World growth spurs faster
climate change, says report
SYDNEY—Global warming is occurring faster than predicted because rapid economic growth has resulted in higher than expected greenhouse gas emissions since 2000, said an Australian report on Tuesday.
Natural lighting
MANILA, Philippines -- The amount of lighting in a building will definitely affect the occupants. Dark interiors tend to suggest a gloomy atmosphere, while brighter spaces help make occupants more energetic.
The natural wonders of Ticao
Being in the news for intense political rivalries and armed conflicts, one would think Masbate is nothing but a land of chaos. But who would think that it has a serene side waiting to be discovered?
'Emergency' 55 million years ago was global warming--study
WASHINGTON--Cataclysmic volcanic eruptions in Greenland and the British Isles brought on a destructive bout of global warming 55 million years ago, an international study revealed Thursday.
Lack of incentives makes solar energy unattractive
Solar energy could very well answer the power supply problems in major urban centers of the country, but the absence of tax and duty incentives renders unviable any investment effort to commercialize solar energy in the Philippines.
Eco-tip #5: Guidelines on zero-waste celebrations
THE PHILIPPINES IS TRULY THE “FIESTA ISLANDS.” Across the length and breadth of our 42,000 barangays, countless festivals are celebrated yearly, often in honor of a community’s patron saint.
Simple living slows global warming
So many news articles are sounding the alarm over the worsening state of the environment, the depletion of natural resources and global warming. DENR Secretary Angelo Reyes, during Earth Day celebrations held recently, pointed to the precarious state of the environment and called for unity in preserving the ecosystem. Furthermore, he said the country’s air quality, especially in urban areas, falls short of the appropriate standards for health while water quality is in a terrible state.
World-class coco-biodiesel
Several years from now, we may very well recall Earth Day 2007 as a milestone in the Philippines' commitment to its future, if only for the near frenzy by which various sectors tried to contribute their share, big or small, toward protecting the environment.
World environmental group airs warning on state of coral reefs
Nearly half the world’s coral reefs may be lost in the next 40 years unless urgent measures are taken to protect them against the threat of climate change, according to a new report released by the World Conservation Union and disseminated locally by its attached agency, the Ecological Society of the Philippines (ESP).
World Earth Day
Nearly three decades after a special day was dedicated to the protection of the Earth, people are more than ever aware of the hazards faced by the planet. Horrific natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, massive flooding and mudslides have been blamed on factors with man-made causes such as global warming and indiscriminate logging. Irresponsible mining operations have led to some of the worst environmental disasters.
A brief history of pinch technology
In 2005, a colleague from Malaysia gave me an odd Christmas gift — a photocopy of an obscure doctoral thesis on industrial energy conservation using heat exchange networks by Charles Hohmann dating back to 1971. This document, with its typewritten text and painstakingly hand-drawn figures, was a treasure of sorts, a lost document in the field of pinch analysis and process integration.
