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Waste

The chief financial officer was looking at the spreadsheet ruefully. “This project is never going to make a profit” “Say that again,” said Ahmed. “I have said it a dozen times already, my friend. This project is a loser, from day one and until eternity” “But it is my...

The Whale

“Whaling is prohibited” “Who says so?” “The government. The maritime authorities” “I know how to deal with them” “But look, sonny,” the yacht owner who doubled up as the senior member of the sea expedition admonished the brash youngster, “you should not do it” “I...

Nature

“Nature. Bah!” ejaculated the famous mining billionaire.”It’s such a mushy-mushy thing. What is nature? Is it the trees? The air? The birds? The river? What is nature? Besides, who cares? I’m about business Ruth, and I do five billion dollars of that every year. Tell...

Plastic

“Why not?” demanded Oscar of his beautiful wife, the famous London model and fervent sustainability evangelist Sharon. “Because it is against the very thing I stand for” They were arguing about an invitation that Sharon had received to a mystery event hosted by the...

Air

“We have innumerable life and death problems in the country,” expostulated Ganjan Singh, a senior Indian bureaucrat when his doctor friend read out the alarming stats about death from air pollution in India. “But my dear Ganjan,” remonstrated Dr Rajat, “air...

The Tree

Nithya looked at the mango tree once more. It looked…flourishing – that was the adjective that sprung immediately to her mind. Flourishing. Green. Full of fruits. Gaily, gently swaying to and fro in the wind. “Nithya, you are wanted” Mother. Calling out to...