Green schools combat bad diets in Philippines

Are there similar movements in Singapore, Indonesia or Malaysia? The Philippines is transforming primary school yards into vegetable gardens in a bid to fight US-inspired junk food addictions that are causing an explosion of health problems throughout society. At one of the showcase schools in Manila for the burgeoning health food project, teachers and students [...]

Tests confirm banned drugs in US beef

Just wondering if Singapore’s AVA has done anything. They’re pretty good at following other countries’ leads. The China Post news staff — The Department of Health DOH said two supermarkets, Costco and RT-MART, had removed U.S.-imported beef products from the shelves yesterday, after they were found to contain small amounts of banned drugs a day [...]

Pollution to blame for rise in childhood cancers in China

Health experts have warned the public that pollution and environmental deterioration are behind rising cancer rates among Chinese children aged under 14. The Chinese mainland now has more than 32,000 children aged under 14 suffering cancer of various kinds, which translates into a prevalence of 104 in 1 million, Zhang Guangchao, general secretary of the [...]

Chernobyl: Environmental dead zone or eco-haven?

The abandoned ruins of the town of Pripyat near the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, at Chernobyl in northern Ukraine, have been crumbling away for almost a quarter of a century. The absence of humans has seen nature seemingly flourish in the town’s deserted streets, squares and buildings, apparently defying the radiation that [...]

IKEA becomes the first major retailer (U.S.) to stop selling incandescent light bulbs

Remember The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 which mandated that all US retailers must stop selling incandescent bulbs by 2012? If you dont, youre apparently not alone, since according to a lighting survey conducted for IKEA back in 2010, 61% of Americans werent aware of the legislation either. Luckily for those not in [...]

What’s In Your Bottled Water – Besides Water?

Nestlé’s Pure Life Purified Water discloses its water source and treatment method on the label and offers an 800-number that consumers can call to request a water quality test report. But the nine other top domestic brands – Coca-Cola’s Dasani, Pepsi’s Aquafina, Crystal Geyser, and – strangely – six other of Nestlé’s seven brands – [...]

Sleek + Clever Lamp Design Uses Loose Change to Save Energy + Money

The Finnish designer’s lamp is the perfect example of how to harness instinctive human behaviour to encourage energy efficiency. This task lamp, designed for public spaces such as libraries, is simply turned on by placing a coin in the available slot. It works just like those super market trolleys that require your change or even [...]