[Singapore] The Singapore Futures Sustainability Symposium 2013 yesterday afternoon in UTown featured a whole range of perspectives about our living environment and urban space. Might Singaporeans one day even live in low-rise housing? How does the environment affect healthcare? If you didn’t manage to attend SFSS2013, do find out more about what happened!
[green_message]Source: http://theindependent.sg/discussing-a-sustainable-singaporean-future/ [/green_message] Follow me on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/p/286894154774986
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Elephants suffering as habitat destroyed by palm oil products – ITV News
[News] Do you remember the haze from the burning of forests in Sumatra? You’re not alone – the elephants and villagers there do too.
[green_message]Source: http://www.itv.com/news/2013-06-20/elephants-suffering-as-habitat-destroyed-by-palm-oil-products/ [/green_message] Follow me on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/p/286894154774986
Phoenix Solar to build largest PV system in Singapore
[Singapore] And solar panels begin establishing their presence here!
“Phoenix Solar on Monday announced that it will design and build the biggest photovoltaic (PV) system in Singapore for supermarket giant Sheng Siong Group […] on the roof of the main office and distribution centre of CMM, which covers an area of 11,000 square metres.
[…] This is equivalent to switching 15 per cent of the marketing and distribution firm’s current fossil fuel-powered electricity consumption to solar energy.”
[green_message]Source: http://www.eco-business.com/news/phoenix-solar-build-largest-pv-system-singapore/ [/green_message] Follow me on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/p/286894154774986
HDB plans to go big on solar energy, calls largest solar-leasing tender
[Singapore] We all know it’s hot and sunny here – and in future that might just power our HDB flats!
[green_message]Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/hdb-plans-go-big-solar-energy-20130925 [/green_message] Follow me on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/p/286894154774986
Why is the right whale returning to Cape Cod? – Philip Hoare – Aeon
[Wildlife] What remains unknown to us?
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Salvaging Efforts at Pulau Hantu: Follow Up | Pulau Hantu
[Singapore] When was the last you visited our shores? As it seems, keeping it clean is no easy feat!
[green_message]Source: http://www.pulauhantu.org/salvaging-efforts-at-pulau-hantu-follow-up/ [/green_message] Follow me on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/p/286894154774986
ecoYOUth volunteers!
[Announcement] It’s been 30 weeks of existence, and we’re at 600 likes! To everyone out there, thank you everyone for your kind support \u003C3 What are we up to right now, you ask?
We’re currently
a) writing our paper,
b) developing Care for what?, our publicity campaign
c) planning a series of events titled “360” for later this year, for youth across schools (updates soon!), and
d) planning for 2014 🙂
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Monitor Lizard in Yishun – A case study of STOMP’s wildlife articles
[Singapore] “Monitor Lizard in Yishun – A case study of STOMP’s wildlife articles” & how our netizens reacted to this news!
[green_message]Source: http://ourlittleurbaneden.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/monitor-lizard-in-yishun-a-case-study-of-stomps-wildlife-articles/ [/green_message] Follow me on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/p/286894154774986
Eagle POV on Devour.com
[Video] How it actually looks from a birds’ eye view?
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wildsingapore news: Government to conduct environmental study for portion of Cross Island Line
[Singapore] The Cross-Island Line is planned so as to decrease the congestion in town – but how might this affect our forests?
[green_message]Source: http://wildsingaporenews.blogspot.com/2013/09/government-to-conduct-environmental.html [/green_message] Follow me on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/p/286894154774986
Youth for Ecology 