The IBI 2010 International Biochar Conference is scheduled for 12-15 September in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More information is at www.ibi2010.org.
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ATTITUDES shown at Copenhagen by the world’s major per capita polluters namely the USA, Australia and China, demonstrated that the core thinking has barely changed since Kyoto 20 years ago.
Sure, the presentation is smoother, the denial less strident, and the opposition to change less aggressive; but behind the scenes it is clear that big [...]
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HOPE in a Changing Climate – the groundbreaking BBC documentary that shows how ecological damage can be reversed – may provide one of the key solutions to global warming and climate change, but only if it is adopted as a matter of urgency.
The 22-minute film shows how farming and over-grazing led to soil erosion on [...]
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JAKARTA ~ Indonesia’s government-owned Aneka Tambang (Antam) mining company is planning to construct a US$360 million 150 megawatt coal-fired power plant in Sulawesi.
Clearance of the site near its near its nickel mine in Pomalaa has been started and construction will begin as soon as a partner has been found, the company’s recently appointed new president, [...]
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JAKARTA ~ Far from moderating or halting deforestation, Indonesia is accelerating the pace of destruction, a new report said.
Greenpeace said on Friday it has discovered “fresh evidence of massive conversion of Papua’s intact ancient forest for palm oil plantation in the Lereh area of Jayapura district”.
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MANILA ~ The Philippines Department of Environment is recruiting law students who are being trained to prosecute violators of environmental law in the country’s 117 green courts.
“The recruitment of law students to assist in prosecuting environmental criminals is now underway through the Alliance of Law Students of the Philippines (ALSP),” the country’s environment and natural [...]
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AN AMERICAN company has started producing paper in commercial quantities without using tree pulp or water.
A spokesman for Gummed Paper of America (GPA), a Chicago-based firm established 70 years ago, told Green Assembly that their new product would make a “world of difference” in mitigating climate change and conserving water resources.
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TOYOTA Motor Corporation will make its advanced fuel cell hybrid vehicle available for leasing to Japan’s central and local governments and energy-related companies starting today (Monday). The first vehicle was delivered to the Environment Ministry this morning.
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