Moving Planet – 24 September

Moving Planet, an offshoot of the global 350 campaign, and a continuation from last year’s 10.10.10 A Global Day of Doing, is 3 days away. Singapore’s event is spearheaded by ECO (Singapore), Expose Yourself, and Alliance Music (AMG). The focus this year? Moving away from fossil fuels towards renewables, and having Singapore residents learn more [...]

International Water Week to showcase local tech

    The 4th Singapore International Water Week will be held from 4 July 2011 at the Suntec International Convention Centre. Water is a scarce resource, and we’re pleased that this event showcases innovation and solutions for policymakers to mull over and implement. HOME-GROWN water innovations will be in the spotlight at next weeks fourth [...]

Save the world’s saddest dolphins: Roadshow

ACRES will be holding a roadshow outside The Cathay from 1-3 July 2011, between 11am and 9pm. Do join in and lend your support, and tell the powers that be that if Singapore wants to be a First World City, it has to stop this Third World barbarism. Release the dolphins from Resorts World Sentosa!

Govt agencies, researchers, companies gather to discuss urban sustainability

    In the near future, you can cut your electricity bill by much as S$50 by using a software being developed by A*STAR. The software was demonstrated ahead of the biennial Urban Sustainability R&D congress that starts next week on June 27. via Channel NewsAsia.

Singapore launches electric vehicle test-bed

    Singapore is testing out several electric vehicle EV prototypes and technologies. The inter-agency Electric Vehicle Taskforce announced the launch of the electric vehicle test-bed on Saturday.The taskforce is led by the Energy Market Authority EMA and the Land Transport Authority LTA.The aim of the test-bed is to test and gauge different EV prototypes [...]

Old Brooklyn Airport to Be Transformed into Giant Urban Campground

    Hey, MND/MEWR, still mulling over the soon to be disused KTM Railway Station and tracks? Here’s another idea! Park officials have now decided to turn the old air field into an urban campground, not only to promote camping to city dwellers, but also as a way to provide a more budget friendly alternative [...]

Oktavilla’s Colorful Office Wall is Made of Stacked Recycled Magazines

    Old magazines can be hard to throw away, so it’s easy for stacks of them to pile high. Instead of discarding advertising agency Oktavilla’s growing collection of paper periodicals, Swedish architecture firm Elding Oscarson used them as inspiration. By stacking the old mags up in a colorful configuration, the firm created this incredible wall for [...]