16km network of cycle paths by 2014

By the end of next year, cyclists could ride around the Marina Bay area, say, from One Raffles Quay, along Marina Bay Sands, to Marina Centre. This route is part of an extensive network of cycling paths the Land Transport Authority (LTA) will roll out in the area, which will see 16 kilometres of dedicated [...]

Make Your Lamp

Don’t want the same generic lamp as everyone else? Make your own lamp lets you breath some individuality into your home while being a greenie too! After eleven years of searching for an ideal material that has unlimited possibilities and creative potential in relation to its weight, strength, accessibility, and its organic sources, plus following [...]

Green Your BBQ

Catherine Zandonella, author of “National Geographic Green Guide Families” shares some tips on “Good Morning America” on how to go green with your grilling and make your barbecue better for your health and the environment. Read more at Just One Thing: ABC News.

Inaugural Gardeners Cup awarded to community gardening group

A garden nurtured to provide the ingredients for Peranakan cooking has cinched the Gardeners Cup at this years Singapore Garden Festival. The winning team beat seven other teams with its fragrant garden that has plants commonly found in Peranakan dishes – from pandan to lime leaves. via Channel NewsAsia

HDB makes single largest purchase of solar panels

SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board HDB has made its single largest purchase of solar panels to date. The panels bought from Renewable Energy Corporation are worth about S$2.3 million. They will be installed in the 4th quarter of this year at six HDB precincts covering about 3,000 residential units. The precincts are Jurong, Aljunied, [...]

Is Singapore ready for a plant-based food day?

One type of day that has gained a small amount of popularity on various continents, including Asia, is a weekly day in which people go meat-free. Although the idea isn’t entirely new, it received renewed attention in 2009, when the city government of Ghent, Belgium urged its citizens to make Thursday the day every week [...]

New York to implement clothing recycling program

In Singapore where we are so stuck on whats new and trendy (not such a great trend in itself) there would be a great use for an idea like this! Someone please stand up and do this, you can count me in! Starting in September, New York City will launch one of the largest textile [...]