The Philippine President’s plan to collect, impound, and recycle Metro Manila’s stormwater for agricultural irrigation in surrounding provinces has drawn the support of a senior member of Congress. “We are all for it. Assuming the government can establish new large stormwater reservoirs for farm irrigation, then all of Angat Dam’s water reserve may be freed […]
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Ford Motor Company recently announced that it reached an agreement with Tesla Motors to provide Ford electric vehicle (EV) customers access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across the United States and Canada. This move will double the number of fast chargers available to Ford EV customers starting in spring 2024. “This is great news
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Isuzu Motors Limited (IML) and Honda Motor Co Ltd recently announced that they had signed a partnership agreement based on the decision to have Honda develop and supply the fuel cell system for the heavy-duty fuel cell truck Isuzu is planning to introduce to the market in 2027. Isuzu and Honda believe that fuel cell
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In their own way, ultra-thrifty internal combustion engines (ICE), such as the Suzuki S-Presso, also contribute to the efforts to reduce carbon footprint. Like hybrid/mild hybrid models, the goal is simply to achieve low fuel consumption because it is another form of helping the environment while the world is transitioning to zero-emission. This is just
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America’s “exceptionally strong demand” for Filipino nurses is bound to aggravate the lack of nursing staff in Philippine government hospitals in the months ahead, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo, House higher and technical education committee vice chairperson, warned last June 26. “To address their own shortages, American hospitals and staffing agencies are now aggressively recruiting
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At the start of 2022, the EcoClipper bought a large sailing ship, the De Tukker, the shipping company’s new zero-emission vessel, with overdue maintenance. Its objective was to convert De Tukker into a sailing freighter as a solution to the problem of shipping pollution. As seen worldwide, the shipping industry burns huge quantities of heavy
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Toyota Motor Philippines’ drive to carbon neutrality continues to get stronger with the addition of the All-New Toyota Zenix to its hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) lineup. The Toyota HEV has just been officially launched, and retail sales began June 22 in all Toyota dealerships nationwide. As the pioneer in electrified mobility, TMP advocates for a
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The Mazda CX-60 has just been introduced in the Philippines, setting new benchmarks for the Mazda Premium philosophy. Crafted in Japan, the Mazda CX-60 represents everything that Mazda has built into its DNA over the last 100 years. “The Mazda CX-60 is more than an exciting new SUV; it’s the evolution of Mazda Premium—a high-quality
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Satcom Direct (SD), the business aviation solutions provider, is adding a highly automated carbon emissions reporting tool to the SD Pro operating system. The new reporting module leverages real-time data generated by SD’s FlightDeck Freedom (FDF) datalink service, accurately capturing fuel burn. The system then calculates each flight’s carbon emissions based on the amount of
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The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Los Angeles (POLA), and Port of Long Beach (POLB), with the support of C40 Cities, recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a digital and green shipping corridor between Singapore and the San Pedro Bay port complex to support the decarbonization of the
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