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Chevron Gets No Love From Andy Rooney
Chevron’s Ecuador problem forces Andy Rooney to drop the H-bomb… something he really, really, hates to do. WATCH IT HERE We love Andy Rooney and he gets mad at a lot of things (like iphones or Ali G). But now... Unilevers Appaling Enviromental Record
Further to my earlyer story regarding trade union descrimination, these Youtube videos show Unilevers appaling enviromental record. How Not to Increase Forest Cover
Malaysia seems to have found a clever way to increase forest cover: Plant more rubber trees. But if you have to clear virgin jungle to do it, this may not do planet earth any good. The news items may be long, but... The Frog, and Princes Charles, william, and Harry.
Everyday the words save our world come into play. Firstly the media are great at bringing us all up to date, when discussing the delicate issue of our beloved planet earth. Then there is the recent attempt of... Hydropower from East Malaysia's Bakun Dam to Feed Developed West
After being dogged by numerous delays since the late 90's Asian financial crisis and lack of a clear direction for completing this massive project - rainforests the size of Singapore will be flooded - the... Wrap-Up: Secretary Clinton's Digital Town Hall in Santo Domingo
This article is the second part of a two-part series covering some issues leading to the Fifth Summit of the Americas. It is also a follow-up from the preview of Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton's Digital... BC's trophy hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest
BC's Great Bear Rainforest has been saved, but the trophy hunting that takes place there every year has not been stopped like some advocates would have liked. Currently the BC province is still allowing hunters... BC's Great Bear Rainforest saved but what about trophy hunting?
BC's Great Bear Rainforest is going to be saved tomorrow, by the March 31st deadline, but what about the decision on bear trophy hunting in the area? The government is going to announce tomorrow a new approach to... 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... Amazon Rainforest could be 85% gone in 100 years
Scientists at the Climate Change conference in Copenhagen this weekend, deliver some alarming news for the Amazon Rainforest: a rise in 4 degrees will kill off 85% of the whole forest in the next 100 years. The fact... Rainforest ecosystem to be built inside giant dome at British zoo
A massive bio-dome is being planned at a British Zoo. The £90 million project will be called "Heart of Africa" and will be the only domed ecosystem in the UK." The bio-dome will be an African rainforest-themed sanctuary for a band of gorillas, a large troop of chimpanzees,... Seventeen New Species Discovered in Tanzania
The rainforests of the South Nguru Mountains in eastern Tanzania were virtually unexplored until the arrival of Michele Menegon, a researcher from the Natural Science Museum of Trento, Italy, in 2004. She... Proposed Rio slum barrier likened to Israeli security barrier
The slums of Dona Marta in Rio, Brazil, are encroaching too much on the famous Atlantic Rainforest that surrounds it, according to the Brazilian government, and their solution is to build a three-foot high wall... Poznan Stall Over Indigenous Rights
United Nations Climate Change talks currently taking place in Poznan, Poland, have yielded few results. Even topics that had been anticipated to be resolved quickly aren't being agreed upon. One such topic is...
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Lost City of the "Cloud People" Discovered in Peru's Amazon
" A lost city discovered deep in the Amazon rainforest could unlock the secrets of a legendary tribe. Little is known about the Cloud People of Peru, an ancient, white-skinned civilisation wiped out by disease and war in the 16th century. But now archaeologists have...
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