If we stacked up all the mail that comes into our mailbox, it would probably be a formidable pile at the end of the year. Needless to say, all this amounts to a tremendous wastage of resources. About 4 billion trees are cut down each year for paper, according to Ecology.com and, not surprisingly, some [...]
While compiling the earlier two blogs on whether electric vehicles (EVs) are ready for a comeback globally and in Singapore, I came across some entertaining videos on EVs that I thought were worth sharing. Watch and enjoy! Video 1 Snippets from this video were featured in Chris Payne’s movie, “Who killed the Electric [...]
In the first part of the blog, we asked if electric vehicles are making a third comeback globally. In Singapore too, there are some interesting developments taking place, thanks to the initiative of green entrepreneur start-up, Zeco Systems Pte Ltd which sets up infrastructure for charging electric vehicles. Zeco Systems Pte Ltd, a Singapore born and bred [...]
Did you know that the Electric Car was invented before gas guzzlers took over? It was in the 1830s that Robert Anderson of Scotland designed the very first electric car, run on non-rechargeable battery. “Le Jamais Contente” a Belgian electric racing car even won the record for the fastest land speed at 68mph in the year 1899. The [...]
Here’s a cool new video by the New Economic Foundation (NEF) to highlight the limits to economic growth that come from thinking that “exponential” acceleration can continue forever. According to the NEF website, ” Four years on from NEF’s Growth isn’t Working (report), this new report goes one step further and tests that thesis [...]
Our guest writer today is Sahana Singh, the editor of Asian Water, a trade magazine which covers water and waste water issues. It was the ultimate irony. The moon was bombed to find water. Prior to that, the discovery of water molecules in the moon had made it to the headlines of every [...]
Our guest writer today is JENNIFER LEE. She is the founder of Project:FIN, which aims to educate and generate awareness about shark finning and its impacts to the marine ecosystem. She is also a registered volunteer of a wildlife organization in Singapore, and a member of a non-profit animal-assisted therapy organization. Her full-time profession is in marketing, [...]
What’s a great event in town where you can let your hair down, as well as make meaningful conversations and connections with like-minded green people from business, academia, the NGO and independent sectors? Well, look no further than Green Drinks. Green Drinks was first started in London by Edwin Datschefski and friends in 1989, as an informal [...]
Chinese New Year is one of the most important festivals in the Chinese calendar of festivities [1]. In an age where festivals in most cultures have become commercialised, here are some ways to celebrate a more eco-friendly Chinese New Year(CNY) so that one may conserve resources, while enjoying the festival in its true spirit. 1. Recycle while spring cleaning Any [...]
Salaam Alaykum! (Hello in Arabic). I’ve lived in the Middle East many years ago, and suddenly felt a bit nostalgic about Arabic and Mediterranean food. We used to have a lovely Arabic restaurant at the basement of the apartment block we lived in, which virtually served as my second kitchen. I always managed some lovely [...]
