WITH vegetable oils finding a new use as car fuel, we may end up facing a food shortage or paying more for food. Soaring demand for corn, sugar cane, rapeseed and palm oil to make biofuels has driven up prices of these crops, and that of food made from them. In January, Mexicans took to…
Turning food to fuel may not be the answer to the world’s energy woes and global warming, after all. THE appeal of palm oil biodiesel appears to have lost its lustre. Soaring crude palm oil prices have eaten into profitability of the business, while Europe is slowly losing interest in palm diesel amidst fears that…
This was revealed to school children at a workshop on Water Conservation conducted by the Global Environment Centre (GEC) and the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) in SMK (P) Sri Aman in Petaling Jaya recently in conjunction with the National Water Conservation Campaign. Speaking to the students on the importance…
STUDENTS throughout the country will be roped in to be the “eyes and ears” of the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) in combating river pollution. Global Environment Centre (GEC) River Care Programme Coordinator Dr K. Kalithasan said students at selected schools would be appointed river rangers to help monitor rivers in their respective areas. “Twenty…
PETALING JAYA: She used to take 20 minutes in the shower or longer if she was singing. Sometimes, the tap would be left running while she brushed her teeth. Uthraa lyer now wants to spend less time in the bathroom and start conserving water, including turning the tap off while she brushes her teeth. The…
PETALING JAYA (March 26, 2006): It was billed as the nation’s premier eco-tourism attraction when it was opened in 2001. However, today, the Paya Indah Wetlands is a testimony to the wastage of millions in taxpayers’ money. Now, amid the government’s move to pump in an additional RM20 million to revive the park, accusations are…
ARTS + EARTH, a charity arts exhibition, will be held at the XOAS gallery from Aug 23 to Sept 15, in conjunction with this year’s World Environment Day. Themed WATER, the show features works by artists, Ahmad Shukri, Umi Baizurah,Hamir Soib, Masnoor Ramli, Jack Ting and Jansen Chow. Each artist will express their thoughts and…
Garden International School (GIS) has completed their SMART Ranger training with Global Environment Centre (GEC), after a successful campaign which saw the secondary school reducing, re-using, and recycling waste. The school began their SMART Ranger training with GEC’s Senior Programme Officer, Dr. Kalithasan, in May with 18 secondary school students and 2 teachers. Since then…
Government agencies must work with non-government organisations and the public to manage the increasingly polluted Sungai Perak. The Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Nazrin Shah, said the parties concerned must co-operate to enforce and improve the river’s water quality. “Since the beginning of time, rivers have influenced the culture and character of a country. “Man…