extreme weather conditions that are being experienced all over the world. Climate change is upon us, we can feel it. New York was devastated by hurricane “Sandy”. In Tasmania, Australia, drought and forest fires, the worst in […]
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