04/10/2010 17:14
The number of shelled creatures in the ocean is truly dizzying. And we need them -- they are keystone species for everything from building coral reefs to anchoring the ocean food chain to making a killer linguine and clam sauce.
But as carbon dioxide builds up in the atmosphere, ocean...
04/10/2010 17:12
Global surface temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere summer of 2010 were slightly below 2009, but NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies reports that the season was still the 4th warmest in 131 years of records.
Regional differences were naturally variable, but GISS Director James...
04/10/2010 17:08
The Malaysian government has started its preparatory works to build its first nuclear power plant.
The plant was expected to start generating power in 2021, Malaysian Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Peter Chin Fah Kui told reporters here on Tuesday.
“Our plan is for 2021, which now is...
04/10/2010 17:04
MUAR: A target has been set for 2080 megawatts or 11% of all the electricity generated nationwide by 2020 to be sourced from environment-friendly renewable energy, said Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui.
This was in line with a framework of the 10th Malaysia Plan (2011-2015) announced by Prime...
04/10/2010 16:57
About 3,000 hectares of forest areas that have been damaged by logging and several coastal areas nationwide will be replanted with trees.
Natural Resources and Environment Deputy Minister Tan Sri Joseph Kurup said this move was important to provide the flora and fauna for the survival of animals,...
11/09/2010 03:55
LANGKAWI: Improper dumping of sewage and the disappearance of turtles has caused an explosion in the jellyfish population which is threatening tourism here.
In the first 21 days of July alone, 185 cases of jellyfish attacks on tourists and residents including fishermen were recorded and this is...
01/09/2010 04:05
BP has scrapped plans to drill in the Arctic, where a new oil rush is expected, amid fears such a move would be "political madness" after the Gulf oil spill, Britain's Guardian daily said Thursday.
The energy giant said it was no longer planning to try and win an...
01/09/2010 03:44
A unique plastic made from cashew nut shells could be used in consumer electronics by 2013.
Japanese company NEC Corporation has announced the development of a first-of-its kind biomass-based plastic --- bio-plastic -- produced using non-edible plant resources such as cashew nut...
01/09/2010 03:43
Every day researchers search far and wide for new and exotic sources of green energy -- everything from termite guts to garbage is fair game. Now a team of Brazilian scientists are turning to a much more naturally abundant resource to power up our lives: the air around us.
We encounter static...
01/09/2010 03:11
Human waste is well on its way to gaining more respect.
SOME ‘S’ words are considered a taboo, even in today’s modern society. But after a breakthrough discovery in Britain recently, all that has changed.
Sewage sludge, or more commonly known as human waste, has emerged an unlikely hero as...
