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March 31st deadline to save BC's Great Bear Rainforest approaches

Three years ago the BC government made a promise to save what is known as 'the Great Bear Rainforest'; an area of old-growth trees in British Columbia that is playing key role in the ability to prevent climate...

Boy Scouts Organization Favours Cash Over Environment

When the words "boy scout" come to mind, we often envision young gentlemen helping old ladies across the street, learning how to tie complex knots, camping and fishing. For a long time, Boy Scouts have represented...

Are the tar sands the sub prime investments of the oil biz?

That is the question following a report put out by Greenpeace but backed by some heavy hitters in the investment business."A new report by Greenpeace UK was released internationally today, warning of increasing...

SpeedDate Hijacks Facebook Users With A Bait And Switch

"SpeedDate, the online dating site that throws singles in a series of rapid dating sessions, has hijacked over 500,000 users from at least three Facebook applications. Users are logging on to Facebook to find that the applications they’ve had installed for months have been...

Illegal Logging in Europe

Illegal logging is plaguing countries like Brazil, Congo or Indonesia. It is the even uglier side of deforestation, with which criminals are not only killing the planet and destroying communities, but they’re...

Clayoquot partnership rotting away

Mark Hume covers off many questions several Now Public readers had regarding the position of First Nations, Enviros and the community in general." BARRICADING THE FORESTS Clayoquot partnership...

Enviros Lay Down Hesquiat Ultimatum

Remember Clayoquot Sound?  British Columbia Vancouver Island?  Whatever side you were on get ready.Who would have ever thought this could be re-visited.  The Clayoquot Sound area is a UN...

RI, Kl Agree To Enhance Ties Through Epg

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, both of you as a leader should more communication.." The seven EPG members from Indonesia are Gen (ret) Try Sutrisno, former vice...

Today is Paul Bunyan Day

Today is officially Paul Bunyan Day, so celebrate everything big today!"Paul Bunyan was a gigantic lumberjack of American Folklore. According out folklore, Paul Bunyan and his blue ox "Babe" lived and...

Mac Trojan in the Wild: Tempest in a Teapot

OSX.Leap.A: This is the first Mac OSX trojan that I've heard of in the wild, though Symantec rates it as low-risk. This is a step beyond proof-of-concept, though it can't really do anything without direct user...

First Nations Rally In A Gathering of Mother Earth's Protectors

A rally message to Dalton McGinty: First Nations have the right to say no to mining and clear-cut logging on their land. With the smell of burning sweet grass and the sound of beating drums, over a thousand First...

North Sumatra`s Walhi reports forest conversion to anti-corruption body

"North Sumatra`s WALHI Executive Director Job R Purba said that PT Ondop Perkasa Makmur had received a business use rights (HGU) permit from the National Agrarian Body (BPN) to conduct logging activities and oil palm tree planting on a forest area covering 8,000 ha in South...

Indonesia losing US$16 bln per year by natural resources theft

"Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said Indonesia`s natural resources which were stolen each year reached a total value of US$16 billion."We have been losing 16 billion dollars every year since 2004," the minister said after planting a `sawo` tree within the Military Academy...

RI is "environmental superpower": US envaoy

"In observance of Earth Day, US Ambassador to Indonesia Cameron R. Hume has written an article titled "Indonesia: Environmental Superpower". Following is his article sent to ANTARA on Tuesday:Anyone who happened to go by the U.S. Embassy over the past few days might have...

RI soldiers find evidence of illegal logging by Malaysians

"The evidence found by members of an army unit guarding the land border with Malaysia from the Siding Post consisted of a bulldozer bearing the Caterpillar brand and 83 logs each 12 meters long and 50 cm in diameter as well as bulldozer tracks crossing the border, chief...

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