Peter So and Tiffany Lam, SCMP - Updated on Dec 08, 2008
More than 1,300 street lights on residential buildings are a cancer risk for residents, a green group has warned.
Friends of the Earth said it wants the government to speed up efforts to reduce their glare and, while conceding that about 600 of a total […]
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Greens Cite Cancer Risk in Call to Dim Lights
Burning Issue For Beijing
Underground coal fires are blazing out of control on the mainland, contributing greatly to the world’s greenhouse gas emissions
Tim Johnson - SCMP | Updated on Nov 17, 2008
The barren hillsides give a hint of the inferno underfoot. White smoke billows from cracks in the earth, venting a sulfurous rotten smell into the air. The rocky ground […]
Brand-name Shops Accused Of Light Pollution
SCMP | Updated on Oct 31, 2008
A green group has accused five brand-name shops of excessive use of lighting on their outlets’ exterior walls and in advertising that has caused electric-light pollution in Central. The five shops are Louis Vuitton in The Landmark, H&M in Queen’s Road Central, the flagship shop of Coach in Central, […]
Should There Be Laws To Control Light Pollution?
SCMP | Updated on Oct 31, 2008
It seems that people are becoming more aware of the effects of climate change.
We appreciate the threat posed by greenhouse gas emissions.
Yet although people have this awareness, many do little in the form of practical action to curb the effects of global warming.
We must address environmental issues, because the […]
Hong Kong Night Light Pollution Under The Spotlight
James Pomfret - Reuters | Wed Oct 22, 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong may be known as the Pearl of the Orient for its bright-light, big-city allure, but the ubiquitous practice of keeping neon signs and buildings blazing all night has come under growing fire from green groups.
One of the world’s most densely built-up […]
Green Group Takes Dim View Of Prada’s Bright Signboards
Cheung Chi-fai - SCMP | Updated on Oct 20, 2008
Consumers will be urged to boycott upmarket fashion chain Prada if it refuses to dim its illuminated signboard in Central, a green group has warned.
The warning came as Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen last week said the government would study the need for legislation to control […]
Spotlights In Causeway Bay
SCMP | 20 September 2008
I was dismayed to see extremely bright spotlights outside Windsor House, in Causeway Bay, which is currently under renovation.
Those spotlights are so bright that basically the whole area is lit up and it is difficult to tell the difference between day and night.
Maybe that is why we call Hong Kong the […]
Baby Steps Towards Greener Economies
Michael Richardson - SCMP - Updated on Sep 06, 2008
China’s top legislature has just approved a new law designed to put production in what is now one of the world’s four-biggest economies on a more sustainable foundation. When the law comes into force in January, it will add weight to government efforts to get industry […]
China Is No Leading Light In Energy Efficiency
JIM LANDERS jlanders@dallasnews.com - Dallasnews | Tuesday, August 19, 2008
BEIJING – China’s ballooning appetite for energy has helped push global prices higher for oil and coal, much of which is wasted.
Energy efficiency in China is just a fifth of U.S. levels. The government has put a priority on improving that by closing hundreds of small, […]
What Do You Think Of Air-Con Levels?
Updated on Aug 18, 2008 - SCMP
Despite the high temperatures on the streets of the city during the summer, it is not surprising to see a lot of people carrying a jacket on their way to work, because their offices are so cold. Our shopping malls are also freezing.
Having to go from the […]
