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haran Pinto installs a solar panel on the rooftop of a house in Nada, a village near the southwest Indian port of Mangalore. Pic: AP.

India’s rural poor give up on power grid, go solar

By AP News Sat, Jul 02, 2011 9:45AM UTC View Comments

NADA, India (AP) — Boommi Gowda used to fear the night. Her vision fogged by glaucoma, she could not see by just the dim glow of a kerosene lamp, so she avoided going outside where king cobras slithered freely and tigers carried off neighborhood dogs. But things have changed at Gowda’s home in the remote...

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Philippines: Mandaluyong City gets 20 electric tricycles

By Tonyo Cruz Wed, Apr 13, 2011 2:53PM UTC View Comments

20 electric tricycles now roam streets of Mandaluyong City in Metro Manila. (Photo from ADB)

Here’s another sigh of relief for Metro Manila’s pollution-weary citizens. President Benigno Aquino III today led the turn over of 20 electric tricycles funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to Mandaluyong City, one of the National Capital Region’s component cities. And more e-trikes are expected to service the capital and in other urban areas...

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Earth Hour 2011: 11 steps Philippines could take for clean, green power

By Tonyo Cruz Sat, Mar 26, 2011 8:07PM UTC View Comments

Coal-fired power plants in the Philippines are a menace to the environment and people's health. Photo from Examiner.com.

Tonight, many parts of the Philippines, Filipino homes and offices and a horde of companies are participating in this year’s Earth Hour from 8:30-9:30 pm. It is a good and laudable event, and hopefully a good start to assess and review our national energy policies and practices. Saving energy is truly a good cause. It...

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