Asian Correspondent Environment News

Hazepocalypse sets Singapore’s social media alight

By Graham Land Tue, Jun 18, 2013 8:06PM UTC

Forest fires in Indonesia have been blanketing nearby Singapore in a smoky haze, causing air pollution levels on Tuesday to hit a 16-year peak. Although the current situation is particularly bad, forest fire pollution in Singapore and Malaysia by way of Indonesia is nothing new. Slash and burn agriculture –

Singapore fumes as pollution hits 16-year high

By AP News Tue, Jun 18, 2013 2:23PM UTC

SINGAPORE (AP) — Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work Tuesday after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years. The Pollutant Standards Index, Singapore’s main

China: The No. 1 destination for global waste

By Graham Land Mon, Jun 17, 2013 9:09PM UTC

China is a massive importer of plastic and paper waste, and scrapped electronic products like mobile phones and old computer hard drives. As with jobs, manufacturing and carbon emissions, it’s often cheaper for highly developed countries to outsource their waste management. So is China becoming a global “dept of waste”?

Australia: Activists converge on Canberra for wind power protests

By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Sun, Jun 16, 2013 9:39PM UTC

Supporters and detractors of the Julia Gillard Government’s clean energy plans will converge into the Australian capital Canberra Tuesday to hold  two separate rallies in a showdown of rhetoric on wind power turbines. The Green bloc led by Friends of the Earth and citizens’ watchdog GetUp! are rallying supporters nationwide to join the march to Garema

China announces new measures to curb air pollution

By AP News Sun, Jun 16, 2013 12:53PM UTC

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Cabinet has announced measures to curb the country’s notorious air pollution, one of the many environmental challenges facing the country that are increasingly angering the public. The broad measures approved by the State Council include putting strict controls in place for industries that produce large amounts