21/03/2010 02:56
WASHINGTON – Climate change is here and scientists need to do a better job of explaining it to the public, the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday.
"We are no longer constrained by talking about some possible future. Climate change is happening now and...
10/03/2010 23:44
IPOH: The Perak Forestry Department has been directed to prepare an immediate report on the alleged illegal logging activities in the mountainous area close to the border between Perak and Pahang near Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands.
Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir...
10/03/2010 23:40
MIRI: Unscrupulous people, especially illegal farmers, squatters and plantation owners, are blatantly defying the state government’s ban on open burning that was imposed last week.
They are deliberately setting off wildfires to clear land and burn bulky agricultural waste, challenging the...
10/03/2010 23:36
WASHINGTON —Off the United States' Pacific Northwest coast, could be another sign of fundamental changes linked to global climate change, scientists say.
They warn that the oceans' complex undersea ecosystems and fragile food chains could be disrupted.
In some spots off Washington state and...
20/02/2010 18:18
KLUANG: Johor water authorities have been directed not to release water from dams, especially those used for flood mitigation, and to conserve water where possible.
Over the past few months, they have been trying to store as much water as possible, even above the usual level as part of our...
07/02/2010 04:35
SHAH ALAM:1,500 pieces of logs illegally logged has been seized by the Selangor Forestry Department, said Selangor executive councillor Elizabeth Wong.
Wong said the people behind the illegal logging had been identified and the department had been instructed to lodge reports with the police and the...
07/02/2010 04:33
OSLO (Reuters) - Fifty-five nations accounting for almost 80 percent of world greenhouse gas emissions have set national goals for fighting climate change by a deadline in the "Copenhagen Accord", the United Nations said on Monday.
"This represents an important invigoration of the U.N. climate...
30/01/2010 05:01
SHAH ALAM:Malaysia is now eyeing foreign help that can give it the push it needs to green local industries.
Thestar.
Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir, the Deputy of International Trade and Industry Minister said the nation was looking for countries that had successfully “greened”...
18/01/2010 21:29
ABU DHABI: Following the signing of a cooperation agreement between the 1Malaysia Development Bhd and the Masdar company of the United Arab Emirates,Malaysia could see its first carbon-neutral city.
Masdar, a subsidiary of UAE developer Mubadala Development Company, is behind the Masdar...
18/01/2010 02:15
PETALING JAYA - Selangor.Bring your own bags or pay 20sen for a plastic bag at some of the retail malls that observe a ‘No Plastic Bag Day’ on that day.
The state government started this campaign last Saturday, involving 20 big retailers that include hypermarkets, supermarkets,...
