Cookie Boy waxes on Earth Hour-not, and Starbucks

Apr. 2 | Echoing the words of Madonna’s song You Must Love Me, Cookie Boy wonders, “Where do we go from here?”… 48 hours after the lights dimmed out and the curtain fell on Earth Hour.   By Cookie Boy In an ironical twist on Monday 30 March, Sydney,...

Getting Singaporeans excited about conservation

Mar. 29 |   Report by Teng Jingwei / Pictures by Damien Chng Singapore marked its inaugural participation in Earth Hour on Saturday 28 March with a Green Carnival cum concert event at the Esplanade Park. Earth Hour, which was also being observed in other parts...

Leaving the world a little better

Mar. 29 | Ravi Philemon “Not even all scouts in Singapore know about Earth Hour”, admits Mr. Muhammad Khair Bin Samil’an, the National Rover Scout Programme Commissioner.  “So, how can we expect most of the public to know about Earth Hour?  That was...

Earth Hour – The world gets ready to switch off

Mar. 28 |   Darren Boon What will you be doing come Saturday 28 March at 8.30pm?  If you are out and about in the Esplanade area, you might notice that the façade lights of some of the buildings have been switched off for Earth Hour 2009. The blackout will...