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GreenTheme: August 2006

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We take green living seriously. Tuesday, August 22, 2006. Frankly speaking, the Chinese lunar 7th month is a month of 'burning hell on Earth' in Singapore. Chinese folks will start buying joss paper and candles, to make offerings to hungry ghosts or deceased relatives. And supposedly, these paper-made materials will transform magically into usable items in the nether world. Interesting idea, but rather illogical though. Why not use a proper burning bin with a lid? If you have to make offerings, why not g...

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GreenTheme: July 2007

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We take green living seriously. Saturday, July 28, 2007. A friend emailed me the following, not sure how true it is, but why not, eh? In a response to this article Google created a black version of its search engine, called Blackle, with the exact same functions as the white version, but with a lower energy consumption, check it out. Http:/ www.blackle.com/. Had you changed to Google Blackle yet? Posted by zweiya at Saturday, July 28, 2007. Wednesday, July 25, 2007. Are fur/leather goods really a must?

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GreenTheme: June 2007

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We take green living seriously. Friday, June 29, 2007. You can't be a meat eating environmentalist. Posted by zlyrica at Friday, June 29, 2007. Monday, June 25, 2007. Saw this digram from Climate Hot Map. Wow, seems like we are breaking a lot of records. Please heed the signs, help to save the feverish earth! SAVE, REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE! Posted by zlyrica at Monday, June 25, 2007. How Can I Recycle This? Vesak : Exhibition on Environmentalism and Vegetaria. Global Warming - A Fable From The Himalayas.

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GreenTheme: July 2006

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We take green living seriously. Monday, July 03, 2006. Axing Singapore's Oldest Bodhi Tree? As reported on the SaveOurRoots' website. On 20th January 2003, URA issued a compulsory land acquisition order to acquire the plot of land belonging to JLS as part of URA's redevelopment plan for Circle Line Stage 3 construction. If nothing is done, both JLS and the Bodhi tree will have to make way for redevelopment in 2007.". The Temple land in question does not affect the proposed conversion of the neighbouring ...

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GreenTheme: October 2006

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We take green living seriously. Tuesday, October 10, 2006. One look at the photo, and one would assume it's a photo taken from, say, Genting Highlands. Or perhaps, somewhere in the Scottish highlands where fresh mists are common. Well, we are not anywhere high up in the highlands afloat in a sea of clouds - we are in the middle of Singapore, surrounded by suffocating haze. Forest fires. what's worse? Posted by zweiya at Tuesday, October 10, 2006. How Can I Recycle This? Veggie Links In S'pore. Vegan / Or...

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GreenTheme: April 2007

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We take green living seriously. Thursday, April 12, 2007. Great GREEN News but. Ikea To Start Charging Customers For Plastic Bags. Summary of The Straits Times, HOME, page H3 Wednesday, April 11, 2007). Ikea of Singapore is charging consumers a nominal 5 cents for standard-size plastic bags and 10 cents for larger ones. And will cut the price of their reusable blue bags from S$2.90 to S$1.20 to encourage more customers to BYOB (bring your own bag). Singapore consumes 2.5 billion plastic bags each yea...

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GreenTheme: February 2007

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We take green living seriously. Friday, February 23, 2007. Recent strong winds caused much mess at many places, and abandoned plastic bags tend to choose the most out-of-place places to be - choking drains! Wish the authorities and public could do better to reduce littering and use of plastic bags. Posted by zweiya at Friday, February 23, 2007. Wednesday, February 07, 2007. Modify Your Diet To Include Less Meat. Extracted from the book, "An Inconvenient Truth" by Al Gore, on page 317. Only Selected Items...

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GreenTheme: March 2007

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We take green living seriously. Thursday, March 29, 2007. Story on Recycling: The Generous Queen and The Selfish King. What would you do if you suddenly had a bag full of gold? What would you do with it? Would you keep it, spend it or share it? The King asked, "What are you going to do with so much money? Ananda replied, "I will go to the market and buy all the cloth that we can carry.". But what'll you do with all the cloth? We'll sew five hundred suits of clothes.". We'll make them into new quilts.".

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GreenTheme: June 2006

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We take green living seriously. Tuesday, June 27, 2006. Are They Non-Earthlings Among Us? Came across this article by Noam Mohr : How Environmentalists are Overlooking Vegetarianism as the Most Effective Tool Against Climate Change in Our Lifetimes. Please find time to read through it. In the meantime, check out the following recommendations from the article:. Singapore's Health Promotion Board recently started a campaign to encourage the public to eat more healthily by recommending a certain portion of ...

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GreenTheme: January 2007

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We take green living seriously. Wednesday, January 31, 2007. Effect of Global Warming (on a funnier side). Posted by zweiya at Wednesday, January 31, 2007. Sunday, January 14, 2007. The Day After Tomorrow Soon? On the Sunday (14 Jan) "The Day after Tomorrow" was featured on TV, it ironically reminded me of the bizarre weather we were experiencing recently. It sure did, the rain came and went till Monday morning. And just yesterday, news reported collapsing of a road, which caused a terrible jam on on...