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With the coming of the holiday season, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority commenced its bike sharing program with 40 additional bicycles. The program was started last 2013. Said program is one of the solutions promoted by the MMDA in alleviating the traffic problem. The bicycles can be burrowed by the commuters for free and runs on the honor system, with commuters expected to return the borrowed bicycles. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, […]
The Eiffel Tower was the backdrop of a light display featuring 24 roving searchlights and an international sports project on Sunday (December 6), to mark the Un ited Nations climate conference. Tourists admired the iconic monument as it lit up. “I came here as Christmas is approaching, to watch the light show, to buy presents and do some shopping and because I love Paris,” a tourist, Lea, said. Lydia, a British citizen, said she had […]
To help in caring for the environment, the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu held a tree-planting activity on November 28, 2015. Members of the Society of Communicators and Networkers (SCAN) International led other INC brethren in planting 1500 mangrove seedlings at Barangay Kalawisan Mangrove Protective Area at Lapu-Lapu City. “We thank the SCAN organization in planting the seedlings. It’s a great help to us, fishermen,” said Leopoldo Berame, president of Nagkahiusang Mananagat […]
Millions of brightly-colored monarch butterflies began arriving to their winter home in Central Mexico on Saturday, November 28 in their annual migration. This natural phenomenon of mass migration of monarch butterflies in North America was called “insects world’s fantastic feats, with millions embarking on the arduous journey from as far north as Canada down into Mexico and the California coast each autumn. https://youtu.be/MKth9e66Les
By Caesar Vallejos Eagle News online correspondent A Filipino company which was the first to manufacture the environment-friendly “e-trikes”, or electric three-wheelers was awarded the “Green Company of the Year” recently. The ‘Green Company of the Year’ award was given to E-motors during the prestigious 2015 Asia CEO Awards held at the Marriott Hotel Manila recently. It was given by ADEC Innovations, a global leader in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) solutions. The ADEC Innovations […]
Global average temperatures in 2015 will be the warmest on record, the secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said at a news conference in Geneva on Wednesday. Michel Jarraud made the announcement when introducing the findings of a WMO report just days before international negotiations on climate change are set to begin in Paris. Climate change has surpassed “symbolic thresholds”, the WMO report warns, with global surface temperatures set to breach a one degree […]
Timur al-Hadidi and his team of workmen are leaving no stone unturned. They’re using discarded bricks, tyres and plastic bottles to build a home for al-Hadidi and his family. Having viewed hundreds of properties in Cairo’s city centre, al-Hadidi decided to buy a plot of land on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital. It’s a building project that started four years ago, and the 40-year-old says the construction process involves a lot of trial and […]
The addictive properties of caffeine are well known in humans, but research from the University of Sussex suggests the drug is also having an influence on the humble honey bee. Research led by Dr Margaret Couvillon, Roger Schürch, and Professor Francis Ratnieks, suggests that plants trick bees into repeatedly visiting their flowers by producing the compound in its nectar. The scientists believe the flying insect is fooled into thinking the nectar contains more sugar than […]
A French water and waste company has teamed up with the country’s crack counter-terrorism unit to protect water systems from terror attacks during global climate talks that kick off on November 30 in the French capital. Some 40,000 to 45,000 people are due to attend the event north of Paris and 138 heads of states have signed up for the opening ceremony, which takes place just over two weeks after jihadists murdered 130 people in […]
A vigorous action for climate change could generate enormous business in Asia and around the world, said United States President Barack Obama during the CEO gathering on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit on Wednesday. In his speech, Obama urged all business owners and the private sector to go for renewable energy technology as it can generate new jobs and investments. “Your business can be right by your bottom line and by […]
The collapse of two dams at a Brazilian mine has cut off drinking water for quarter of a million people and saturated waterways downstream with dense orange sediment that could wreck the ecosystem for years to come. Nine people have been left dead, 19 are still listed as missing and 500 people were displaced from their homes when the dams burst at an iron ore mine in southeastern Brazil on November 5. The sheer volume […]
A sea organ made by an artist is currently attracting much attention with the natural action of the sea waves producing beautiful music. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
