• China pays high environmental and social price for reliance on coal (Guardian) - The True Cost of Coal, a new report published by Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Fund and The Energy Foundation, says that the social and environmental impacts of using coal cost China an additional 1.7 trillion yuan.
• New deal to rescue Borneo orangutans in Malaysia (Yahoo) - The Malaysian-based LEAP Conservancy group is planning to buy 222 acres of tropical jungle land on Borneo island from palm oil operators, and turn it into a forest sanctuary to protect Borneo’s orangutans, pygmy elephants and other endangered wildlife.
• Thailand commissions nuclear power plant study (Today) - The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand is conducting a feasibility study for Thailand’s first nuclear power plant.
• Marina Barrage: First city reservoir opens (Straits Times via Wildsingapore) - Singapore opens its new Marina Barrage to create the 15th reservoir, and to increase water supply and control flooding.
• Singapore could draw more green energy projects (Business Times via Wildsingapore) - Singapore is looking to attract more mega investments to develop new alternative energy ideas and technologies.

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Venue: Plaza Athenee Bangkok Hotel, 61 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330 Thailand

This workshop discusses risk mitigation issues for renewable energy projects such as:

• Structuring Renewable Energy Projects such as Solar, Wind, Biomass, Small Hydro, Landfill Gas and Waste to Energy
• Managing International Risks, Risk Assessment and Allocation in Renewable Transactions
• Incentives: Feed-in tariffs, Renewable Portfolio Standards, Subsidies and Grants, Tax Credits, Depreciation Schedules, and others
• Carbon-Credits and Trading Markets
• Cash flow Analysis, Debt and Equity Alternatives and Incentives

For more details and registration, visit the workshop website.

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In a study conducted by TNS, children aged 3 to 9 in four Asian countries (China, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand) were asked on their level of concern about the need for environmental protection. The results are shown below:

• Very concerned - 15%
• Somewhat concerned - 43%
• Not very concerned - 32%
• Not at all concerned - 10%

The study results suggest that 42% of children in Asia are not very or not at all concerned about the need for environmental protection. This is in contrast to the children’s mothers, who are 95% concerned about the need for environmental protection. Why do a high percentage of our future generation not care about the environment?

Perhaps we are just too harsh on them. They are still young and innocent to understand the need for protecting the environment. Or they do know the need but are more concerned about other things such as schoolwork, toys and computer games or just about having fun.

Regardless of the reasons, there is a need for parents to educate their children and raise awareness about the environment. Since parents know more about the need to protect the environment (as shown in the high 95% concern), they should be the role models and educate our future generation.

Source: TNS via Treehugger. Image attribution: Sailing ( Ronn ) “El Viaje”.

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