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In Indonesia Development of Cepu Oil Field Begins
August 10, 2009 06:34 AM - Ed Davies, Reuters
In Bojonegoro, Indonesia, development of a large oil field is likely to get the economy pumping. Oil production could start to flow from the huge Cepu field straddling East and Central Java later this month and eventually add millions of dollars to the coffers of local governments, as well as an influx of workers and a wave of new expectations.
Illegal Pangolin Trade Threatens Rare Species
July 20, 2009 09:41 AM - Ben Block, Worldwatch Institute
Chinese demand for the pangolin, a scale-covered anteater, is forcing the endangered animals closer to extinction, wildlife organizations announced last week.
"Extinct" Crocodile Claws Its Way Back to Survival
November 20, 2009 09:11 AM - Robert Carmichael, IPS
Conservationists searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center in Cambodia.
Buses May Aid Climate Battle in Poor Cities
July 10, 2009 11:14 AM - Elisabeth Rosenthal, New York Times
Emissions from vehicles in the booming cities of Asia, Africa and Latin America account for a rapidly growing component of heat-trapping gases linked to global warming. Rapid transit systems like Bogotá’s may hold a key to combating climate change.
Study finds forest conservation in Indonesia could be as profitable as palm oil plantations
June 5, 2009 12:01 PM - L A Times from MICHAEL CASEY, AP Environmental Writer
Selling credits for the billions of tons of carbon that are locked in Indonesia's tropical rain forests could be as profitable as converting these areas into palm oil plantations, a study released Friday found.
Space Agencies and Google Join Forces to Track Deforestation via Satellites
October 21, 2009 01:20 PM - Vanessa L. Bourler, ENN
Space agencies around the world are teaming up with Google Inc. and the conservation organization Group on Earth Observations (GEO) to annually monitor deforestation rates using satellite imagery. This data can be used to evaluate forest carbon stocks across the globe.
How Much Water Are You Really Using?
August 21, 2009 09:52 AM - Zachary Shahan , Matter Network
In the press release, titled "Wealthy world at woes from water risk elsewhere", the WWF examined Germany's "water footprint". They showed that only about half of the water Germany uses actually comes from Germany. Germany's water comes from all over the world. With climate change potentially (probably) drying up many areas of the world, it is not just sufficient to live in one of the places where that doesn’t accur.
Research reveals Pacific Ocean threats and solutions
May 28, 2009 10:31 AM - Lisbeth Fog, Science and Development Network
Center for Ocean Solutions report warns that, left unchecked, the Pacific Ocean faces threats that will render some coastal areas uninhabitable.
US Pressured to Help Fight Tropical Deforestation
October 19, 2009 11:44 AM - Ben Block, Worldwatch Institute
As the U.S. Senate prepares to debate its own climate change legislation, a chorus of politicians, businesses, environmentalists, and scientists is uniting to request that U.S. climate policy help tropical nations in Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia protect their forests. Known as the Commission on Climate and Tropical Forests, the group suggests that U.S. cap-and-trade legislation raise an annual $5 billion and $9 billion in public and private investments, respectively. Without forestry offsets, comparable domestic emissions reductions would cost the U.S. economy an additional $50 billion by 2020, the group estimates.
How the media is creating a climate for change
June 24, 2009 10:40 AM - R. K. Pachauri, Science and Development Network
The media has played a central role in spreading awareness on climate change over the past two years. I find this particularly satisfying because when I was elected vice-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1997, I highlighted the importance of outreach for disseminating IPCC reports as rich sources of scientific knowledge on climate change.