Australian National Climate Rally
Protesters hold placards and banners during the 'National Climate Emergency Rally' in Sydney, Australia, 13 Jun 2009Thousands of demonstrators have rallied across Australia to demand greater government action to protect the environment. A series of so-called National Climate Emergency Rallies have been held across the country to demand Australia take the lead at the Copenhagen environment summit in December.
The protesters, dressed in red to highlight the perils of global warming, demanded that the Australian government take a decisive role at the U.N. summit in Copenhagen later this year that hopes to hammer out a global deal on climate change.
The Rally Main Purpose are:
GREEN COLLAR JOBS NO JOB CUTS
- 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2020
GLOBAL CLIMATE JUSTICE
- AUSTRALIA SHOULD TAKE THE LEAD
CLIMATE POLICIES THAT MAKE THE BIG POLLUTERS PAY
Organize By The Climate Rally Organization: Visit Official Website
Sabah Soon To Phase Out Use Of Plastic
KOTA KINABALU, Sabah will soon begin phasing out the use of plastic bags to promote love for the environment among the people.
However, the effort would be done in stages so that the economy would also be looked after while protecting the environment, state Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said today.
"This year we are working with an NGO (non-governmental organisation) to launch a campaign against the use of plastic.
"This is a very sensitive subject because it involves a multimillion dollar industry in the country and they employ a lot of people.
"So I think we need to take a holistic look at the whole situation," he told reporters after launching the ministerial-level World Environment Day at the Lok Kawi Wildlife Park near here.
He said it was important that a timeframe be given to plastics manufacturers to replace their plastic-producing machines with ones that could produce biodegradable plastic.
"We will also learn from other countries in Europe and even China on how they managed to stop using plastic bags at supermarkets," he added.
Malaysia scours for fires as air quality falls
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police and airline pilots scoured for fires at swamp forests and garbage dumps Thursday after a decline in air quality signaled the possible return of a seasonal smog.
Authorities are concerned that the fires might contribute to hazy pollution during the midyear dry season. That haze is generally caused by farmers in Indonesia who set illegal brush fires to clear land for planting, causing smoke to drift across neighboring countries.
Officials have reported a dip in air quality and visibility in parts of Malaysia over the past week; More than half of 50 monitoring stations across the country have reported a fall in air quality from "good" to "moderate" in recent days.
The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry said regional satellite images showed more than 1,100 "hot spots"--indicating large fires--recently on Indonesia's Sumatra island and in Kalimantan province, and a further 125 "hot spots" in Malaysia that could aggravate pollution.
The areas hit by air pollution were mostly on peninsular Malaysia's west coast, which is separated from Sumatra by the Malacca Strait.
Federal Government To Help Sabah In Conserving Environment
KOTA KINABALU - The federal government will continue to help the Sabah government to conserve its environment especially the marine parks in the state, said the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Tan Sri Joseph Kurup.
He said two important factors that should be given emphasis to ensure that the marine parks in the state were protected were conservation and cleanliness.
"Education and early exposure for the children to conserve and appreciate the environment will be more effective compared to efforts taken to educate them at a later age," he told reporters during a visit to the state Marine Parks Department, here, today.
He said his ministry would organise an awareness campaign on the importance of conserving the marine world by focusing on education and participation of children.
He also said the government would enforce the law by issuing summonses to those who were caught polluting and littering in the marine parks.
He and his entourage then visited Manukan, Mamutik and Sapi Islands which are located in the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park.
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