Environment

by Natasha Bach, Aug 28, 2018 Plastic straws are the target du jour of corporations, retailers, and even states and cities. Everyone from Marriott and Hyatt to Starbucks and McDonald’s are implementing their own plastic straw bans.

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Just eight countries are responsible for most ocean plastic. They need help. By Adam Minter, Bloomberg, Jun 26, 2018 Since Jan. 1, when China stopped accepting the rich world’s recyclable plastic waste, it’s gotten a ton of criticism for worsening the already deep crisis of ocean plastic pollution. But China isn’t the only culprit here.…

by Jovic Yee, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 03, 2018 Pollution caused by traditional cooking fuel is killing people in the Philippines at higher rates than those in most other countries in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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By LLANESCA T. PANTI, GMA News, 27 Dec 2019 Haste makes waste. This is what happened to the Philippine government’s National Greening Program (NGP) or reforestation program which failed to meet its 1.50 million hectare target by 88 percent, with forest cover only resulting in a paltry increase of 177,441 hectares in the last five…

Agence France-Presse, Dec 14, 2017 The UN warned Wednesday that waste from discarded electronics like mobile phones, laptops and refrigerators is piling up worldwide, and it urged far better recycling of the often hazardous rubbish.

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Associated Press, Jul 10, 2017 HELSINKI — Coal-fired power stations are responsible for the most pollution in Europe, with Britain among the top polluters, the European Union says.

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BY ALDEN WICKER, Jan 9, 2016 No one wants your cheap, old clothes—not even the neediest people on Earth.

by Janina C. Lim, Businessmirror, Apr 6, 2017 THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has launched a $35 million project designed to deal with the expanding problem of electronic waste (e-waste), which contains hazardous substances like mercury and lead.

by PHILIP PERRY, Feb 21, 2017 Like any other system, capitalism has its positive and negative qualities. Inarguably, it has lifted nearly a billion across the globe out of extreme poverty, between 1990 and 2010. But as with other socioeconomic systems of the past, such as with feudalism, a time can come when revolutionary changes…

By Associated Press, Jan. 15, 2017 JAKARTA, Indonesia—The waste from discarded electronic gadgets and electrical appliances has reached severe levels in East Asia, posing a growing threat to health and the environment unless safe disposal becomes the norm.

Written by Tom Szaky, 27 October 2016, https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/10/we-can-recycle-everything-we-use-so-why-don-t-we?utm_content=buffer6b1a6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Within the broad range of sustainability concepts and activities, recycling is without doubt the most easily understood and accessible: individuals and groups, old and young, communities and institutions can participate.

Originally posted on 25 June 2015 Ask anyone to name the most polluted city in the world, and chances are the immediate response will be Beijing. In truth, the Chinese capital is only half as polluted as the city in the top spot – Delhi.

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Bristol is the ‘green capital’ of Europe, but its predecessor Copenhagen comes top in a Europe-wide index. Curitiba, San Francisco and Singapore all have strong eco-friendly claims too – so what’s the best way to compare cities’ greenness?

MANILA, Philippines–Crop biotechnology has significantly reduced the amount of chemical pesticide spraying worldwide by 474 million kilograms, or 9 percent, over the past 15 years, according to a report by PG Economics, a UK-based advisory and consultancy services provider specializing on plant biotechnology, agricultural production systems, agricultural markets and policy.

STA. CRUZ, Zambales—Thousands of mine workers staged a protest caravan here during the weekend to press their demand to re-open four mining companies ordered closed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), organizers said on Sunday.

The Department of Budget and Management on Thursday said it released P4.99 billion to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for the implementation of the National Greening Program, which aims to plant 1.5 billion trees across 1.5 million hectares nationwide by 2016.

  LA TRINIDAD, Philippines—The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking into the impact of gardens planted with salad vegetables that have sprouted over the years around the Mount Santo Tomas watershed in Tuba town. Last week, the DENR charged a congressman and three contractors with violations of environmental laws for their alleged…

COTABATO CITY – Ahmed Dialiv “Amin” Turabin Hataman, 13, won the grand prize in the 8th International Young Inventors Olympiad in Georgia, USA, besting more than 100 participants from 40 countries worldwide.

WITH the carbon credit market down, the Philippine Ozone Desk of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’s Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) is faced with the challenge of disposing waste from ozone-depleting substances (ODS) across the country.

LONDON (AP) — Air pollution kills about 7 million people worldwide every year, with more than half of the fatalities due to fumes from indoor stoves, according to a new report from the World Health Organization published Tuesday.

According to a World Health Organization report released today, around 1 in 8 of total global deaths – 7 million deaths annually – are as a result of exposure to air pollution.

I had intended to write about some important world international economic issues at this time. However, an event that happened some weeks ago lingered in my mind. The subject deserves commentary. It demonstrates an aspect of nation-building.

RESTORING FORESTS. The National Greening Program aims to plant 1.5 billion trees in 1.5 hectares from 2011 to 2016. Photo from the National Greening Program websiteRESTORING FORESTS. The National Greening Program aims to plant 1.5 billion trees in 1.5 hectares from 2011 to 2016. Photo from the National Greening Program website