Earth Day 2008

Posted by jepoyzter under Go-Green

In celebration of Earth Day, what are the things you’ve already started doing to save our planet and prevent global warming?

Me?

1. Unplugging appliances that are needed or not in use.

2. Using one computer at a time.

3. Disposing batteries properly.

How about you?

DongTan Eco-City

Posted by jepoyzter under Go-Green

Is this true? China? Well better be late than never. Linfen, China is one of the most polluted city according to National Geographic.

According to National Geographic:

Linfen sits at the center of China’s prodigious coal industry, which is largely unregulated by the government. Residents describe choking on coal dust, and local health clinics have reported an upsurge in bronchitis, pneumonia, and lung cancer, according to the institute.

“The one thing that blew me away was in Linfen, three million people are affected by air pollution,” said William Suk, acting deputy director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

And now there are news that China is constructing the most eco-friendly city in the world which is situated near the city of Shanghai.

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