DPWH to use 'green' technology
April 13, 2011 12:35 am· Comments Off
MANILA, April 11 — In support of the government's effort to promote green engineering and minimize the effects of climate change, the Department of Public Works and Highways is conducting training on bio-engineering technology for construction, planning and design to engineers.
Retired CJ Puno accepts adviser role for Butuan City greening project
April 13, 2011 12:35 am· Comments Off
By Ben Serrano
BUTUAN CITY, April 10 — Retired Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno on Saturday accepted the invitation of the Butuan City government, through Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr., to be the city government’s adviser/consultant in the city’s greening project.
Solid waste problem a “silent monster” needing to be conquered — Pampanga ENRO
April 12, 2011 1:35 am· Comments Off
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, April 11 – The provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO) has considered the problem on solid waste management a “silent monster”, which, if not licked, will cause substantial degradation of the environment and the life of people.
DA urged to ban highly toxic pesticide
April 12, 2011 1:35 am· Comments Off
MANILA, April 11 — Over 135 public interest groups Monday asked the government to impose a permanent ban on endosulfan, a highly toxic pesticide, and to actively back a global move to have it eliminated for good to protect the public health and the environment.
Verde Island Passage's first major biodiversity inventory set this month
April 12, 2011 1:35 am· Comments Off
MANILA, April 11 — Government and its partners will mount this month the first major international expedition to inventory flora and fauna in Verde Island Passage (VIP) which experts identified as the world's center of the center of marine biodiversity.
DENR to assess coastal areas for geohazards
April 12, 2011 1:35 am· Comments Off
MANILA, April 11 — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau (MGB), is now conducting geohazard mapping on the country’s coastal areas.
Roundup: Australia's LNG sector calls for carbon tax exemption
April 12, 2011 1:35 am· Comments Off
By Vienna Ma
CANBERRA, April 11 — Australia's booming natural gas sector on Monday launched a campaign to be exempted from the federal government's proposed carbon tax, arguing the energy source is helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
PCC condemns Japan's action in Pacific Ocean
April 12, 2011 1:35 am· Comments Off
SUVA, April 11 — The Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) here Monday condemned as unacceptable the decision by the Japanese government to pump sea water to cool down the reactors which is then returned to the Pacific Ocean.
Aklan coastal areas to be covered by mangroves
April 12, 2011 1:35 am· Comments Off
KALIBO, Aklan, April 11 – The newly-installed president of the Aklan State University (ASU) vowed to cover the Aklan coastal areas with mangroves as part of his main agenda to ensure environmental sustainability of the province rich natural resources.
Fukushima N-plant hit by waves as high as 48 ft
April 12, 2011 1:35 am· Comments Off
TOKYO/FUKUSHIMA, April 10 — A wall of water that slammed into Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the massive tsunami on March 11 was as high as 48 feet higher than normal sea levels, a brief video clip shot by a plant worker shows.