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Residents work to clean up neighbourhood
VOLUNTEERS, including residents of Rumah Pangsa Taman Keramat, yesterday joined in a campaign called ‘Love My Drain’ to clean up drains leading to the Klang River. The clean-up was organised by the Global Environment Centre (GEC) and the residents’ association, supported by the Irrigation and Drainage Department (DID), Ampang Jaya Municipal Council and Yayasan Modal…
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We should protectour mangroves
COASTLINE PROTECTION:These ‘living sea walls’ are more effective than concrete structures during a tsunami, say researchers SHOULD development projects that benefit only a select few, be carried out at the expense of nature? This question is probably running through the heads of many Perak folk after the New Straits Times reported that a 100-ha mangrove…
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Current haze from local sources
KUALA LUMPUR: The current hazy spells are caused by local elements and has nothing to do with the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Indonesia. The Malaysian Meteorological Department Central Forecast Office director Muhammad Helmi Abdullah said the cause of the haze included open-burning, emissions from vehicles and industrial gas release. Debris from Mount Sinabung and…
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‘Sleeping sun’ phenomenon partly cause of chilly weather
PETALING JAYA: The weather usually gets colder at this time of the year but temperatures seem to be dropping lower than usual. Faizal Parish, an expert in biodiversity and the climate, said the sudden change is related to the extreme weather conditions in other parts of the region, as well as in Europe and the…
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Banking on cleaner waters
THE third year of a green initiative in conjunction with the Sungai Pinang River Care Project sees a resource centre for environment and green living at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Methodist Girls, Penang. Launched by HSCB Bank Malaysia, the resource centre boasts key elements learnt through the Sg Pinang River Care project displayed with posters, reading…
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School shows commitment to protect water resources
AMONG the 10 schools and six residential areas that took part in the River Care programme on river preservation, the team from Penang Methodist Girls’ School showed they were most committed. The students’ hard work and commitment to raise awareness and to educate the public on the protection of water resources within the Sungai Pinang…
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‘Policy must not be half-hearted’
LONG-TERM VIEW: Environmentalists support City Hall’s car-free day but call for more to be done to limit or replace cars KUALA LUMPUR: ENVIRONMENTALISTS are supporting City Hall’s decision to make the first Sunday of each month car-free for a couple of hours, but are also urging for policies and projects to stay consistent. Global Environment…
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