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Green Tee. Org adopts watershed site

Green Tee. Org is the newest adopter in the Davao City Water District’s Adopt-a-Site project. This, after its board member Gamirin Jerico M. Bajo...

DAR undertakes greening program in North Cotabato

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the local government unit of Midsayap in North Cotabato planted around 1,200 mahogany seedlings in the agrarian...

Will Philippines run out of fish soon?

By Gerry T. EstreraUnlike rice, which is considered a political commodity, fish are neglected in the media – except only where there is a...

Dissent among scientists over key climate impacts report

Senior scientists and government officials are meeting in Japan to discuss a critical report on the impacts of global warming.Members of the Intergovernmental Panel...

How living at Northpoint supports the goals of Earth Hour

As the world gears up for Earth Hour on March 29, Davao’s greenest condo community gives its homeowners the opportunity to support the goals of...

Earth Hour set for Saturday Night!

Who would have thought that 60 minutes of darkness would be such a bright idea?Envisioned as the most visual way to stand against climate...

World faces ‘water-energy’ crisis: UN

Surging populations and economies in the developing world will cause a double crunch in demand for water and energy in the coming decades, the...

Earth has a secret reservoir of water –scientists

A hundred and fifty years ago, in “Journey to the Centre of the Earth,” French science-fiction forerunner Jules Verne pictured a vast sea that...

WHERE HAVE ALL OUR FORESTS GONE?

by Gerry T. EstreraLogging – whether legal or illegal – is one of the primary culprits of the fast disappearance of the country’s forest...

Animals ‘scared’ by bursts of light from power cables

Animals around the world could be scared away from power cables because these give off UV flashes invisible to humans, scientists have said.Several species’...