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Proposed coal plant threatens Critically Endangered Philippine cockatoo
2013-04-02 18:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The population of Philippine cockatoos on Rasa Island is booming. With the help of conservationists the population has gone from 25 individuals in 1998 to 250 today, representing a quarter of the world's total population (approximately 1,000 birds). More importantly, it is the only population that appears to be thriving. But conservationists say a 15-megawatt coal power plant by DMCI Power Corporation could change all this. "The proposed power plant has the potential to advance as the single-most...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical