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Category: Environment EN

Category: Environment EN

SMART BICYCLE LANE

Lai Cheng September 17, 2024 0 Comments
Cycling is one way to keep one’s carbon footprint low while staying in shape. In bicycle-friendly Poland, they have made cycling even more eco-friendly by creating a glow-in-the-dark bicycle path powered by the sun. A solar-charged lane was installed in the Polish town of Lidzbark Warminski in 2016. The luminous blue cycling strip is made from a synthetic material called phosphor that can glow...
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WISDOM OF THE TREES

Lai Cheng September 17, 2024 0 Comments
Feeling like you're losing ground? Remember the wisdom of the trees. Every year they shed their leaves, yet they stand tall, resilient, and hopeful for spring. Let this be a reminder that even in the toughest of times, there's always a chance for renewal and growth. Source: Canopy  
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INNOVATIVE WAY TO STOP FOOD WASTE

Lai Cheng September 17, 2024 0 Comments
Since 2016, supermarkets in France have been banned from throwing away or destroying unsold food. They must instead donate it to charities and food banks which will provide the hungry with millions of more meals, or to facilities that process it into animal feed or compost. France is the first country in the world to combat food waste in this innovative way. (Image via Give A Shift About Nature)...
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Why You Should Be Worried about BPA

Lai Cheng September 17, 2024 0 Comments
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a synthetic chemical used in a wide range of products such as epoxy paints and glue, lining of food cans, and thermal paper receipts. BPA is also used as a building block in polycarbonate plastics which can be used to make food containers and baby bottles, despite BPA being a known endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC). Concerns about BPA's impact on health have been raised,...
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Chemicals in common personal-care products like soap and makeup could cause girls to start puberty early

Lai Cheng September 11, 2024 0 Comments
New research from the Endocrine Society suggests that some compounds in items including deodorant and detergent could disrupt the body’s natural hormone system. Puberty has been starting earlier for girls over the past several decades. In the mid-19th century, girls typically got their first periods at an average age of 16.5 years. Today, the average is anywhere between 10 and 13 years. While...
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TREE CANOPIES & CAR-FREE SPACES: The Future of Urban Living

Lai Cheng September 11, 2024 0 Comments
Look at this beautiful street in Athens! This tree-lined avenue shows how integrating nature into our cities can transform urban spaces into vibrant, healthy, and welcoming places for people. By designing compact, walkable neighbourhoods with car-free zones, we create more space dedicated to people and greenery. Tree canopies not only add natural beauty, but they also provide much-needed shade,...
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TOBACCO IS POISONING OUR PLANET

Lai Cheng September 10, 2024 0 Comments
Every year, the tobacco industry costs the world more than 8 million human lives, 600 million trees, 200,000 hectares of land & 22 billion tonnes of water. The majority of tobacco is grown in low-and-middle-income countries, where water and farmland are often desperately needed for food production. This leads to not only a shortage of vital resources but also contributes to deforestation....
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THE TENACITY, SIMPLICITY & CHARM OF NATURE

Lai Cheng September 9, 2024 0 Comments
This gardening experiment by kindergarten children reminds us of nature’s resilience and its ability to flourish in the most improbable spaces. The children did an experiment in guerrilla gardening by dropping seeds into sidewalk cracks and observing the results. At first glance, it might have appeared to be a fruitless endeavour – what could possibly grow in such a confined, unlikely...
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