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31 October 2008
12:31:28 PM

Small steps, monumental move - The Star

Simple concepts that don’t require much effort - these companies are making it easier for people to go green.... ›› more

31 October 2008
2:29:53 PM

The future looks at small cars - The Brunei Times

Electric cars may be the green dream, but it's the small petrol and diesel "city" cars that are creating a buzz in the downturn.... ›› more

31 October 2008
11:57:59 AM

Prince Charles urges world to keep green course amid economic crisis - NST Online

Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, urged Japan and other major nations Tuesday to take action in the global ”battle for survival” against climate change and emphasized that the current financial crisis should not be made an excuse to abandon efforts on emission cuts and forest conservation.... ›› more

30 October 2008
10:11:31 AM

Museum features 'green' town - The Straits Times

Tiny Greensburg, Kansas, rebuilding from scratch after nearly being wiped away by a tornado last year, is quickly becoming a model for going green.... ›› more

29 October 2008
2:47:45 PM

Can smoke and mirrors ease global warming? - The Brunei Times

Backers of extreme technologies to curb global warming advocate dumping iron dust into the seas or placing smoke and mirrors in the sky to dim the sun.... ›› more

28 October 2008
9:45:50 AM

2 greenhouse gases on the rise - The Straits Times

Carbon dioxide is not the only greenhouse gas that worries climate scientists. Airborne levels of two other potent gases - one from ancient plants, the other from flat-panel screen technology - are on the rise, too.... ›› more

28 October 2008
9:35:24 AM

HSBC may offer financing to businesses going green - The Brunei Times

HSBC may soon introduce a financing scheme that will help corporate clients start going green or put into practice environment-friendly practices.... ›› more

27 October 2008
6:17:05 PM

The Greening of Consumer Electronics - TIME

Polluters such as coal power plants and automobiles have shouldered the brunt of the attention on climate change. It helps that you can actually see them spewing black exhaust. But people often forget that when they plug in their home electronics — whether it's a jumbo flat-screen TV or an iPod — the electricity that juices those devices has a carbon footprint too.... ›› more

26 October 2008
10:58:30 AM

Partying helps power a Dutch nightclub - IHT

If you felt that the atmosphere in the new hip Club Watt was somehow electric, you would be right: Watt has a new type of dance floor that harvests the energy generated by jumps and gyrations and transforms it into electricity. It is one of a handful of energy-generating floors in the world, most still experimental.... ›› more

25 October 2008
3:49:07 PM

Sold! Children's art to go under UN hammer - CNN

It is an unusual art auction where making money isn't a great concern. But that is the case this weekend when a series of paintings go on the block with the purpose of drawing attention to climate change.... ›› more

22 October 2008
12:41:54 PM

Momentum Slows for Alternative Energy - NY Times

For all the support that the presidential candidates are expressing for renewable energy, alternative energies like wind and solar are facing big new challenges because of the credit freeze and the plunge in oil and natural gas prices.... ›› more

21 October 2008
6:29:24 PM

And Justice For All - Newsweek

An environmental expert talks about the challenges of helping disadvantaged communities deal with pollution and climate change at a local level.... ›› more

21 October 2008
2:37:11 PM

Completely unplugged, fully green - IHT

Simon Woods, who is 6, would like to play on a baseball team. His mother, Sharon Astyk, is sympathetic, but is also heavily committed to shrinking her family's carbon footprint. "We haven't been able to find a league that doesn't involve a long drive," she said. "I say that it isn't good for the planet, so we play catch in the yard."... ›› more

21 October 2008
2:24:17 PM

Green lining in market meltdown - The Brunei Times

Clean and green technologies may end up a big winner in the current global financial crisis, say investment professionals.... ›› more

21 October 2008
10:08:20 AM

No to carbon trading - The Straits Times

Low-cost airlines claimed on Monday they will not make windfall profits from a trading programme intended to limit their greenhouse gas emissions.... ›› more

20 October 2008
9:55:42 AM

Arctic record 5degC higher - The Straits Times

Autumn temperatures in the Arctic region are a record 5.0 degree Celsius higher than normal due the melting of the ice cap, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report said on Friday.... ›› more

20 October 2008
4:32:48 PM

Global climate change to be dealt - Straits Times

WORLD leaders must deal with the costly threat of global climate change despite the spreading 'cancer' of the global financial crisis, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Friday.... ›› more

19 October 2008
4:01:28 PM

Is Europe Backsliding on Climate-Change Targets? - TIME

Is this the moment the European Union's ambitious climate change agenda unraveled? At the end of the two-day E.U. summit in Brussels Thursday, European leaders congratulated one another on their bold bank rescue plans. But the mutual backslapping might have provided perfect cover for a retreat from their long-standing commitment to reduce Europe's overall CO2 emissions by 20% by 2020, compared to 1990 levels.... ›› more

16 October 2008
9:53:29 AM

Malaysians may pay 'green tariff' for water wastage - Business Times

Malaysian consumers may see a hike in water and electricity tariffs soon, as the government looks to curb water wastage and promote the use of renewable energy respectively.... ›› more

16 October 2008
11:11:22 AM

Cooking The Carbon Books - Forbes.com

Los Angeles has either the second-smallest or second-largest carbon footprint in the United States. Which is it? Depends how you ask. ... ›› more

15 October 2008
10:55:56 AM

St Andrews golf course 'could sink into sea by 2050' - Telegraph

The world's most famous golf course could sink into the sea by 2050, climate change experts have warned. ... ›› more

14 October 2008
1:47:04 PM

Car ban for Beijing? - The Straits Times

The city will ban half of its 3.4 million cars from the roads during periods of very heavy pollution, a state news report said yesterday.... ›› more

14 October 2008
1:08:43 PM

Asean Looks Towards Environmentally Sustainable Cities - Bernama

The concept and reality of environmentally sustainable cities was one of the top priorities during discussions at the Southeast Asian environment ministers' meetings which took place in Hanoi from October 6-10.... ›› more

13 October 2008
10:44:25 AM

How the Philippines Can Be a Solar Power - BusinessWeek

With all this competition, are there still opportunities for developing countries like the Philippines? Yes, particularly in manufacturing and in the downstream and applications areas of the value chain. The Philippines semiconductor and electronics industry, working closely with local universities, industries, and investors, can offer significant opportunities for innovation, particularly in solar energy applications development and manufacturing-process reengineering and optimization. ... ›› more

12 October 2008
10:26:53 AM

Science ministry, UN target climate change in Himalayas - China Daily

The Ministry of Science and Technology and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) jointly launched a three-year program Thursday to address the increasingly worrying effects of climate change in the Himalayas.... ›› more

11 October 2008
4:53:33 PM

Consensus on climate crisis - The Brunei Times

An elusive consensus on the best way to reduce forest carbon emissions took shape yesterday with the release of a joint statement by forestry companies, green organisations and indigenous peoples.... ›› more

11 October 2008
3:43:19 PM

Financial crisis tests industry's green priorities - FT.com

The slowing economy and financial crisis are testing Europe's goal of becoming a world leader in greenhouse gas reduction.... ›› more

11 October 2008
3:15:31 PM

Europe backs carbon capture with €10bn - Financial Times

European legislators have committed about €10bn ($13.6bn, £7.7bn) to help build as many as a dozen power stations equipped to capture and store carbon dioxide, throwing its weight behind a technology that supporters say has immense potential to curb greenhouse gases.... ›› more

9 October 2008
10:22:34 AM

'Deadly dozen' due to climate change - The Straits Times

A 'deadly dozen' diseases ranging from avian flu to yellow fever are likely to spread more because of climate change, the Wildlife Conservation Society said on Tuesday.... ›› more

9 October 2008
4:08:44 PM

More Norway firms investing in S'pore - The Straits Times

Norway is now Singapore's sixth largest foreign investor, as increasing numbers of firms from the Scandinavian nation site their operations here.... ›› more

9 October 2008
4:03:57 PM

Asia's first carbon hub: HK closing in on S'pore - The Straits Times

Singapore and close rival Hong Kong are 'neck and neck' to claim the title of Asia's first carbon trading hub, said an industry expert. ... ›› more

8 October 2008
3:37:57 PM

PM: Focus on renewable palm biofuel - The Star Online

The country’s biotechnology industry could take advantage of the global concern over food and energy security by focusing on developing new and economically viable renewable fuel from palm oil.... ›› more

8 October 2008
3:35:07 PM

Ozone issue needs its own 'Kyoto' - The Guardian

The world needs an international agreement like the Kyoto protocol to reduce levels of ozone pollution which harm human health and crop yields, according to a report from senior scientists.... ›› more

8 October 2008
10:37:16 AM

UK urged to cut emissions by 80 percent by 2050 - Reuters

Britain should increase its climate targets to an 80 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, compared to its present 60 percent goal, its chief adviser on climate change said on Tuesday.... ›› more

8 October 2008
2:40:34 PM

It pays to go green in Taiwan - The Straits Times

Starting today, consumers who buy an energy-efficient electrical appliance can get back NT$2,000 (S$90) from the Taiwan government, under a plan to boost conservation as well as the business of electronics retailers. ... ›› more

7 October 2008
2:31:06 PM

Senoko goes green with $750m gas plant deal - The Straits Times

Senoko Power's electricity generation plants at Sembawang will soon be cleaner, greener and more efficient. ... ›› more

6 October 2008
12:01:42 PM

Energy saving 'a high priority for firms' - Independent

Firms have made over £1bn worth of energy savings in the past year as environmental issues have risen up the business agenda, according to a new report today.... ›› more

5 October 2008
12:53:20 PM

Extracting Fuel From Waste Plactic Products? - Bernama

Can we extract fuel from waste plastic products? It is 'possible' said Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) Fadillah Yusof Friday.... ›› more

5 October 2008
3:03:08 PM

Paying SE Asia's power bill - The Brunei Times

There is an uneasy calm that swirls through this South-east Asian capital, which sits on the banks of the Mekong River. White sandbags piled waist-high over a 13km stretch along the river offer the reason why — floods.... ›› more

5 October 2008
2:57:15 PM

Virgin Galactic to measure gas levels - The Brunei Times

Richard Branson's space tourism company, Virgin Galactic, is to use its space planes to gather scientific data on climate change from the highest reaches of the atmosphere under a new collaboration with an American government laboratory.By Ian Sample... ›› more

4 October 2008
2:52:43 PM

Climate change: Reprieve for Asia's mangroves - The Brunei Times

Lack of access to military-ruled Myanmar has not stopped a global environmental body from setting its sights on the country's Irrawaddy Delta, which was devastated by a powerful cyclone in early May. Rehabilitating mangroves is the draw.... ›› more

3 October 2008
12:25:45 PM

Australia economy can afford emissions trading - Reuters

Australia's economy, powered by coal-fired generators, can afford to cut greenhouse gas emissions by five to 10 percent by 2020 through an emissions-trading scheme starting in 2010, said the nation's chief climate adviser.... ›› more

3 October 2008
10:47:15 AM

Amazon forest destruction speeding up, officials say - CNN

The Amazon is being deforested more than three times as fast as last year, Brazilian officials said Monday, acknowledging a sharp reversal after three years of declines in the deforestation rate.... ›› more

3 October 2008
10:43:04 AM

The future of energy - CNN

While many of the world's best business brains are exercising themselves over the current global banking and equities crisis, there is another issue which has the potential to dominate our lives far more in the longer term -- energy.... ›› more

2 October 2008
10:18:05 AM

Driven together by a green future - China Daily

China is well-positioned to take a leading role in the economy of the 21st century, one that will be driven by the environment, top officials and industry leaders said on the sidelines of the 2008 Summer Davos in Tianjin yesterday.... ›› more

2 October 2008
4:53:49 PM

Can a green F1 ever exist? - Straits Times

FOR the first time in my life, I watched an entire Formula One (F1) race from start till finish. It was a remarkable feat, considering I'm not a massive fan and have always regarded the F1 sport somewhat as glorified traffic.... ›› more

1 October 2008
2:05:09 PM

Going green for Raya - The Star

Green may be the colour identified with Hari Raya Aidilfitri but Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam has taken the green theme a step further.... ›› more

1 October 2008
12:02:20 PM

Gore's Rebellion - WSJ.com

For a while, it was a standard-issue Al Gore jeremiad, with calls for everything from installing solar panels in Darfur (seriously) to legal action against "the carbon lobby" for denying global warning (ditto). But then Mr. Gore really got going and told his disciples to head -- literally -- to the barricades to "stop" coal.... ›› more

1 October 2008
11:27:13 AM

Carbon Trading Won't Save Aviation and Shipping - Wired

Carbon trading schemes won't solve the aviation and shipping industries' problem of soaring carbon emissions, a British climate scientist says, and the cuts needed to address global climate change are so deep that both sectors must limit their growth.... ›› more

     
 
 
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