QUEZON CITY- A mixture of urban agricultural production technologies can enable cities to produce their own food, complementing the government’s efforts in the countryside to maintain food security in the country, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). At the launching of DA’s urban agriculture project in Las Piñas City on February 4, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said that urban agriculture can provide additional source of fresh and safe food and extra income for urban residents, […]
Environment
Rare megamouth shark found in Albay
A 15 foot megamouth male shark found by fishermen with its tail missing was washed up on a beach in Marigondon, Pioduran in between Albay and Masbate provinces last January 28, 2015. Nonie Enolva, head of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Regional Emergency Stranding Response Team (BFAR-RESRT) said that “the megamouth shark is a rare deep-water shark with a wide open mouth that eats planktons and jellyfish.” The shark has been named toothless by […]
Boston hit with more snow
Boston and other areas of the Northeast, already buried under about a yard (91 cm) of snow, braced for up to two more feet (60 cm) the the next couple of days, while more rain and high winds were in store for parts of the Pacific coast, forecasters said on Sunday (February 8). The National Weather Service predicted a “long duration snow event” in Boston and surrounding areas of New England and issued a winter […]
HIGH WINDS, RAIN, FLOODS AND SNOW IN HAWAII – Des Acenas reports
A storm hits Hawaii with rain, winds, floods and snow. Des Acenas reports from Hawaii
Climate change, extinctions signal Earth in danger zone: study
(Reuters) – – Climate change and high rates of extinctions of animals and plants are pushing the Earth into a danger zone for humanity, a scientific report card about mankind’s impact on nature said on Thursday. An international team of 18 experts, expanding on a 2009 report about “planetary boundaries” for safe human use, also sounded the alarm about clearance of forests and pollution from nitrogen and phosphorus in fertilisers. “I don’t think we’ve broken […]
2014 was Earth’s hottest year, could lead to storm surges, flooding -NASA scientist
Last year was Earth’s warmest on record, bolstering the argument that people are altering the planet’s climate by relentlessly burning fuels that belch greenhouse gases into the air, two major U.S. government agencies said on Friday (January 16). Separate studies by the U.S. space agency NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed that the 10 warmest years on record have taken place since 1997. “What was found for 2014 was that 2014 was […]
BFAR trains personnel against illegal fishing
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources implemented an intensive law enforcement training on its personnel to fight illegal fishing.
First salt restaurant in Iran
The first-ever restaurant made entirely of salt is now operating in Iran. Said restaurant is said to be pollution-free, owing to the disinfectant properties of salt.
WWF-Philippines Names New President and CEO
Top environmental solutions-provider World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) recently named Jose Angelito Palma as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 2015. Palma brings with him a wealth of experience, plus strong leadership and expertise in the environment and conservation sectors. Palma brings with him a wealth of experience, plus strong leadership and expertise in the environment and conservation sectors. Palma handled the sea turtle conservation project of the Philippine Department […]
Ilocos Norte’s wind farm developer bags safety award
LAOAG CITY, January 8 (PIA) – The Safety and Health Association of the Philippine Energy Sector conferred the 2014 Shapes Safety Awards to the North Luzon Renewable Energy Corp. (NLREC), the developer and operator of the newly-opened 81-MW wind farm in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. NLREC Chief Operating Officer Miguel de Jesus said the award recognizes energy companies and safety and health professionals for their exceptional performance in the workplace health and safety. The award is […]
With New Fiberglass Bancas, Fishers No Longer Fear the Sea
“My father has always been a Pescador, our term for fishermen,” says Cocoy Garcia, a 38-year old fisher, as we strolled around his stilt village in Culion, Northern Palawan. “I was nine when he first took me out. We caught baskets of squid that first night, lured in by the glow of our petromax lamp.” Together, Cocoy and his father fished for decades. The old Pescador taught his son the age-old skills of the sea […]
Top firms’ greenhouse gas emissions rise, despite call for cuts
Greenhouse gas emissions by the world’s top 500 companies rose 3.1 percent from 2010 to 2013, far off the cuts urged by the United Nations to limit global warming, a study showed on Monday. The top 500 firms by capitalisation accounted for 13.8 percent of world greenhouse gas emissions and 28 percent of gross domestic product in 2013, according to the report, drawn up by the information provider Thomson Reuters and BSD Consulting, a global […]
