Environment

MANILA, Philippines — If rising from the ‘oil spill rubble’ would be an indication, leading oil player Petron Corporation may have truly bounced back from the disaster as it already clinched recently the gold award for environmental excellence – trouncing in the competition other firms globally.

SYDNEY — United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon singled out sustainable development as the top issue facing the planet with the world’s seven billionth person expected to be born next month.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) has taken steps to strengthen environmental education in public and private schools to boost government efforts in dealing with climate change.

An international survey conducted by the United Nations has revealed that production processes around the world will have to be significantly overhauled if poverty is to be eliminated and environmental issues facing the planet overcome.

WASHINGTON—Some 8.7 million different species exist on Earth, though a tiny amount of those have actually been discovered and catalogued, researchers said Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has earmarked P4.9 billion in its proposed budget for 2012 for the reforestation program.

ECONOMIES WORLDWIDE must start using “green” technologies to overhaul production processes in their effort to end poverty while averting the impact of climate change and environmental degradation, said a United Nations (UN) report launched in the Philippines on Monday.

Manufacturers wanting to make their products more environment-friendly are slowly coming to terms with the high cost of recycled materials and its patent inflexibility, leaving them no choice but to pass on the burden to consumers.

The government should now start considering a gradual phaseout program on the use of gas and diesel for its public transport system such as buses, jeepneys and tricycles by re-fitting them with natural gas converters or completely replacing them with electric vehicles.

Negotiations in the US between its government and the auto industry are centered on mileage standards of future vehicles from the current level of an equivalent of about 11 kilometers per liter to 24 kilometers per liter by 2025. It may seem a big jump, but compared to European standards, America still lags behind.

Saying the wet season is the perfect time to go green, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is calling on the public to take advantage of the weather and plant trees in aid of government’s National Greening Program (NGP).

MANILA, Philippines – One firm empowers waste hauling trucks running on used vegetable oil, while another converts its shampoo sachets and detergent bar wrappers from plastic wastes into cement pavements.

MANILA, Philippines—The Supreme Court has upheld the P1.25-million fine on Universal Robina Corp. (URC) imposed by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) and the Court of Appeals after its corn refinery plant was found to have polluted Pasig River with its wastewater.

Caring for the environment and good corporate citizenship are priorities for many large companies and multinational firms. However, these priorities are also important for diplomatic organizations which must carefully consider the impact of their actions on their host country.

As is Metal, Wood is a classical element unique to Chinese astrology. Its influence over those born of those Chinese astrological signs associated with Wood imbues that person with confidence and strong will, compassion and desire for cooperation. Wood, which is also known as the Tree in the Wu Xing elemental cycle, also symbolizes renewal…

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna ,Philippines  – Many of the country’s lakes are dying. And it is just a matter of time before they meet their “ecological doom” if nothing is done now – and fast – to save them.

The Philippines is both a hotspot and a megadiversity area, making it a priority for conservation. The country’s forests are habitat for more than 6,000 plant species and numerous bird and animal species, including the endangered Philippine Eagle and the Visayan warty pig.

MANILA, Philippines—Years of unmitigated and destructive human activities have plunged the Philippines in a biodiversity “crisis” that could take decades to reverse, environment officials said Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines – A party-list congressman today filed a bill, which seeks to compel customers to pay at least P5 for each plastic bag they will be using for the goods they purchased.

CEBU, Philippines – The KEPCO SPC Power Corporation has been verifying and identifying the potential source of continuing complaints of coal dust reaching nearby communities in Naga City, and expresses readiness to install additional mitigating measures if needed.

CEBU, Philippines – The proposed plastic ban ordinance of Cebu City Councilor Edgardo Labella has gained support from the Department of Trade and Industry and environmental groups during yesterday’s public hearing.

An environmental watchdog has urged Christian Filipinos to quietly mark the upcoming Earth Day on April 22 with a commitment to “put to death” destructive practices not only on Good Friday but all throughout the year.

LEGISLATORS support the warning issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources against the officials of some 183 local government units (LGUs) who have failed to comply with the implementation of Republic Act (RA) 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act.

BUSINESSMEN have warned Congress that thousands may lose their jobs once plastic bag usage is banned.

MANILA, Philippines (PNA) – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Sunday it has mobilized the country’s more than 42,000 barangays in the government’s effort to plant a billion trees nationwide during the Philippine Arbor Day celebration on June 25, this year.

At a recent forum on “Addressing Climate Change through Energy Efficiency Investments” hosted by the city government of Makati, Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay expressed the city’s commitment to the promotion of “holistic green building practices” in the city.

MANILA, Philippines – A waste and pollution watchdog said the local government units (LGUs) will benefit in terms of cost reduction if they ban plastic bags and polystyrene food containers in their areas.

SAYS CONSERVATION GROUP MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines is among the 10 areas in the world with the most at-risk forest areas, posing a danger to endemic species and could affect the livelihood of local residents, the group Conservation International said on Wednesday.

MANILA, Philippines – The year 2010, which follows a year of destructive typhoons, became a challenge for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to mitigate the effects of natural disasters in the country.

Illegal logging, mining blamed for rise in slays MANILA, Philippines―Philippine forests have become unsafe for the people working to protect them.