BCA mulls law to get owners to “green” existing buildings

The rule will cover all existing buildings, with the main focus on commercial and office buildings and hotels. This could come in two to three years to help Singapore meet its goal of “greening” 80 percent of its buildings by 2030 via Channel NewsAsia.

Firms to conduct trials of green buses, waste trucks

Diesel hybrid buses could be a common sight on the roads if a trial by SBS Transit proves that the technology is suitable for Singapores roads. The initiative is a result of a collaboration between the bus operator and local and foreign academics, as well as foreign bus manufacturers via Channel NewsAsia

Alaska town slowly heals after 1989 Exxon Valdez spill

…21 years after one of the worst environmental disasters in US history, it remains scarred. In March 1989, the Exxon Valdez tanker hit a reef and spewed 11m gallons of crude oil into the sound’s pristine waters, and, until April’s BP accident in the Gulf of Mexico, it was America’s worst spill. Today, oil can [...]

Singapore eggs found with Doxycycline residue

The farm staff’s plea of innocence is hard to accept – you see a variety of locally produced ‘designer’ eggs with such enhancements as cordyceps and pro-biotics – it isn’t surprising they’d find anti-biotics in the eggs anyway. The price hike comes after food safety authorities suspended the sale of eggs produced by N & [...]

First CNA, now ST displays immense cluelessness

Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb… If you sing that to the tune of the score from “Jaws”, you’ll be able to warn others about our fine country’s “trusted” news sources. Last month we featured how CNA celebrated the capture and cooking of a Queensland Grouper despite it being on the IUCN red [...]

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 [...]