Lights out across S’pore to save Mother Earth [News]

By Claire Huang, Channel NewsAsia, 31 Mar 2012.

Thousands geared up in Singapore on Saturday to mark the global environment initiative Earth Hour, organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature.

More than 370 organisations have pledged to take part in efforts to save the planet.

Royal Plaza on Scotts started its celebrations with the lighting up of soy candles.

Then it’s lights out at Orchard Road, where non-essential lights in buildings were switched off for at least an hour from 8.30pm.

Meanwhile, ION Orchard decided it will go dark for 10 hours. Read more

More firms taking Earth Hour beyond just 60 mins [News]

By Lim Wei Sheng, The Business Times, 31 Mar 2012.

It may last only an hour, but the significance of Earth Hour should endure.

At 8.30 pm, darkness will sweep over the Singapore skyline as facades and billboard lights alike are snuffed out. This has been an annual affair since Singapore’s first Earth Hour in 2009.

The lights-out kickstarts a flurry of activities from a human formation at Ngee Ann City to a live ‘junkyard’ percussion performance at 313@Somerset and movie screenings for foreign workers by Keppel Group.

Dining in the dark will be the night’s special for Resorts World Sentosa and Park Regis Hotel, while Four Seasons Hotel and Rasa Sentosa Resort are promoting menus or recipes that use energy-efficient cooking methods or natural ingredients. Read more

Schools going beyond Earth Hour [News]

By Channel NewsAsia, 29 Mar 2012.

Singapore will be observing Earth Hour for the fourth time on Saturday, March 31st but students from 18 months to 18 years, are doing their bid for the environment beyond just 60 minutes.

Since Earth Hour was first observed in Singapore in 2009, the San Lorenzo Montessori school has made it a point to switch off school lights for an hour in two separate sessions.

Though just toddlers, the children are taught the significance of Earth Hour and environmental conservation before the lights go off on Friday.

“We teach the kids about topics like the solar system as part of our curriculum. So with Earth Hour, we teach them its significance and how they can play their part,” said Ms Audrey Cho, principal of the Montessori. Read more

Earth Hour effort one-night only? [News]

By Rachel Kelly, Channel NewsAsia, 30 Mar 2012.

Millions of people across the world are expected to switch off their lights for this year’s Earth Hour on Saturday, but are they in it for the long run, or just for the night?

It is estimated lighting accounts for roughly 19 per cent of energy used globally, and some industry players say consumers and companies can bring that number down substantially by using energy efficient lighting solutions.

At this year’s Earth Hour in Singapore, some 300 corporate organisations have committed to switching off to save energy.

That is a 50 per cent increase from last year. Read more

Cutting carbon footprint of Jurong Island industries [News]

By Grace Chua, The Straits Times, 22 Mar 2012.

Singapore’s newest Create research centre will study ways to slash the carbon footprint left by companies refining petroleum and making petroleum-based chemicals.

It hopes that these solutions will be taken up by energy and chemical firms based here.

The Cambridge Centre for Carbon Reduction in Chemical Technology has received approval and funding from the National Research Foundation, the foundation said in a release yesterday.

The centre is a collaboration between the University of Cambridge, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the National University of Singapore (NUS). It is part of the Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (Create) programme, which invites top international research universities to set up research centres here in collaboration with Singapore universities. Read more

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