MOST of us may not think much about using water frugally as the water bill is much lower than other utility bills. The various campaigns and public service announcements did not seem to have worked; many Malaysians do not see the looming danger of our taps running dry if the current water consumption trend continues….
The 99Speedmart mini market chains, presented a donation of RM30,000 to Global Environment Centre (GEC), a non-profit organisation to support GEC’s environmental efforts and initiatives. Present that morning to hand over the cheque was its General Manager, Mr. Quek Teng Hiong witnessed by YB Elizabeth Wong, the EXCO for Tourism, Consumer Affairs and Environment, Selangor…
MAYBANK2U recently raised RM180,000 for environmental conservation through its “Love the Earth” campaign. The fund was raised for three environmental organisations – Global Environment Centre, Regional Environmental Awareness Cameron Highlands (REACH) and Treat Every Environment Special (TrEEs). The amount was raised during the five-month campaign whereby the bank pledged RM1 for each customer requesting online instead…
KOTA KINABALU: Buoyed by the success of 15 environmental conservation and community development-related projects under its sustainable development grant programme, Shell Malaysia has decided to increase funding for the programme from RM300,000 to RM500,000. This year, 13 non-governmental organisations — six from the peninsula, four from Sabah and three from Sarawak — will benefit from the…
KUALA LUMPUR: Department of Irrigation and Drainage director-general Datuk Ahmad Husaini Sulaiman said yesterday that rain had not fallen this heavy in Perlis and Kedah for 100 years. He, therefore, described the floods as a “100-year flood”. Global Environment Centre director Faizal Parish said the floods were becoming worse as a result of climate change….
KUALA LUMPUR: The prolonged oppressive hot weather experienced in some parts of the country has been partly attributed to climate change. A weather expert said climate change will see the country experiencing extreme weather conditions. These are expected to peak between 2025 and 2050. During this period, the country may experience heavy showers and storms…
A GROUP of elderly Chinesemen quickly surrounded the cars bearing the logo of Syarikat Air Johor Holdings Sdn Bhd (SAJ) as the vehicles pulled up in front of a coffee shop at Kampung Chamek, about an hour’s drive from Kluang, Johor, on Monday.The complaints are the same — no water supply for almost a week,…
Only two out of 10 developed countries’ reduction targets submitted to the Copenhagen Accord qualify as ‘sufficient’ to keep global temperature rise below 2°C. The reduction targets of all countries currently associated with the Accord lead to a striking inconsistency with the 2°C goal defined in the very same Accord. The current pledges leave the…
Global Environment Centre received a substantial amount of donations from DiGi’s Love to Save Campaign that was held in June 2009. Among the other charities that benefitted from this amazing campaign are SPCA, MNS, Borneo Conservation Trust, MAKNA, Hospis Malaysia, Malaysian Aids Foundation, IJN Foundation, National Kidney Foundation, Malaysia Council for Children’s Welfare, NACSCOM, NCBM, WAO,…
Tuesday July 7, 2009 Wetlands’ guardian – A conservationist works tirelessly to protect Malaysia’s wetlands. By HILARY CHIEW, The Star Online, Malaysia. Abstracted from the following webpage at www.theStar.com.my FAIZAL Parish was visibly upbeat at a recent interview. He had just returned from the United States. No, he wasn’t rejuvenated from a holiday trip but by…