To kick off the new year, UNICEF is drawing attention to the plight of children with no access to education. Their ongoing collaboration with a number of local and international partners aim to achieve the Education for All goals, which upholds the rights of all children to an education, and thus improve their lives beyond [...]
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Energy from glass
Below is a transcript lifted from the weekly Innovations talk show on Radio Australia. This session focused on how energy can be derived from your glass windows. A way to produce extra electricity, reduce your air conditioning and lighting costs – all driven by the glass in your windows DESLEY BLANCH: As the summer temperatures [...]
A Wall Pink Floyd would be proud of
Last month, The Star newspaper organised the Preserve Our Heritage initiative, inviting 55 artists to come together and paint a mural on a blank wall on Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur. They were allowed to paint anything that they felt was relevant to the heritage of the area, or inspired by local culture. The result is [...]
Jolly green news
The September 2011 issue of Green Purchasing Asia (GPA) is online and ready for download. This month, GPA features the Malaysian and Indonesian palm oil industry and how it’s being made sustainable through initiatives like The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Also included is an exploration on how useful and beneficial [...]
Green Purchasing Asia
Green Purchasing Asia is an online magazine that is focused on the steadily growing green energy movement across Asia. This July, their second published issue became available for free download from their website (find the link here). It featured an intriguing cover story on India and the country’s drive to expand its renewable energy technologies [...]
