Brisbanes Virgo Productions Teams With Singapores Silver Media Group To Produce The Rise Of The Eco-Warriors

    Brisbane screen production company Virgo Productions will team with Singapore-based Silver Media Group to produce the major 3D action adventure documentary “The Rise of the Eco-Warriors”.One of the most ambitious documentaries ever to come out of Australia, “The Rise of the Eco-Warriors” will be filmed on location in remote Borneo in South East [...]

Energy Week: Monday Roundup

Singapore appoints Singapore consortium for clean energy grid test bed Singapore considers importing electricity

Inspiring S’poreans to take ownership of conservation

    Pun Wui Mei, chairman of Clean & Green Singapore 2012, National Environment Agency, said: “We hope that through this emotional connection, people will actually have this desire, this feel to really care for the environment. That means they will start (taking) action. For example, they can start using fans instead of air-conditioning…all these [...]

UN close to ban on West’s toxic waste exports

    One of the most persistent and insidious pollution problems visited by the West on the developing world has taken a huge step towards a permanent solution this weekend. A UN environmental conference in Cartagena, Colombia, attended by more than 170 countries, has agreed to accelerate a global ban on the export of hazardous [...]

Can S’pore buildings go “green” by 2030?

    The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said the goal of “greening” 80 per cent of Singapore’s buildings by 2030 is an “ambitious target”. Most buildings were constructed before new energy efficiency guidelines kicked in. So far, about 12 per cent of existing floor areas had been “greened” and most of this took place [...]

Botanic Gardens launches “Healing Garden”

    SINGAPORE: Singapore Botanic Gardens has launched ‘Healing Garden’, the largest garden in Singapore showcasing a collection of healing plants. The 2.5 hectare garden was launched Friday morning by President Tony Tan Keng Yam. via Channel NewsAsia.

UPS Launches Global Forestry Initiative

    The UPS Foundation has pledged nearly $2 million in grants to help plant, protect and preserve trees in urban and rural areas in the US and around the world. The company says this reforestation program is grounded in collaboration with several of the world’s leading environmental organizations and will help manage and preserve [...]