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Posts from ‘March, 2012’
Idle enforcers of engine law
SCMP Predictably, enforcement of the idling-engines law is proving to be farcical. It has come to our ears that security trucks belonging to Guardforce and G4S are in the habit of lurking on Tung Hei Road, Shau Kei Wan , from its junction with Shau Kei Wan Main Street East to the traffic lights some [...]
Waste levy will not deter rich citizens
SCMP Friends of the Earth has proposed that the cost of disposing of refuse under any government waste charge scheme should be HK$1.30 a bag. It estimates that a typical family would pay HK$40 a month. The purpose of the waste charging scheme is to reduce the amount of solid waste generated in Hong Kong, [...]
Third runway lobby ignoring serious environmental impact of growth
29 March 2012 – SCMP Exco’s approval of a third runway at Chek Lap Kok coincided with the release of a scientific paper showing increases in global atmospheric temperatures since 1998 to have been much higher than projected once Arctic measurements are included. This reflects a more rapid, unprecedented and ongoing increase in average global [...]
UMass Amherst chemical engineers boost petrochemical output from biomass by 40 percent
e! Science News Updated by artificial intelligence Wed, 28 Mar 2012, 9:31:15 EDT Learn more UMass Amherst chemical engineers boost petrochemical output from biomass by 40 percent Published: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 – 16:37 in Physics & Chemistry Chemical engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, using a catalytic fast pyrolysis process that transforms renewable non-food biomass into petrochemicals, have developed [...]
Lantau Development Task Force
Draft Shek Kwu Chau Outline Zoning Plan approved Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Chief Executive in Council has approved the draft Shek Kwu Chau Outline Zoning Plan (OZP). “The approved OZP provides a statutory land use planning framework to guide development and redevelopment in the Shek Kwu Chau area,” a spokesman for the Town Planning [...]
A Beginners Guide to: Incinerator Emissions & some of the known impact on human health
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Incineration row smoulders on
SCMP While charging for waste removal gets the nod, opinions remain divided on burning – with green groups worried it will spell an end to recycling efforts Cheung Chi-fai Mar 27, 2012 Environmentalists, business groups and professional bodies disagreed yesterday over how Hong Kong should deal with its mounting waste crisis – especially whether, and [...]
Concerns of rehab centre not ignored
The Environmental Protection Department would like to respond to the letter by Angelique Tam, executive director of the Society for the Aid and Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers – Sarda – (“Incinerator would disturb residents of nearby rehab centre on Shek Kwu Chau”, March 23). Contrary to what was suggested by your correspondent, we have not [...]