http://www.greenkampong.com Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:35:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/govt-agencies-researchers-companies-gather-to-discuss-urban-sustainability/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/govt-agencies-researchers-companies-gather-to-discuss-urban-sustainability/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:44:18 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4902     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.]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/govt-agencies-researchers-companies-gather-to-discuss-urban-sustainability/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/uneps-green-economy-report/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/uneps-green-economy-report/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:32:23 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4888     The Report is compiled by UNEP’s Green Economy Initiative in collaboration with economists and experts worldwide. It demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new engine of growth; that it is a net generator of decent jobs, and that it is also a vital [...]]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/uneps-green-economy-report/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/finally-simplified-recycling-labels-are-on-their-way/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/finally-simplified-recycling-labels-are-on-their-way/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:43:10 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4880 So you bought a coffee in a disposable cup (it happens) and you want to recycle it. What do you do? Who the hell knows. The fact that the plastic lid has a recycling symbol on it doesn’t necessarly mean you can, in fact, recycle it. It depends on what kind of plastic it is, [...]]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/finally-simplified-recycling-labels-are-on-their-way/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/s%e2%80%99pore-set-to-have-%e2%80%98green-fta%e2%80%99-with-eu/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/s%e2%80%99pore-set-to-have-%e2%80%98green-fta%e2%80%99-with-eu/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:36:53 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4877     Singapore is set to be the first country in the world to have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU), that will promote the green technology sector. It’s one of six key chapters that will feature in the FTA, where a sixth round of talks is under way here. The [...]]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/s%e2%80%99pore-set-to-have-%e2%80%98green-fta%e2%80%99-with-eu/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/just-how-green-is-facebook/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/just-how-green-is-facebook/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:31:15 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4875 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/just-how-green-is-facebook/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/business/worlds-saddest-dolphins/ http://www.greenkampong.com/business/worlds-saddest-dolphins/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:13:33 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4816 ACRES Singapore has a new site called saddestdolphins.com aimed at highlighting the plight of the planned dolphin exhibit at RWS. Please, take a look, and join the cause. Don’t let this country be all about what they think is tourist dollars. More importantly, save the damned dolphins.]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/business/worlds-saddest-dolphins/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/asia-must-address-climate-change-impact-on-water-and-food/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/asia-must-address-climate-change-impact-on-water-and-food/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 03:37:37 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4783     The seminar, “Climate Risk and Resilience: Securing the Region’s Future,” examined the threats posed by climate change to water and food security in the region and explored strategies to manage those threats. Key solutions include scaling up efforts to “climate proof” infrastructure, manage disaster risks such as floods and droughts, and adopt regional [...]]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/asia-must-address-climate-change-impact-on-water-and-food/feed/ 0