On Thursday, Vietnam officially announced its participation in World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) 2010 Earth Hour Campaign for the second time. WWF's Earth Hour Campaign raises awareness and addresses global warming issues. Earth Campaign urges participants to simply switch off a bulb for one hour on March 27th for energy conservation. In 2009, Vietnam joined the cause for its … [Read more...] about Vietnam Announces Participation in 2010 Earth Hour
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Small Steps Taken to Curb Industrial Waste as Pollution in HCMC Worsens
11.25.09 – Ho Chi Minh City’s (HCMC) officials inspected 345 businesses in early November and subsequently ordered shutdown of power to 51 businesses when inspectors discovered that wastewater and exhaust gas at those firms were at least more than five times above legal limits for normal waste and three times for harmful waste. According to Thanh Nien News, the Department of … [Read more...] about Small Steps Taken to Curb Industrial Waste as Pollution in HCMC Worsens