Interviewees

M.C. Mehta

M.C. Mehta is an attorney in the Supreme Court of India, one of the founders of the Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action (ICELA), and director of the M.C. Mehta Environmental Foundation in New Delhi. M.C.’s landmark environmental cases in the Supreme Court of India have resulted in the protection of India’s natural and cultural treasures – including the Ganges River and the Taj Mahal – from the adverse effects of pollution. An ardent supporter of alternative energy he brought about the transition of New Delhi's transport system (buses, rickshaws etc.) to become the largest green based transit system in the world.

Videos featuring M.C. Mehta

  • The World is On Fire

    Lawyer and environmental activist M.C. Mehta makes an urgent plea for oneness in light of the climate change crisis. Only if every nation contributes positively for the benefit of all nations can a true transformation occur.

    (1 min 32 sec)

  • The Web of Life

    Lawyer and environmental activist M.C. Mehta believes that because we are interconnected, we can only protect ourselves by protecting every living thing on earth. Who will come forward to empower this view?

    (1 min 37 sec)

  • Greed

    Lawyer and environmental activist M.C. Mehta contrasts protecting and inhabiting nature with exploiting and removing from nature. According to Mr. Mehta, this is a choice between oneness and greed.

    (1 min 18 sec)

  • The Race for Materialism

    Lawyer and environmental activist M.C. Mehta describes how the Western yardsticks for quality of life are impossible for a population the size of India's. According to Mr. Mehta, protecting the environment is a safer way to ensure quality of life.

    (2 min 43 sec)
"The positive energy has to flow from all nations to each other. Only then we can protect, we can preserve, we can think, we can be the same citizens – we can be a peaceful citizen of the world."
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The World is On Fire
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