Featured Article English – Page 95 – Consumers Association Penang

NATURAL FUNGICIDE SPRAY FOR PLANTS

Lai Cheng August 30, 2024 0 Comments

Are your garden plants having any of these: rust and black spots on leaves; leaf, root and stem rot; rotting flower petals and buds; fuzzy grey mould and white powdery mildew on leaves? These are plant diseases caused by fungi. Fungal pathogens are behind 85% of all plant disease. Most fungi reproduce through spores. They cause stress to plants, damaging and eventually killing them, if nothing...

Students Play a Key Role in School Energy Management

Lai Cheng August 29, 2024 0 Comments

In SJK (C) Union in Jalan Burmah, Penang students are the real heroes in energy conservation. Not only do they motivate one another towards energy-saving, they also play a direct and critical role that contributes to the school’s sustainability and cost-saving goals. Students here diligently track and scrutinise the school’s electricity bills to get to the root of any jump in electricity...

Need For Urgent Preventive Measures To Avert Tragedies In Kuala Lumpur

Lai Cheng August 28, 2024 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is alarmed to learn about yet another sinkhole appearing in the Jalan Masjid India area in Kuala Lumpur today. It is indeed worrying over the state of public safety in the area, including in other parts of Kuala Lumpur, which are not only vulnerable to sinkholes and land subsidence, but also to flash floods, landslides and slope failures arising from the current...

PERSISTENT PLASTIC POLLUTION

Lai Cheng August 28, 2024 0 Comments

Ecosystem Under Siege: Wildlife, Soil, and Climate at Risk Plastic pollution has become a pervasive environmental issue with dire consequences for wildlife, soil, groundwater, and ultimately, climate change. The durability and widespread use of plastics mean they persist in the environment for centuries, causing harm at multiple levels. The effects of plastic waste on wildlife are profound and...

Teaching Students Energy Conservation Helps Shape Them into Responsible Citizens

Lai Cheng August 28, 2024 0 Comments

SK Dato Kramat in Penang has good reasons to be happy. The school’s energy-saving project, which CAP helped to initiate, is producing the desired results – students there are now fully aware of how their daily energy-saving actions help in conserving natural resources and helping the environment. There is a continuous reduction in the school’s electricity bill. And students have now...