Sunday, August 26, 2012

Stop the River Pollution

Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun has urged oil palm plantation owners in Kinabatangan to fulfil their promises to ensure that river pollution problems caused by factory discharge are solved immediately....

Shocking Health Effects of Commonly Used Pesticide

Dow's pesticide Dursban was banned for home use, but continues to be sprayed on our food despite horrific health threats. Photo Credit: sakhorn/Shutterstock.com  Endocrine disruptors, synthetic chemicals that mimic and interfere with natural hormones, lurk everywhere from canned foods and microwave popcorn bags to cosmetics and carpet-cleaning solutions.  The...

What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Sustainable agriculture is a way of raising food that is healthy for consumers and animals, does not harm the environment, is humane for workers, respects animals, provides a fair wage to the farmer, and supports and enhances rural communities.   Characteristics of this type...

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Review on handling marine life: Masidi

Published on: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 Kota Kinabalu: Photographs of various marine wildlife including turtles and giant clams being manhandled by visitors at what appears to be the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park near here...

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Charred lands: fertile grounds for sustainable agriculture in Kalimantan?

Slash-and-burn farming, Indonesia, Photo by CIFOR BOGOR, Indonesia (06 July, 2012)_ In the Amazon, it’s called Terra Preta. In the tribal tongues of Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province, it’s called tiem by the lowland Merap and punyuh by the upland Punan. In all three languages, the meaning is the same:“Black Soil,” an apt description of the dark, nutrient-rich soil pockets prized...

Food Reps Impressed by U.S. Soy Sustainability Practices

St. Louis, Mo. — Most U.S. soybean farmers know they employ sustainable farming methods, such as conservation tillage, cover crops and tactics that help minimize nutrient runoff. Now a group of representatives from global food companies know it, too. The United Soybean Board (USB) and soy checkoff’s Sustainability Initiative recently organized an educational series of U.S. farm tours...

Environment Cleanliness is Everybody's Responsibility - Masidi

Datuk Masidi said that many of the tourist who come to Sabah made a complaint that state on how dirty our public toilets in the Kota Kinabalu area as well as rubbish that been thrown recklessly. He said we cannot continue to promote Sabah as the best eco-tourism spot in the world if we do not have the sense of responsibility to preserve our environment and to take care the cleanliness of our...

Monday, August 13, 2012

Conference told farms are clean and green

Federated Farmers has told a conference of Royal New Zealand Forest & Bird Protection Society members that clean, green and sustainable farming methods are being used, compared to 30 years ago. Federated Farmers president...

Green Economy: Does it include You?

The UN Environment Program defines the Green Economy as one that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities. In its simplest expression, a green...

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Sustainable Agriculture Techniques

Sustainable agriculture provides high yields without undermining the natural systems and resources that productivity depends on. Farmers who take a sustainable approach work efficiently with natural processes rather than ignoring...

6 Brands Playing Footsie with Conservatives and Paying the Price

Companies have to do the right thing -- not the right-wing thing -- if they want to stick around. August 3, 2012  |   Chick-fil-A might have gotten a nice, one-day sales boost with "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day," but tying a national brand to aging white bigots is not a winning strategy – and the numbers prove it. Executives. directors and managers of American corporations...

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Why Imperial Greed Has a Huge Role to Play in India's Electricity Blackout

Neoliberalism and international banking share the blame with technological shortcomings. August 3, 2012  |   Photo Credit: Daphne Wysham  This article was originally posted at FireDogLake.  View original here.One-tenth of the planet’s people — one-half of India’s population — lost power completely this week, with a blackout covering most of north India’s...

Our Oceans Are Dying--And Obama Wants to Let Shell Drill for More Oil in Arctic Waters

If the major energy companies have their way, there will be no turning back until the oceans are a garbage dump. August 2, 2012  |    When you go to the mountains, you go to the mountains. When it’s the  desert, it’s the desert. When it’s the ocean, though, we generally say that we’re going “to the beach.” Land is our element, not the waters of our world,...

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

A Zero-Waste Olympics? Nice Try, But No Gold Medal

A new WWF report says the London games aren't even close to meeting their own sustainability goals August 1, 2012  |   Photo Credit: Sum_of_Mark  It’s easier to imagine a world without waste than it is to actually accomplish it. And that’s what the planners of the London Olympics are finding out—their vision doesn’t quite match the situation on the ground.  Zero...

Monday, August 6, 2012

Why Is Biodiversity Important? Who Cares?

The variety of life on Earth, its biological diversity is commonly referred to as biodiversity. The number of species of plants, animals, and microorganisms, the enormous diversity of genes in these species, the different ecosystems on the planet, such as deserts, rainforests and coral reefs are all part of a biologically diverse Earth. Appropriate conservation and sustainable development strategies...

Stranded Whale Dies

STUCK....The whale shortly after it was found stuck in shallow waters in Kuala Penyu, where rescue workers could not do much other than hoping for high tide to enable them to free it. By : ELTON GOMES KOTA KINABALU: A 5.8-meter long whale which was found stranded in shallow waters near shore at Kampung Setompok, Kuala Penyu yesterday, died despite efforts by various authorities...

Commissioner Calls for Sustainable Agriculture Commitment

GLOBAL - Sustainable agriculture is not a luxury but a necessity the European Agriculture Commissioner, Dacian Ciolo? told the G+20 meeting in Rio last week.  He said the link between agriculture and natural resources is unbreakable because for over 25 per cent of the world's population, farming is the main source of income and it accounts for 65 per cent of the jobs in developing...

Stop the slaughter, save orang utans in Borneo

PETALING JAYA - Malaysian authorities have been urged to help stop the slaughter of orang utans in Borneo. Environmental groups, who made the call in the wake of reports and photographs of orang utans being shot dead by plantation companies, urged Malaysia to work with Indonesian authorities to stop the killing. According to a report in Britain's Daily Mail, oil palm plantation managements...

Sunday, August 5, 2012

9 Things You Can Do to Save Water

By Jennifer Bogo   Use these guidelines to see how many gallons you can conserve each year. Turn Off the Faucet While Brushing Your Teeth Why it’s worth the effort: Brushing your teeth seems like a quick job, but...