The Story of Electronics

The Story of Stuff project released its newest movie, “The Story of Electronics”, a look at the ‘design for the dump’ mentality so prevalent in the electronics industry. Read more

Phthalate-free plasticizers for the global toy market

The phthalate-free plasticizer Mesamoll® II manufactured by German specialty chemicals group LANXESS Mesamoll® II has received food contact approval from the US Food and Drug Administration(FDA) since 2007. Furthermore, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its scientific opinion on the additive at the end of 2009. Read more

No Bags @ Village Grocer

Village Grocer @ Bangsar Village charges for plastic bags and the proceeds go to the Malaysian Nature Society.

PDA for the environment

By Dilaila Mohd Yunus

A few months back, a leading telco asked me to write an article on their contributions to the environment. I was stumped. Tried as a might, I just couldn’t find a convincing angle for this particular telco.

And in my research, I stumbled upon a myriad of information on the hazards of Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) on the environment. It seems that despite its acronym, PDAs do not display any public affection for the environment at all. Read more

Rising generousity trend in Asia Pacific

As economies in the region begin to pick up, more consumers are feeling a tug at their heartstrings and loosening their purse strings, according to the latest survey by MasterCard Worldwide. Some 55% of consumers surveyed across Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, are planning to make a charitable donation in the next six months, up from 53% at the end of last year and 50% in mid 2009. Read more

The Story of Cosmetics

Annie Leonard, of the Story of Stuff project, will be releasing of The Story of Cosmetics, which claims to expose the USD50 billion cosmetics industry’s use of toxic chemicals in everything from lipstick to baby shampoo-even chemicals linked to cancer and birth defects. Read more

BHP Speaks Up On Fiery Death

A BHP spokesperson, who preferred anonymity, told Malaysiakini that the death of Florina Joseph’s fiery death recently was “a clear case of misunderstanding”. Read more

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