BBC to air blast fishing in Visayas
May 15, 2007
The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) World is going to present "Blast," an earth report documentary that chronicles the ongoing battle between blast fishers in the Philippines and the brave individuals risking their lives to stop them, including Cebu City’s Jojo de la Victoria.
World's mayors hold climate change summit
May 15, 2007
NEW YORK -- Mayors and business leaders from more than 40 of the world's biggest cities were gathering in New York Monday for a summit devoted to combating climate change and cleaning up the environment.
Negros dolphin strandings puzzle scientists
May 13, 2007
DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines -- For some residents of the fishing community in Barangay (village) Mangnao in this city, it was their first time to see a sea creature that big up close.
Taguig wants to become cleanest city
May 13, 2007
Taguig Mayor Freddie R. Tiñga’s administration has drawn up a 10-Year Solid Waste Management Plan to advance their advocacy on the environment and realize the vision to become the country’s cleanest city in 10 years.
UN tackles sustainable bioenergy growth
May 12, 2007
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations unveiled guidelines on Tuesday to tackle the rapidly growing bioenergy industry, which it warned could threaten the availability of adequate food supplies.
Denmark banks on offshore wind power for 'clean' future
May 12, 2007
ESBJERG, Denmark--Denmark, a world leader in wind energy production and consumption, has built the world's largest offshore wind park in the North Sea as it aims to generate 75 percent of its electricity needs with wind power by 2025.
Groups raise alarm over
‘repackaged’ incinerators
May 11, 2007
A visiting activist from California warned against a new generation of waste incineration technologies that is being marketed as "state-of-the-art" machines that will eradicate trash without.
Six-year study ties coral
disease to warmer oceans
May 10, 2007
MIAMI — Warmer sea temperatures are linked to the severity of a coral disease, according to a study on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef that offers a dire warning about global warming’s potential impact on the world’s troubled reefs.
Slash-and-burn farming decimating Negros Oriental forest
May 10, 2007
DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines -- Slash-and-burn farming continues on the mountains of Negros Oriental despite the arrests and cases filed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) against those involved in the highly destructive method.
Renovating homes to resist heat
May 10, 2007
A STUDY CONDUCTED AT the UP Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology’s College of Science reveals some of the hottest places in Metro Manila. (Inquirer, 5/3/07) Can simple home renovations or home designs help dissipate the summer heat? For those who do or do not have the budget, architects and home designers offer these suggestions.
RP, Thailand agree to pursue
common biofuels standards
May 9, 2007
WITH each country having its own biofuels program, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand energy heads have agreed to pursue the development of common standards for biofuels, Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla told reporters.
Bangkok turns lights out to highlight global warming
May 9, 2007
BANGKOK -- Thailand's capital turned the lights out Wednesday in an effort to raise awareness of global warming, with six Bangkok neighborhoods plunged into partial darkness for 15 minutes.
Resolution vs global warming doomed to fail
May 7, 2007
A United Nations panel on Friday released its most comprehensive strategy to avoid the catastrophic effects of global warming, but experts said that political and economic realities likely doom it to failure.
Take urgent steps to cut greenhouse emissions, gov’t urged
May 6, 2007
MANILA, Philippines--Citing a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Greenpeace has called on the government to take “urgent steps” to help reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
RP launches biofuel, motorists wait
May 6, 2007
MANILA -- The Philippines' biofuels law came into effect on Sunday with little fanfare or information and only a partial rollout of the much-vaunted 1 percent coconut blend diesel.
