climate change – Tom Vater

The Green Panthers – at Kobo for 99 cents until April 17th

April 6, 2024April 6, 2024tom

The planet’s climate is collapsing, people are choking in profit generating pollution. Politics & business are so intertwined that citizens feel ever more marginalized. THE GREEN PANTHERS are here to challenge this status quo, for less than a dollar, till APRIL 17th. The Green Panthers Manifesto The Green Panthers fight against the degradation of Planet […]

Thai environmental film festival goes international, in Nikkei Asia

March 1, 2024March 13, 2024tom

‘Changing Climate, Changing Lives’ awards top prize to Japan’s ‘Miwatari’ BANGKOK — “Welcome to the fourth CCCL Film Festival in Bangkok; I am so glad you made it.” There was a poignant element to the opening speech by Christopher Moore, founder of Bangkok’s “Changing Climate, Changing Lives Film Festival,” as he thanked participants and audience […]

The Green Panthers just 99 cents at Kobo until October 16th

October 10, 2023October 10, 2023tom

It’s Spooky Stories promotion week at Kobo’s and my new eco-thriller, The Green Panthers, is just 99cents until October 16th!!! https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-green-panthers Meet Clara Green, Emerald, Chartreuse, Olive, Hunter, Juniper and Forest. They are The Green Panthers: a privately sponsored, multi-national underground army, on a mission to hold corporate polluters to account.During the attempted rescue of […]

The Green Panthers – 99Cents at Apple Books, August 29th – September 5th

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023tom

The Green Panthers Manifesto The Green Panthers fight against the degradation of Planet Earth by any meansThe Green Panthers combat the fueling of climate change by any meansThe Green Panthers safeguard global biodiversity by any meansThe Green Panthers do not answer to governmentsThe Green Panthers cannot be hired, bought or soldThe Green Panthers fight in […]

The Green Panthers – 99cents Weekend Blow-Out at Kobo

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023tom

Don’t like Amazon? The Green Panthers – 99Cents weekend promotion is underway at Kobo! https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-green-panthers Meet Clara Green, Emerald, Chartreuse, Olive, Hunter, Juniper and Forest. They are The Green Panthers: a privately sponsored, multi-national underground army, on a mission to hold corporate polluters to account. During the attempted rescue of a snow leopard hunted by […]

The Green Panthers, out now!

September 17, 2022September 17, 2022tom

The Green Panthers Manifesto The Green Panthers fight against the degradation of Planet Earth by any means The Green Panthers combat the fueling of climate change by any means The Green Panthers safeguard global biodiversity by any means The Green Panthers do not answer to governments The Green Panthers cannot be hired, bought or sold […]

Southeast Asia’s sinking cities: can they be saved?, in Eco-Business

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022tom

Climate change is just one of the causes of severe flooding in Jakarta and Bangkok. Subsidence and over-construction also contribute to the slow drowning of these and other Asian capitals. There are solutions, but they are hampered by lack of funds, politics, cultural issues and obstructive legislation. Read my latest story in Eco-Business.

India’s ‘Middle Kingdom’ faces winds of change in The Nikkei Review

December 2, 2018December 2, 2018tomLeave a Comment

Tourism and climate change threaten way of life in scenic Himalayan valley. Laure Siegel and I report from Spiti in Himachal Pradesh, the Middle Kingdom, a remote valley between Tibet and the rest of India. KAZA, India — “There are more cars than potatoes now” sighs Chhering Angrup, slowly turning a prayer wheel below a […]

Who owns the 21st Century?

February 22, 2011February 23, 2011tomLeave a Comment

Every day, we appear to be moving a little closer to a state of affairs where governments could become obsolete. Large parts of the world have always been ruled by people who don’t really qualify as governments, but in recent years, perfectly respectable rulers have also shown signs (not for the first time) that they […]