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Contents Page Main Committee 2 President’s Foreword 3 Introduction to Earthlink 4 Solar Innovations 2003 5 Changi Beach Clean-up 6 Sungei Buloh Nature Park Trip 6 Night Safari Trip 7 Reforestation at Lower Pierce 7 Prelude And Environmental Week 2004 8 11th Executive Committee of <strong>EARTHlink</strong> NTU earthlings 2004 Eco Camp at Taman Negara 10 Recycling Bins Around Campus 11 Solar Innovations 2004 11 From Left to Right: Por Horng Woei, Tay Dongting, Choo Kok Boon, Liang Ying Shun, Sheila Yio, Chang Eng Kiat, Low Ying Ying, Fiona Lee Huifeng, Young Ming Ee, Tan Sheng Yang (President), He Jiajing, Vincent Cher, Lee Sin Han (Vice-President), Jason Lee http://www.ntu.edu.sg/studorgn/earthlink/ 2 EarthlinkNTU “If I change, the world changes...” MITA(P) No. 102/10/2003 earthlink@ntu.edu.sg President Tan Sheng Yang Vice-President Lee Sin Han Honorary General Secretary He Jiajing Honorary Treasurer Young Ming Ee Recycling Secretary Chang Eng Kiat Publicity Secretary Fiona Lee Huifeng Asst. Publicity Secretary Sheila Yio Peiling Publication Secretary Por Horng Woei Liaison Officer Vincent Cher Wei Ping Welfare Secretary Tay Dongting Project Co-ordinator Jason Lee Green Volunteer Network GVN (Nature Conservation) Liang Ying Shun GVN (Recycling) Choo Kok Boon GVN (Public Education) Low Ying Ying
president’s foreword Recently, much has been about “Sustainable Development”, yet how many of us truly understand its meaning? The guiding principle of sustainable development is: Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Many governments around the world are prioritizing on sustainable development, including our very own Singapore Government. Thus, it is high time for all of us to be concerned about sustainable development. Simply put, sustainable development is comprised of 3 fundamentals: Economy, Social, and Environment. It is only with the marriage and harmonious co-existence of these 3 attributes can we achieve sustainable development. Neither one can be lacking or be in excess. There must be a balance struck between them. And for the sake of our future generations, this balance has got to be attained soon. Thus far, Singapore has been faring pretty well in her economic and social developments. Standard of living has been rising, and Singapore has among the highest per capita incomes in the world. The city-state is a peaceful and safe one, with low crime rates and low possibilities of external threats. Having achieved much of the Economy and Social aspect, it is about time that we address the Environmental part. From my perspective, more public education is required. The infrastructure and facilities are already there. The general public should be taught to use them effectively as a way of life. I am aware that several people possess a wrong conception on Environmentalism. They think they know all about it, and they find it out-of-fashioned and boring. And the first thing that would come to their minds about being environmental will be recycling. Wrong. Being environmental is not all about recycling. There is more to it. The 3-R concept refers to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, in that specific order. First, we should try as much as possible, to cut down on the usage of our resource base. This will help reduce the wasting of unnecessary resources. Secondly, we should reuse as much as possible. For example: using unwanted papers for rough workings. Lastly, we should recycle materials instead of just throwing them away as waste. Recycling is the last resort. The 3-R concept will help greatly in waste minimisation, which is a major concern as space-constrained Singapore no longer has areas suitable as landfill sites. Throughout the year, Earthlink NTU has been trying actively to spread Environmentalism amongst NTU students and staff by means of events such as Outdoor Trips, Beach Clean-Up, Adopt-A-Bin Competition, Environmental Week 2004, ECO Camp 2004, and Solar Innovations 2004. Of special mention would be the Reforestation Programme and the ECO Camp 2004 where participants really had an eye-opening time. Apart from these events, Earthlink NTU has also played an important role in NTU’s recycling efforts. The recycling bins from Sembvisy have all been moved out to the more crowded bus-stops and the North-South Spines. Previously, one bin was assigned to each hall. As a result of bad placement, they were often misused. Now, more recyclables are being collected. Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my committee members for their undying efforts and unwavering commitment. Together, we have come far and achieved our aims. I hope that we will all carry on being advocates of our environment and help to protect it at all costs. I would also like to thank Earthlink’s teacher advisor, Dr. Wang Jing-Yuan, for his valuable advises and support along the way. I am certain that he will continue to support Earthlink NTU and bring it to greater heights. May there come a day when Environmentalism becomes our way of life, whichever path we take, know this: “If I change, the world changes…” Tan Sheng Yang President 11 th Executive Committee <strong>EARTHlink</strong> NTU 3
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