Celebrities using their stardom for awareness
Posted by JLow on Dec 4, 2009
I am sure you have already seen these promotional videos. I would just like to put them here, for the record.
Are your local celebrities throwing their weight behind this global issue too?
Ecolodge In Our Backyard
Posted by deborahchan on Dec 2, 2009
High above us, two Orang Utan are perched on the tree branches, munching happily on figs. A monitor lizard darts off as our boat approaches while an Oriental Darter swooshes across the water.
Through our binoculars, we spot a pair of Black-and-red Broadbills with their crimson and black plumage and turquoise beaks. Hoot, hoot, hoot…the Bornean gibbons cry out in the distance. The mist lifts up slowly, unveiling a theatrical wildlife “stage” as our boat glides across the Menanggul tributary of the Kinabatangan River. Read more of this article…
Wild Asia
ETS taken very seriously by governments
Posted by JLow on Dec 1, 2009
I have been following closely the developments with the Australian government’s tussle over its handling of its ETS legislation.
The debate over this legislation has been taken so seriously that the opposition party, the Liberal Party, has even had a change in leadership- just today a new leader has already been appointed.
China and India have also announced that they will be attending this month’s Copenhagen talks. Hopefully there will be an agreement in the outcome of this much anticipated event.
In choosing my words carefully, it is “good” to see this issue being taken so seriously by a government. I will continue watching keenly the developments on this front.
For continuous updates on the Australian government’s development on the ETS, one of the sources I follow is Sky News’ twitter updates.
John Low
MAS Environment department
