From TreeHugger:

Mr. Lloyd Alter was staying at the Sheraton Hotel while attending a conference, and he “get(s) up early to put together the TreeHugger newsletter and needs (his) coffee,” and in general he would “try to avoid disposable cups”.

To his horror, there were only paper cups in his room. Responsible citizen of the world that he is, he went to borrow a ceramic one from a meeting room. Unfortunately, Mr. Alter’s kind gesture was for naught, as he went back to the room to realise his coffee machine has been redesigned so that there is no carafe, you have to make it in the paper cup!

An example of “design for waste.” Tsk tsk, shame on you Starbucks. And I thought I could trust you guys to always make the right choice.

10:10 is a special day. It’s a day where we celebrate climate change solutions, and show the world that we can make a difference.

We’ll be giving out these stickers during 10:10 The Green Carpet Edition so that everyone can share their ideas on how we can contribute to this global effort!

For more about 10:10 and why we’re organising the green carpet edition, watch this video.

We’d like to thank Fyooz Studio for generously sponsoring the designs for all the artwork and collaterals for 10:10 The Green Carpet Edition. Check them out if you like what you’ve seen so far!

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Check out this animated ad for Green City Energy from Germany.

Pretty cool huh?

CNA, SINGAPORE: The National Environment Agency (NEA), which kick-started an online song-writing competition in July, has picked 13 finalists.

One of them is 10-year-old Justin Teo, whose original composition “What a Lovely World” got him a spot in the finals.

Justin said he composed the song because he felt mankind should stop harming the Earth with its actions and learn to protect and treasure it.

NEA said the inaugural Eco Music Challenge underscores its ongoing efforts to galvanise everyone to play a part for the environment.

All 13 finalists will go through a three-week mentorship programme with veteran composer and singer-songwriter, Clement Chow.

It will prepare the contestants for the finale concert on October 23, where the winning song will be selected as the official Clean and Green Singapore 2011 song.

The top three winners will walk home with cash prizes of S$5,000, S$3,000 and S$2,000.

Members of the public can find out more about these 13 outstanding finalists at www.nea.ecomusic.sg

Kid’s real cute. Not to mention eloquent. Listen to him denounce marketing, advertising, and expound on the real issue that we are facing with food security. A former NFL wannabe, Mr. Birke Baehr now wants to be an organic farmer. Respect.

Watch, listen, and learn.

Wondering what to do with your free time? Find yourself staring at the TV one hour too many?  Maybe you’d like to leave facebook for a moment and meet new friends! Or, if you are passionate about environmentalism and sustainability as we are at Olive Ventures, why not volunteer with our friends at the SEC?!

The Singapore Environment Council is looking for volunteers both on a regular basis, as well as for special occasions. Meet like-minded individuals, as well as contribute to Singapore’s largest environmental NGO. For volunteering opportunities, check out their website!

From our friends at eco-business.com:

“Singapore’s PUB wins two international water awards.

PUB scooped up two international awards – one in recognition of the Marina Barrage and the second for developing a pioneering water treatment plant that is able to collect and treat water flowing in small estuaries such as canals and streams near the sea. “

We at Olive Ventures would like to congratulate PUB. We’ve always had the utmost faith in you. No one can say that the PUB isn’t doing an awesome job.

Cheers!

I have a new obsession (not saying that I’m giving up my other obsessions) and it’s a pretty one.

I would like to know, dear authoritative figure, if I am legally allowed to ride this on the road from my house to the neighborhood wet market/basketball court, or from our shop for delivery purposes.

I hope to hear from you soon. Thank you very much for your kind attention.