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WE ARE NATURE Thoughts on Emerging Environment Issues RODNE RODIÑO GALICHA WE ARE NATURE thoughts on emerging environment issues RODNE RODIÑO GALICHA WE ARE NATURE thoughts on emerging environment issues RODNE RODIÑO GALICHA 2 3 WE ARE NATURE thoughts on emerging environment issues RODNE RODIÑO GALICHA 2 3 In Memoriam Sibuyan Island Sentinels League for Environment Inc. (Sibuyan ISLE) Pag-alad St., Poblacion, San Fernando, 5513 Romblon, Philippines E-mail: [email protected] * Website: www.sibuyan.com Armin Rios Marin Killed on October 3, 2007, while leading a picket against mining in Sibuyan Island, Romblon, Philippines --- Galicha, Rodne R. --- www.rodgalicha.com --- This book is dedicated to our tireless Environment Defenders Third Edition All rights reserved January 2014 Cover Photo: Resiliency by Trina Firmalo (2011), Sibuyan Island, Romblon, Philippines In Memoriam Sibuyan Island Sentinels League for Environment Inc. (Sibuyan ISLE) Pag-alad St., Poblacion, San Fernando, 5513 Romblon, Philippines E-mail: [email protected] * Website: www.sibuyan.com Armin Rios Marin Killed on October 3, 2007, while leading a picket against mining in Sibuyan Island, Romblon, Philippines --- Galicha, Rodne R. --- www.rodgalicha.com --- This book is dedicated to our tireless Environment Defenders Third Edition All rights reserved January 2014 Cover Photo: Resiliency by Trina Firmalo (2011), Sibuyan Island, Romblon, Philippines TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword 9 Messages 12 Preface 17 Acknowledgments 19 We Are Nature 21 Economizing Earth 27 Negotiating Climate 33 Climate Hypocrisy 39 Climate Crime 45 Mutant Candidates in the Making 49 On Criminally Hugging Trees 55 In Defense of Pigs 61 Wanted: Environment Defenders 65 The Queen and I: Remembering Maita Gomez 71 On What is Mine 77 S**t Happens 83 Testing Executive Order 79 89 On Genetically Modified Organisms 97 Philippine State of the Nature Assessment 107 New Year Acts and Thoughts 125 Dirty Talk 131 Green Resolutions 138 The Living and the Dead 143 We Can Do Something 149 Afterword 157 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword 9 Messages 12 Preface 17 Acknowledgments 19 We Are Nature 21 Economizing Earth 27 Negotiating Climate 33 Climate Hypocrisy 39 Climate Crime 45 Mutant Candidates in the Making 49 On Criminally Hugging Trees 55 In Defense of Pigs 61 Wanted: Environment Defenders 65 The Queen and I: Remembering Maita Gomez 71 On What is Mine 77 S**t Happens 83 Testing Executive Order 79 89 On Genetically Modified Organisms 97 Philippine State of the Nature Assessment 107 New Year Acts and Thoughts 125 Dirty Talk 131 Green Resolutions 138 The Living and the Dead 143 We Can Do Something 149 Afterword 157 6 FOREWORD Hon. NADEREV ‘Yeb’ MADLA SAÑO Commissioner, Climate Change Commission Republic of the Philippines I first met Rodne during a press conference with organizations condemning the tragic murder of our mutual friend environmental activist Armin Marin in early October of 2007. I knew then that Rodne was destined for greater things as it was clear to me he got his convictions in life figured out pretty well. When he was selected as the district manager of The Climate Reality Project for the Philippines, it came as no huge surprise. And when I learned he was compiling a set of essays for this book, I thought it was an idea whose time has come. Covering extremely important subjects that range from mining to martyrdom, climate justice to climate chaos, politics to environmental economics, genetically modified organisms to organic agriculture, principles of ecology to stewardship, coal power to renewable energy, facing nature’s wrath to communing with nature, this collection of essays, with reposts of articles written by fellow environmentalist Shiela Castillo and famed journalists, gives us a peek into the lives of people who have dedicated themselves to life-long commitments to fight for the rights of people to a healthy planet. 9 FOREWORD Hon. NADEREV ‘Yeb’ MADLA SAÑO Commissioner, Climate Change Commission Republic of the Philippines I first met Rodne during a press conference with organizations condemning the tragic murder of our mutual friend environmental activist Armin Marin in early October of 2007. I knew then that Rodne was destined for greater things as it was clear to me he got his convictions in life figured out pretty well. When he was selected as the district manager of The Climate Reality Project for the Philippines, it came as no huge surprise. And when I learned he was compiling a set of essays for this book, I thought it was an idea whose time has come. Covering extremely important subjects that range from mining to martyrdom, climate justice to climate chaos, politics to environmental economics, genetically modified organisms to organic agriculture, principles of ecology to stewardship, coal power to renewable energy, facing nature’s wrath to communing with nature, this collection of essays, with reposts of articles written by fellow environmentalist Shiela Castillo and famed journalists, gives us a peek into the lives of people who have dedicated themselves to life-long commitments to fight for the rights of people to a healthy planet. 9 Rodne hits home on many points. His candid and brave assertions Celsius warmer world, a catastrophic scenario to be sure, with in his usual casual tone is sure to resonate with every reader who massive impacts on food, water, natural ecosystems, human cares about making a difference in this world. The pieces in this security, and spawning irreversible changes. There is no doubt that anthology manifest the kind of courage and intensity that is climate change would deepen poverty and that it would pose a emboldened by years of witnessing heedless environmental abuse tremendous challenge to social development. And the headlines and social injustice. The stories here represent the poignant yet that we see in the news everyday are by no means reassuring. Just stark realities that we confront as individuals, as a nation, and as a in the first quarter of 2013, CO2 levels in the atmosphere has global community. breached the 400ppm threshold. Whether it is an adventure with a beauty queen turned heroine, a This collection makes us realize the sobering fact that every living spine-tingling confrontation with armed goons, or a tribute to the system in the world today, and for that matter, in the Philippines, is Lorax, Rodne combines outspokenness with his amazing story- in decline. This volume is indeed timely in the face of the complex telling skills that walks us through his exploits vividly. web of crises that we confront as a nation, and as a planet. It finds traction in our hearts in the face of increasing energy deficits, What makes this volume so special? It talks about reality. We find resource scarcity, widespread poverty, and heightened risk to ourselves at the threshold of a global environmental meltdown. climate change and disasters. But more importantly, Rodne shows There is widespread threat from the impacts of a changing global us that the struggle against climate change and the quest for climate and many communities all over the world face ever- genuine sustainable development has to be part of the larger fight growing risks. Every year, the world continues to lose vast areas of for a more just, democratic and equitable world that requires forests bigger than the island of Luzon. Fish stocks continue to introspection and reflecting on our relationship with the very plummet. Soils that our ancestors have toiled on have lost their source of our life. He demonstrates to us that indeed, we are productivity. Poverty crawls on an unimaginable scale. nature. It gives me great privilege to be able to advocate for this Development aggression continues to wield its ugly tentacles. anthology of essays to what I hope will be a throng of readers. I have had the pleasure of being part of Rodne’s journey for the Looking at the larger context within which we situate ourselves in, past several years. I invite you to be part of it. But this is just the developments in the international community’s efforts to address beginning. climate change indicate that we may be likely in for a 4 degrees 10 11 Rodne hits home on many points. His candid and brave assertions Celsius warmer world, a catastrophic scenario to be sure, with in his usual casual tone is sure to resonate with every reader who massive impacts on food, water, natural ecosystems, human cares about making a difference in this world. The pieces in this security, and spawning irreversible changes. There is no doubt that anthology manifest the kind of courage and intensity that is climate change would deepen poverty and that it would pose a emboldened by years of witnessing heedless environmental abuse tremendous challenge to social development. And the headlines and social injustice. The stories here represent the poignant yet that we see in the news everyday are by no means reassuring. Just stark realities that we confront as individuals, as a nation, and as a in the first quarter of 2013, CO2 levels in the atmosphere has global community. breached the 400ppm threshold. Whether it is an adventure with a beauty queen turned heroine, a This collection makes us realize the sobering fact that every living spine-tingling confrontation with armed goons, or a tribute to the system in the world today, and for that matter, in the Philippines, is Lorax, Rodne combines outspokenness with his amazing story- in decline. This volume is indeed timely in the face of the complex telling skills that walks us through his exploits vividly. web of crises that we confront as a nation, and as a planet. It finds traction in our hearts in the face of increasing energy deficits, What makes this volume so special? It talks about reality. We find resource scarcity, widespread poverty, and heightened risk to ourselves at the threshold of a global environmental meltdown.
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