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We live just north of the Cambodian border. Went to the temple on top of the "mountain" this morning. Visibity was very poor. At first I thought it was a heavy morning mist, but not improved by 9:30.  As there is a lot of sugar grown near us and black snow is a frequent problem, I guess the mist was really smoke .  Just waiting for some rain to come to clear the air as it looks very unheathy.

Most of the Thais in my village buy loose tobacco and roll their own. Only 5 baht a packet with the equivalent of 20 to 25 cigs.  That's a huge reduction in profit for TTM.

Also many who do have packets seem to be smoking "imported" brands. I suspect trade in illegal cigs is growing quite fast.  Happens in the UK, so why not Thailand !

Thailand is one of the worst polluters of the worlds  oceans. The countryside, towns and villages are swamped by litter.  There is a huge culture change needed. Despite the Junta promising to cleanup the environment virtually nothing seems to being done, just a handful of people + camera crews picking garbage from selected beaches.

1 hour ago, ilostmypassword said:

You couldn't have gotten it more wrong. The EU can revoke the passporting rights of UK financial institutions which would be a huge loss for the UK. Right now, financial services are the biggest source of foreign exchange income in the UK's foreign trade.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/dec/18/uk-cannot-have-a-special-deal-for-the-city-says-eu-brexit-negotiator-barnier

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-financials/eu-holding-line-against-passporting-for-british-banks-after-brexit-idUSKBN1FK116

 

Where did you get this bizarre piece of misinformation from?

Misinformation 555 and you quote the Guardian, the most pro EU paper in the UK. Then Reuters that "trusty" mouthpiece of the liberal left elite. LOL

So what was the reward ??? and what sort of moron leaves that amount in cash in a toilet (obviously a very rich moron) ?

The Government closed down operations at the mine, so now the Government faces a huge clean-up cost.  The cost will run into millions of dollars (not baht) maybe time to cancel the subs !!!!!!

I thought the " deal " meant there was going to be a full set of public consultations as required by the EIA and EHIA which were due to be completed in 3 years. Only after the reports had be assessed would there be a decision taken to go ahead or cancel.  If that was the case then what's this about - maybe someone can't wait and wants to go ahead now. -  brown envelopes at the ready !!!

Put on hold until after the election, when ever that will be.

As for "neutral academics" gotta be the joke of the day.

So the rain-making spraying of clouds with a  chemical dust has't worked, In fact the pollution is getting worse.  Anyone suprised ?    Still, never mind, the rains will come in a couple of months or so and then everyone can worry about polluted floodwater and the rain making wizards can claim success.

Parks and green areas within cities are essential tools to help clean the air.  I saw a report recently that said BKK has fewer such areas than most capital cities around the world.  Not sure how Chiang Mai rates as I've neve been there, but perhaps other posters can give more information.

Just another "watch" story 555

Only the very small tip of a very large iceberg. Plasic bags are the real problem.

I was involved in the mid 1970s in environmental analysis in Central Manchester in England.  The pH of rainfall was regularly down as low as 5.0 and the roadside dust contained dangerous levels of lead. Manchester had very bad air quality in those days even though it was well known for its frequent rainfall.

This proposed use of rainfall is a simple attempt to transfer the pollution from one media to another.  It doesn't solve the problem and in the longterm may cause even more harm.

The government should be pushing solar and wind power, afterall they blame the pollution in BKK on coal-fired power stations !!!

Two different reasons given, broken sewage treatment facilities and illegal hotels.I would suggest get the sewage treatment fixed asap, afterall what's the point of directing more sewage into facilites that don't work.  I noticed he used the plural, so there must be more than one "facility" broken.  Obviously no rush then !!!

I wonder what was the criteria set to achieve gold or even diamond status.  From the places I've seen the qualifing standards must be pretty low.

With the best will in the world the document process, approval process and finally the construction phase will take 2 to 3 years, but in Thailand it's liable to be much longer.  So in the meantime the pollution will continue and probably get worse !

Short-cut EIAs will be rolled out along with the brown envelopes.