"You don't have to sacrifice the celebration for sustainability," says Yasmin Rasyid founder and editor of EcoKnights.com. Her advice: be "eco-wise." Here are a few secrets for an environmentally friendly—but…
It's not easy to always opt for green products. But if each and everyone of us actually make a conscientious effort to attempt to stick to one green household product,…
Climate-heating greenhouse gases continue to increase in the atmosphere, and last year, global concentrations of carbon dioxide again reached the highest levels ever recorded, according to an annual report released…
For a man whose scholarly specialty is one of the grimmest topics on earth — extinction — Stuart L. Pimm is remarkably chipper. Dr. Pimm, who holds the Doris Duke…
Despite the alarms about global warming, the news concerning Brazil's crucial Amazon jungle is not good. Once again, satellites are showing deforestation is on the rise.
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EcoKnights Spotlight: Equatorial Sustainable Design Centre
Written by Yasmin
• Thursday, 13 November 2008
At the recent Eco Film Fest 2008 which was held on November 1st and 2nd, the Equatorial Sustainable Design (ESD) Centre participated as an exhibitor showcasing University Malaya's Faculty of Environment's latest projects by the researchers and final year students.
Known as the ESD, an acronym for Equatorial Sustainable Design, it is a centre of study which is registered in the Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya. The Centre aims to facilitate research on the principles and knowledge of building design in the equatorial region. This is an amazing effort as we are for once, looking at within ourselves, towards greener and more sustainable ways of architectural designs. In line with the issue of sustainable development for the country, the Centre through the Faculty exemplifies latest local research and development efforts that hopes to spearhead local initiatives in physical development while taking the environment in to serious consideration.
International Conference & Expo on Environmental Management and Technologies (ICEEMAT'08)
Written by Yasmin
• Wednesday, 12 November 2008
The Institute of Environmental & Water Resource Management (IPASA)
is organising the International Conference & Expo on Environmental Management and Technologies (ICEEMAT '08) this 10th -12th at the Putra World Trade Centre.
Eco Film Fest 2008 Winner (Amateur), Audrie Yeo and "What Happened to the Green?"
Written by Yasmin
• Saturday, 08 November 2008
Catch Eco Film Fest 2008 winner's (amateur) video here. For enquiries on permission to use the video, please contact EcoKnights here .
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EcoKnights Spotlight On: Reef Check Malaysia
Written by Yasmin
• Thursday, 06 November 2008
Well, EcoKnights recently found its newest and latest friend, Reef Check Malaysia. With the warm welcome smile by Ummi, Reef Check's EcoAction programme Manager, EcoKnights caught up with her after the Eco Film Fest to learn more about their efforts. Reef Check is currently featured here in our EcoKnights Spotlight (November 2008).
Thank you Octagon Consolidated Berhad, CIMB Islamic and The Body Shop!
Written by Yasmin
• Tuesday, 04 November 2008
Thank you Octagon Consolidated Berhad, CIMB Islamic and The Body Shop!
Eco Film Fest would not have been possible without the strong support and belief from Octagon Consolidated Berhad, CIMB Islamic EcoSave and The Body Shop!
The original crusaders for the environment, Octagon has been in the business of converting waste to energy for many years with plants that break down organic wastes, medical wastes and even waste tyres to its raw components, before exporting it out to other countries. They are in the forefront of green technology and has over the years, been contributing a lot of offsetting carbon for big industry players.
CIMB Islamic, through EcoSave their first paperless and green bank account, has been very supportive of EcoKnights' green efforts and have very kindly contributed Eco Save accounts to all the finalists of the Eco Film Fest. To the team Peter England, Kenneth Wong and Alvin Lim, EcoKnights gives a big thank you to you.
The Body Shop through Jennifer Chan, has kindly sponsored TBS gift packs to the winners and finalists of the Eco Film Fest. Known for their eco-friendly and sustainably sourced products, The Body Shop is also in the forefront of providing women (and men) green products that are not tested on animals. To Jennifer and her team, EcoKnights appreciates your support from the bottom of our hearts.
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A Community Initiative on Household Waste Composting in Petaling Jaya
Written by Yasmin
• Monday, 29 September 2008
EcoKnights founder, Yasmin Rasyid, recently signed up for a household waste composting project, a community-based project managed and run by CETDEM (Centre for Environment, Technology and Development Malaysia), and is part of the Petaling Jaya Municipal Council's (MBPJ) Local Agenda (LA) 21 programme. This programme is also supported by the Ministry of Local Government and Housing. Deciding to further minimize her carbon footprint, she thought this would be a great way to try it out and help spread the news to other EcoKnights, with the idea of encouraging them to participate.
EcoKnights wouldn't have executed the Eco Film fest 2008 without the strong support and help from our pool of volunteers. You guys simply rock and we hope that with the small token of appreciation (the limited tees) and lunch money, we hope that you will continue to support our efforts and cause. Next project will be Anugerah Hijau, for all 90 schools in Petaling Jaya. If you are keen, just drop us an email. Once again, a very big thank you from the bottom of our hearts and please keep in touch!
To those who have helped, EcoKnights would like to officially thank you for crusading for the environment.
And to the performers who came full force with their environmental songs, we hope that we will be able to have time to plan on how to best communicate your amazing songs to Malaysians from all walks of life - young and old. The performances were out-of-this-world! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
At the recent Eco Film Fest 2008 which was held on November 1st and 2nd, the Equatorial Sustainable Design (ESD) Centre participated as an exhibitor showcasing University Malaya's Faculty of Environment's latest projects by the researchers and final year students.
Well, EcoKnights recently found its newest and latest friend, Reef Check Malaysia. With the warm welcome smile by Ummi, Reef Check's EcoAction programme Manager, EcoKnights caught up with her after the Eco Film Fest to learn more about their efforts. Reef Check is currently featured here in our EcoKnights Spotlight (November 2008).
EcoKnights founder, Yasmin Rasyid, recently signed up for a household waste composting project, a community-based project managed and run by CETDEM (Centre for Environment, Technology and Development Malaysia), and is part of the Petaling Jaya Municipal Council's (MBPJ) Local Agenda (LA) 21 programme. This programme is also supported by the Ministry of Local Government and Housing. Deciding to further minimize her carbon footprint, she thought this would be a great way to try it out and help spread the news to other EcoKnights, with the idea of encouraging them to participate. 
EcoKnights wouldn't have executed the Eco Film fest 2008 without the strong support and help from our pool of volunteers. You guys simply rock and we hope that with the small token of appreciation (the limited tees) and lunch money, we hope that you will continue to support our efforts and cause. Next project will be Anugerah Hijau, for all 90 schools in Petaling Jaya. If you are keen, just drop us an email. Once again, a very big thank you from the bottom of our hearts and please keep in touch!