What We're Up To

The three of us -- Karan Chhabra, Katie Swails, and Sandeep Prasanna -- are Duke students spending eight weeks in the south Indian rainforest working on a series of short documentary films about environmental issues in order to aid the outreach programs of SAI Sanctuary, a wildlife sanctuary in the Western Ghats region. In the process, we'll also be organically farming, aiding in the construction of biogas plants, and chasing rare plants and animals.

Follow us as we navigate through the jungle and much more!

You can learn more about the DukeEngage program at dukeengage.duke.edu. You can also find out what the SAI Sanctuary, our hosts, are working on at saisanctuary.com.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

A Must-See Film (That Isn't Ours)

We're screening the film HOME tonight at the School of Ancient Wisdom. It's a phenomenal film about the history of our relationship with Earth and what has taken place during that short time---really comprehensive in the topics it covers, with breathtaking footage to boot. You can watch it for free right here -- www.youtube.com/homeproject -- and I'd recommend it to anyone who lives on Earth and has an Internet connection.

The film progresses by telling the story of the Earth with lots of unique aerial footage from all over the world. It was funded by a large network of environmentally conscious clothing designers, believe it or not, and all its carbon emissions are being offset by---imagine this---a biogas project right near Bangalore!
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