POHANG, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province will begin operating a generator that uses everyday waste to generate electricity starting next January. The city announced on Thursday that it has invested 153.4 billion won (US$137.1 million) to build the facility as part of a project that kicked off in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7. (Korea Bizwire) — Han Jung-su, a 30-something office worker in Seoul, arrives at his office with a smile. The first thing he does after a 40-minute drive in morning rush hour is check his car’s fuel mileage to figure out how much money he’s saved. “At first, I hesitated to opt for [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Environmental groups are calling for efforts to reintroduce otters to the ecosystem along the Han River, as such an initiative would signify the restoration of the natural ecology in the area. Five environmental groups including Green Korean United and the Seoul Federation for Environmental Movement jointly held a forum [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean officials have been successful in releasing smelt into Heaven Lake on Mt. Paektu. According to state-owned media reports, North Korean officials were able to confirm that the fish were indeed living in Heaven Lake, a year after they were released. According to the reports, North Korean researchers [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK) asked the South Korean government on Tuesday to expand the range of qualified test centers for automobile emissions. The ECCK, in the recently published 2018 ECCK White Paper, asked South Korean authorities to accept European authorization centers as viable test facilities [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Used batteries from electric buses operating in Seoul’s Mt. Nam area will be recycled into Energy Storage Systems (ESS) for the Seoul Energy Dream Center. ESS are used to store large amounts of energy for future use. The Seoul Metropolitan Government will hold a dedication ceremony for a hybrid [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — After voters in Taiwan approved a referendum to stop the phase-out of nuclear power, South Korean advocates of nuclear energy have started to speak out about having a similar public discourse surrounding Korea’s own planned nuclear phase-out. The South Korean government has officially said that it plans to go [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – With an increasing number of global corporations including Google, Apple and General Motors pledging support for RE100, a “global initiative uniting more than 100 influential businesses committed to 100 percent renewable electricity,” not a single South Korean company has yet to join the initiative. The initiative, which is led [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — An anglerfish recently caught near Buan, North Jeolla Province was found carrying a 20cm-long plastic water bottle in its stomach. Environment organizations called the discovery a “warning from the ocean,” stressing the need for “government-led measures to tackle plastic waste.” The Korean Federation for Environmental Movements’ (KFEM) North Jeolla [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea Co. removed plastic straws from local stores and replaced them with those made with paper Monday, in line with the company’s efforts to protect the environment. The move came after Starbucks began a trial run of paper straws at around 100 shops across the country in [...]