Tue, 03/06/2012 - 10:01 — Anonymous by CNNGo staffWhen most travelers think
of Singapore, glittering new casinos, delicious hawker food, pricey luxury
hotels, sanitized streets and a world-renowned airport spring to mind.
Well, now they can add "giant carbon footprint" to that list. According
to media reports citing the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Singapore had the
largest carbon footprint per head in the Asia-Pacific region in 2010. A hot
and heavy corporate sector fuelling the city-state's construction industry
–- including all those shiny new "eco-friendly" resorts and hotels -- is to
blame for the dubious honor. That, and residents' excessive consumption
habits. Quoted by numerous media, WWF president Yolanda Kakabadse said
Singapore "is a society that maybe is one of the best examples of what we
should not do. read more
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