March 12, 20150Comments

Burma govt puts forests at risk

A new report reveals that the Burmese government has allocated at least 5.2 million acres and plans to allocate another 11 million acres of Southeast Asia’s last remaining...

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March 9, 20150Comments

Energy giant’s bleak outlook is 25% rise in CO2

The British-based oil and gas “supermajor” BP says it expects global emissions of carbon dioxide to rise by a quarter in the next 20 years, writes Alex Kirby. It may come as a...

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March 5, 20150Comments

The palm oil dilemma

By Natalie Kyriacou – Flying over Sabah, in East Malaysian Borneo there stands row after row of palm oil plantation, engulfing the countryside and swallowing the rich...

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February 26, 20150Comments

Taiwan indigenous activists win legal battle against resort developer

By Glenn Smith – In Taiwan, ‘Oppose Meiliwan’ has been the battle cry of a wide-ranging coalition of eco-activists, Indigenous rights groups and everyday...

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February 25, 20150Comments

Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline

Following years of fierce environmental campaigning by a grassroots movement against the monied fossil fuel industry, US President Barack Obama on Tuesday vetoed a...

February 20, 20150Comments

The Blackfish Effect

By Natalie Kyriacou – In 2013, the controversial documentary film, Blackfish, premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, sending shockwaves throughout the world. The...

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February 15, 20150Comments

Thousands march across Canada for justice for indigenous women

On National Day of Action for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, protests took place across Canada and in U.S., writes Deirdre Fulton for Common Dreams. Marches took place...

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February 15, 20150Comments

Power brokers’ chains hold back forests protection

UK thinktank says inaction by the ‘Forest 500’ means global efforts to end deforestation by 2030 are not keeping pace with the rate of destruction, writes Alex Kirby. The...

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February 15, 20150Comments

Solar lamps offer brighter future for African families

A major milestone on the road to ridding Africa of polluting and dangerous kerosene lamps has been passed with the sale of solar lights reaching 1.5 million, writes Paul...

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February 8, 20150Comments

Book Review: This Changes Everything

Naomi Klein’s latest book, This Changes Everything, is based on the premise that capitalism is the cause of the climate crisis, and to avert catastrophe, capitalism must go....

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February 8, 20150Comments

Climate cranks up extinction threat to Borneo mammals

Endangered species in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots face even greater danger as climate change adds to loss of habitat caused by deforestation, writes Tim Radford....

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February 5, 20150Comments

Greenland’s hidden meltwater lakes store up trouble

Scientists find evidence of vast “storage tanks” of water deep below the melting Greenland ice sheet that could have a major effect on sea level rise, writes Tim Radford. One...

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