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Straits Times, Tuesday 31 May 2016
SGX launches sustainability indices
Local bourse operator, the Singapore Exchange (SGX), yesterday announced a new set of equity indices - called SGX Sustainability Indices.
The Star, Tuesday 24 May 2016
Zero-waste lifestyle: 5 months' worth of trash in a jar
A handful of discards, loosely packed in a 500ml glass jar. That’s all the trash generated in five months by Tin Fong Yun and her husband Lau Tzeh Wei. Many have pooh-poohed the idea of a zero-waste lifestyle but here is one couple who shows...
The Star, Tuesday 24 May 2016
Ride for sharks, orang utans
The second annual “Ride for the Wild” cycling event, this time to support shark and orang-utan conservation, attracted hundreds of part...
The Star, Thursday 19 May 2016
Marine Parks Dept takes steps to protect coral reefs
The Marine Parks Department is moving to protect Malaysia’s valuable coral reefs following warnings that they are in danger due to rising sea...
The Guardian, Wednesday 18 May 2016
Portugal runs for four days straight on renewable energy alone
Zero emission milestone reached as country is powered by just wind, solar and hydro-generated electricity for 107 hours
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The Star, Tuesday 17 May 2016
Dumping of domestic waste in Klang River costing millions of ringgit to clean
Efforts to clean up the Klang River does not seem to be bearing fruit.It still looks like a floating dumpsite, in particular the stretch between Sh...
The Guardian, Tuesday 17 May 2016
Global warming will hit poorer countries hardest, research finds
Tropical regions likely to suffer biggest increase in hot days and extreme weather because of climate change, say scientists
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The Guardian, Tuesday 17 May 2016
Study finds 400m meals' worth of edible food wasted each year
Report by Wrap says 18% of 270,000 tonnes of edible food waste was redistributed to charities for food banks
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The Guardian, Tuesday 17 May 2016
France sets carbon price floor
2017 finance bill will set price at €30 a tonne in a bid to stir European action to cut emissions and drive forward the Paris climate agreemen...
The Star, Tuesday 17 May 2016
Ban fishing to save world’s smallest porpoise
The World Wildlife Fund urged Mexican authorities on Monday to ban all fishing in the upper Gulf of California to save the vaquita marina, the worl...
The Guardian, Monday 16 May 2016
Climate change puts 1.3bn people and $158tn at risk, says World Bank
Organisation urges better city planning and defensive measures to defend against rapid rise in climate change-linked disasters
Mashable, Sunday 15 May 2016
Earth just recorded its warmest April on record, and it wasn't even close
April was the warmest such month on record for the globe, and yet again, we saw a near-record large margin compared to average, according to NASA d...
The Star, Sunday 15 May 2016
School's solar project pays dividends
SJKC Yuk Chai Petaling Jaya’s adoption of an environmentally-friendly solar energy system is paying off.
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Mashable, Friday 13 May 2016
Climate pendulum is swinging rapidly from El Niño to La Niña
Say goodbye to El Niño, and hello to its less popular sibling, La Niña. Tropical Pacific Ocean waters are cooling rapidly after recor...
Mashable, Thursday 12 May 2016
Fractures seen in rapidly melting Arctic sea ice, and it's only May
Even accounting for the accelerating pace of Arctic climate change, sea ice loss in the Far North is running well ahead of schedule. This may signa...
Mashable, Thursday 12 May 2016
Deadly air pollution worsens in developing countries, WHO finds
Almost all inhabitants of large cities in low- and middle-income countries face excessively high air pollution, a growing problem that is "wreaking havoc on human health" and causes more than 3 million premature deaths each year, the World Health ...
The Guardian, Wednesday 11 May 2016
World's carbon dioxide concentration teetering on the point of no return
Future in which global concentration of CO2 is permanently above 400 parts per million looms
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The Guardian, Wednesday 11 May 2016
UN climate science chief: it's not too late to avoid dangerous temperature rise
Hoesung Lee, head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, voices hope in battle against 2C increase in warming but warns of ‘phenom...
The Guardian, Wednesday 11 May 2016
Canada wildfire - what are the environmental impacts?
In addition to the estimated $9bn damage to Fort McMurray, ‘the beast’ will affect forests, carbon emissions, air and water pollution a...
BBC, Tuesday 10 May 2016
Five Pacific islands disappear as sea levels rise
Five tiny Pacific islands have disappeared amid rising seas and erosion, Australian researchers say.
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CNBC, Tuesday 10 May 2016
One fifth of the world’s plants under threat of extinction: Report
Around one fifth of our planet’s plants are threatened with extinction as a result of threats relating to climate change, invasive species and land use change, according to a new report from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
CNBC, Monday 9 May 2016
Going beyond one million solar installations
The United States is celebrating a major milestone that has been 40 years in the making: one million solar installations nationwide.
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National Geographic, Tuesday 3 May 2016
Breeding Aquarium Fish Can Help Save Reefs
People are still figuring out how to breed many species in captivity, but new advances could help halt reef destruction and protect vulnerable wild...
The Star, Tuesday 3 May 2016
Zero waste at Fraser’s Hill
With a population of 1,000 generating eight tonnes of solid waste weekly, the Raub District Council – with the cooperation of Solid Waste Corporation Management (SWCorp) and Japan International Co...
The Star, Monday 2 May 2016
Penang island to vie globally for Earth Hour title
PENANGITES and those with an affinity for the island can now help put it on the world stage by voting for it in the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) ‘We Love Cities’ Campaign. ...
The Star, Sunday 1 May 2016
Include health and safety clause in CA, urges NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is calling for a health and safety clause in every Collective Agreement (CA) to reduce hazard risks in the workplace....