Green House Effects

10/06/2012

Hey Folks, what's on the agenda for tonight?

25/04/2012

22/04/2012

Happy Earth Day Folks

19/04/2012

THURSDAY: Challenge #1
CUT PAPER WASTE
Reduce your use of paper, adjust your printer settings (try printing on both sides of the paper before recycling it), cancel those junk mail subscriptions.

18/04/2012

Hey Eco people,
In celebration of Earth day which is on Sunday April 22nd.
GHE will like to invite you to take on one simple endeavor per day for the remainder of the week to reduce your impact on the planet. We can't extend a challenge without attempting it myself, so we will tackle each goal as well and share with you the highs and lows of our experience.

13/04/2012

Environmentalist Dr. Wayne Kublalsingh being lifted out of the EMA building in St.Clair yesterday afternoon by police officers after non violent protest. Dr. Kublalsingh and his colleagues were protesting for an alternative route to the Debe to Mon Desir Highway and also for relocation of the Carisal Chemical Complex.

03/04/2012

Earth day is just around the corner guys, April 22 to be exact. Tell us how you plan on making your Green statement!!

03/04/2012

This may come as a shocker to most, but there is yet to be a proper waste management system implemented within Trinidad & Tobago and quite a few regional Islands despite being involved in a number of environmental initiatives. As a result, our mangroves and surrounding seas have been heavily polluted by bacterial run offs which has had quite an adverse effect not only on marine life, but also on the lively hood of fishermen and the well being of unknowing citizens who purchase whatever is caught out of these polluted waters. One can go on and on about the ripple effects which can occur from the lack of awareness and management of such issues which can lead all the way back to a nations economic sustainability.

Scientists define marine litter (debris) as “any manufactured or processed solid waste material (typically inert) that enters the marine environment from any source.” It is more than an unsightly inconvenience for beach-bound vacationers or pleasure boaters; it is one of the world’s most pervasive p...

03/04/2012

Little to no progress has been made in this aspect as it pertains to proper assessment and management of our national environment here in T&T. So it is due to this fact that i plead with each and everyone of you to please take upon yourself to be informed and inform.

To control, prevent and reduce pollution of the coastal and marine environment from land and marine-based sources and activities thereby enabling Countries of the Wider Caribbean to meet their obligations under the Land Based Sources of Marine Pollution and Oil Spills Protocols of the Cartagena Conv...

01/04/2012

Join us in celebrating Earth Hour guys...one person has the power to make a difference!!

25/03/2012

It takes one to inform many...so please folks, be informed and inform!!

On March 20, 2012, Melina Laboucan-Massimo testified before the US Congressional Committee on the impacts of tar sands projects in northern Alberta.

23/03/2012

The UN General Assembly declared 2012 the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All. Currently, more than 3 billion people in developing countries rely on biomass for cooking and heating and 1.5 billion people are without electricity. Even where energy services are available, they are beyond the financial reach of many people.