Happy Earth Day ... !!!

Activities around Earth Day in Malaysia.


My opinions:




Malaysia government should set the target much higher, 25 tree per person.


Target: 


planting 1 billion tree in 5 year - offsetting 130 billion tone of C02 in 4 year. (1 tree = offset 130 tone CO2). 


Economic gain according to REDD (link1, link2):
= 130 B x USD 10 CO2/tonne 
= USD 1.3 trillion.


(please correct me if fact is wrong).




Pulau Pinang:

April 22, 2010 — The state level launch of the 26 million trees for Malaysia is held at the Esplanade, Penang.

Penang is giving away free Tecoma plants (also known as Spring Blossom of Penang) to Penangites who are interested to plant the trees in their community. This trees, when in bloom looks like the Sakura flowers in Japan.

All Aduns and Head of Departments are invited to witness the launching and they are given a tree each to plant at the Esplanade.

When asked about the absence of UMNo, Barisan Nasional Aduns, YB Phee said their absence is obvious. Phee claimed that the Penang State Government under the Pakatan Rakyat can rise above politics to work together with the Federal Government to heed this call to green Malaysia. However, the UMNO Barisan Nasional state leaders in Penang are only interested in playing politics. -- Malaysiakini.

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  Arboriculture in Malaysia: Towards Best Practices in Urban

  Tree Management (frim.gov.my)

TEDTalks 2009 - Kamal Meattle: How to grow your own fresh air

1. Areca Palm (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens)

• Works well in the day time
• Great for living areas
• One needs about 4 shoulder high plants/person
• Needs to be put outdoors once every 3-4 months
• The leaves of the plant need to be wiped everyday in Delhi and perhaps once a month in a cleaner city
• The soil used should be of vermi manure or use hydroponics

2. Mother-in-law’s Tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata)

• Converts CO2 into O2 at night
• One requires about 6-8 such waist high plants per person in the bedroom
• Leaves need to be wiped in the same way as the Areca Palm
• The soil used should be of vermi manure or use hydroponics

3. Money Plant (Epipremnum aureum)

• Excellent for removing Formaldehyde and other VOC’s
• Best grown using hydroponics

source: http://greenspaces.in/blog/ted09/

Will find this plant asap.