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/humanity%e2%80%99s-energy-dilemma-in-three-easy-charts/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/humanity%e2%80%99s-energy-dilemma-in-three-easy-charts/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:22:06 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4868 For 60 years, BP has been gathering data for its widely respected Statistical Review of World Energy, a yearly compendium of info on global energy use. In 2011, for the first time, it published a forward-looking analysis to go with: the BP Energy Outlook 2030. via Grist.]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/humanity%e2%80%99s-energy-dilemma-in-three-easy-charts/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/minister-balakrishnan-acknowledges-weather-has-changed/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/minister-balakrishnan-acknowledges-weather-has-changed/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 14:55:28 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4838 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/minister-balakrishnan-acknowledges-weather-has-changed/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/featured/what-do-we-want-from-our-new-environment-minister/ http://www.greenkampong.com/featured/what-do-we-want-from-our-new-environment-minister/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 08:01:57 +0000 Mr Miyagi http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4834 Today marks the 11th UN-sponsored World Environment Day, and we don’t think there’s a better way to make Singapore’s newest Environment Minister, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, sit up and take note about the environment than a couple of flash floods famously touted by his predecessor as “once-in-50-year” events. Today’s a good day to think about how [...]]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/featured/what-do-we-want-from-our-new-environment-minister/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/climate-graphics-by-skeptical-science-97-out-of-100-climate-experts/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/climate-graphics-by-skeptical-science-97-out-of-100-climate-experts/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:52:59 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4804 via Skeptical Sciences.]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/climate-graphics-by-skeptical-science-97-out-of-100-climate-experts/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/singapore-2010-waste-statistics/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/singapore-2010-waste-statistics/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 14:27:14 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4739     The waste data show that the efforts of the government in promoting waste recycling has paid off. However, waste disposed has been increasing slowly since 2003. To work towards zero waste, there is a need for the total waste generated to reach a peak and decrease every year. This means that we can’t [...]]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/singapore-2010-waste-statistics/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/consciously-curated-helle-jorgensen/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/consciously-curated-helle-jorgensen/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 13:50:24 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4707     Oh, the lovely soft sculptures of Australia-based artist Helle Jorgensen. What makes them ecofabulous? Well, she makes barnacles from reclaimed wool, and turns discarded plastic bags into beautifully crafted sea anemones. Hmm, I imagine that she finds the reclaimed wool at garage sales and thrift shops, but where does she get that plastic [...]]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/consciously-curated-helle-jorgensen/feed/ 0