09/04/2010 16:08
KOTA KINABALU: A former chief minister is lending his voice to the growing opposition against a proposed coal-fired power plant in Sabah’s east coast.
Datuk Harris Salleh said it was difficult to understand why the state authorities insisted on having the 300MW coal-fired plant at Felda...
26/03/2010 21:44
SANDAKAN: Sabah is embarking on an independent monitoring effort of its forest logging operations, said to be the single such exercise in the country, as part of a full implementation of sustainable forest management in the state.
The state government, through the Sabah Forestry Department,...
26/03/2010 21:43
OSLO - The Asian monsoon spreads industrial pollution from China and India around the world by lofting it high into the atmosphere where it may affect the global climate, a study showed on Thursday.
"This is a vivid example of pollutants altering our atmosphere in subtle and far-reaching ways,"...
26/03/2010 21:41
MEXICO CITY: Some 120 countries have expressed their interest in joining the “Time of the Planet” to be hosted on March 27 at 8.30pm local time, the World Fund for the Nature said in Mexico.
This will be the third consecutive year that this initiative is promoted at world level, the Fund’s general...
26/03/2010 21:35
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah needs an immediate and efficient green energy plan to resolve its power woes.
Kalabakan MP Datuk Abdul Ghapur Salleh, who made the call, said Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) should abandon its plans for a 300MW coal plant and consider the potential of green energy from...
26/03/2010 21:33
IMAGINE, one day we are forced to using reverse osmosis (RO) water for our daily needs. RO water costs around 50 sen a litre and if you used 1,000 litres a month, the bill could reach a hefty RM500.
Would you pay that much of money for water to cook, bathe and wash your clothes?
Malaysians, on an...
26/03/2010 21:31
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s palm oil industry produces enough waste to generate up to 700MW of electricity, an American energy researcher said.
Dr Daniel M. Kammen said the figure was based on the 2008 palm oil pro-
duction statistics and conservative growth estimates.
He said biomass power...
26/03/2010 21:28
KUCHING: The construction of more green buildings will mitigate the negative impact of development on the environment and mankind, said Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) president Boon Che Wee.
He said the country possessed the ideal climate for green buildings and such buildings were...
26/03/2010 21:27
KUALA LUMPUR: Despite the frequent downpours that Malaysians accustomed to, the country is rapidly running out of sources of clean water and facing the likelihood of paying high prices for water.
Imagine, one day we are forced to using reverse osmosis (RO) water for our daily needs. RO water...
26/03/2010 21:24
The number of nations backing the non-binding Copenhagen Accord for fighting global warming has risen to about 110 and includes all major greenhouse gas emitters, according to a Reuters compilation on Friday.
The accord, reached at the December summit, sets a goal of limiting a rise in...
