Electric Scooter now available in Singapore!

Feb. 25 | By Bhavani Prakash, founder of Eco Walk The Talk Zeco Systems Pte Ltd, a Singapore born and bred clean technology company, is paving the way for a quiet revolution in the way we move around.  The firm launched a global rollout of its EV charging solutions...

Debunking Singapore’s government claims on climate change action

Dec. 5 | Charles As the Singapore mainstream media announced the government’s decision to reduce its carbon emission by 16 percent below ‘business as usual’ levels by 2020, the public is conned into believing that the PAP is doing something to combat or...

Minister knew canal was not big enough but did nothing…

Nov. 22 | Would the Minister be saying the same thing if a child got swept away and drowned in the flood on Thursday?… I would have expected at least an ounce of contrition on the part of the Minister for his ministry’s failure to act on a problem that...

Flood was a “freak” event, says Minister

Nov. 21 | What happened was very unusual. The intensity was tremendous. Minister for Environment, Yaacob Ibrahim, on flood at Bukit Timah. Yaacob called it a “freak” event

The irresponsible social behaviour of some park-goers

Nov. 17 | This video was shot on 2 separate days in November 2009 at Sembawang Park. Park-goers seem to take no care in keeping the place clean. Each morning, one would see the litter left behind by those who used the park for picnics, camping or barbeques. It...

Nineteen mainstream dams are stacked back to back

Sep. 30 | Sunny Tan >> TOC International Mr Konethong Phounikhom, a senior civil servant of the Laotian Government told Vientiane Times (July 16 2009) that the planned hydropower projects along the Mekong River would not have negative impact. He is the Chief...

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The Singapore case for Carbon Tax

Mar. 17 | Donaldson Tan / Head, TOC International / London Last week, TOCI Writer Goh Zhi Qian discussed sustainability in Singapore’s context and argued for the introduction of environmental indicators to measure Singapore’s progress beyond the realm of...

Little green dot

Mar. 10 | TOC Exclusive:. TOC will be bringing you an exclusive report on one of the most atrocious living conditions for foreign workers we have yet come across. Stay tuned. For a prelude, visit our Facebook here. Goh Zhi Qian in Spain Living in a nation where...

The Alternative Green Economic Policy

Feb. 20 | Ravi Philemon The Ministry of Environment and Water Resources saw its budget for the next fiscal year increased from $1 billion to $1.09 billion. Despite the increased budget, there is a imperative need to develop Green Energy and the Green Workforce. ...