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...
14/02/2010 18:58
Malaysia_waste management.pdf (2,3 MB)
14/02/2010 18:38
What is Solid Waste?
Solid waste can be defined as the useless and unwanted products in the
solid state derived from the activities of and discarded by society.
Just as children depend on their parents for shelter and sustainability, mankind depends on the environment to sustain their...
14/02/2010 18:25
The Kyoto Protocol of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is an international environmental agreement which targets greenhouse gas emissions. The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated at the third Conference Of the Parties in Kyoto, Japan, December 1-11, 1997 and the Parties of the...
07/02/2010 20:14
Plasma is a highly ionized or electrically charged gas. An example in nature is lightning, capable of producing temperatures exceeding 12,600°F. A gasifier vessel utilizes proprietary plasma torches operating at +10,000°F (the surface temperature of the Sun) in order to create a gasification zone...
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,...
