Bumboat woes: Port Master has shared feedback with operators

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Straits Times Forum 14 Mar 09; I REFER to last Saturday's Online Forum letter by Mr Jervis Lim, " Rude bumboat service at Changi f...

Healthier, stronger trees, thanks to world-class care

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Amresh Gunasingham, Strait Times 14 Mar 09; THE garden city is home to 1.3 million trees, which are often lashed by monsoon rains and light...

Sea level could rise 1m by 2100

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Straits Times 14 Mar 09; THE latest research has shown that the sea level could rise 1m or more by 2100. If greenhouse gas emissions are no...

The Philiippines is major source of marine litter

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The Philiippines is major ocean polluter Alcuin Papa, Philippine Daily Inquirer 14 Mar 09; Filed Under: Environmental Issues, Pollution MAN...

Ancient turtles threatened by modern life

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UPI 13 Mar 09; HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, March 13 (UPI) -- Leatherback turtles, survivors of the prehistoric era, are threatened with extinctio...

200 kg century old giant green sea turtle found in Tanauan, the Philippines

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Biggest ever, DENR says Philippines Information Service 14 Mar 09; Tacloban City (March 14) -- A huge green sea turtle weighing more than 2...

Lethal ray nets kill Green turtles in Terengganu waters

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New Straits Times 8 Mar 09; Five Green turtles have been reported killed in Terengganu waters so far this year after they were trapped in r...

Australian oil spill '10 times worse' than thought

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Yahoo News 14 Mar 09; SYDNEY (AFP) – An oil spill polluting popular tourist beaches on Australia's northeast coast is 10 times worse th...

Malaysian Wildlife Dept seizes more than 5,000kg of exotic meat

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The Star 10 Mar 09; KANGAR: The Wildlife and National Park Department (Perhilitan) seized more than 5,000kg of wild boar meat and that of o...

Biodiversity Found In Unexpected Regions: More Than 200 Plant Species Found In Semi-arid Rivers In South Eastern Spain

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ScienceDaily 13 Mar 09; The prevailing belief to date has been that the streams of south eastern Spain contained nothing of interest. Howev...

Hot New High-Tech Energy Source Is ... Wood?

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Mason Inman, National Geographic News 12 Mar 09; Burning trees for power may seem backward, dirty, and environmentally hostile. But a high-...

'Biochar' goes industrial with giant microwaves to lock carbon in charcoal

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Climate expert claims to have developed cleanest way of fixing CO2 in 'biochar' for burial on an industrial scale Alok Jha, guardian...