Tag Archives: environment

Green Pope BXVI

Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday that mankind’s “insatiable consumption” has scarred the Earth and squandered its resources, telling followers that taking care of the planet is vital to humanity.
Amen
Perhaps reluctantly we come to acknowledge that there are also scars which mark the surface of our Earth: erosion, deforestation, the squandering of the world’s mineral and [...]

Google busses

Google’s buses help its workers beat the rush
The company now ferries about 1,200 employees to and from Google daily–nearly one-fourth of its local work force–aboard 32 shuttle buses equipped with comfortable leather seats and wireless Internet access. Bicycles are allowed on exterior racks, and dogs on forward seats, or on their owners’ laps if the [...]

Heating up

Development turning up the heat on Malaysian cities:
Rapid development and the lack of trees are turning these cities into urban heat islands (UHI) that are hot even at night.
The average temperature in the morning is between 24 °C and 27 °C while in the afternoon, it increases from 33 °C to 40 °C and starts [...]

Haze answer

Finally, a clear answer to haze.
After countless meetings and talks over the past 11 years, Asean has finally come up with the most tangible plan so far to fight the region’s annual haze problem.
I hope this works.