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Indonesian province of East Kalimantan imposes moratorium on deforestation
2013-02-02 03:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The Indonesian province of East Kalimantan has imposed a one-year moratorium on new permits for logging, mining, and oil palm plantations, reports Reuters. "We have applied this moratorium policy for new permits on forestry, mining and plantation since several weeks ago and it will last for a year," East Kalimantan Governor Awang Faroek Ishak was quoted as saying. "We will stop issuing new permits for forestry, mining and plantation business. However, companies that [obtained] permits before...
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Sanders: Vermont wind moratorium would impede efforts to combat global warming
2013-01-28 18:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Burlington Free Press: Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., urged the state Monday to reject a proposed moratorium on wind energy projects, saying such a move would provide ammunition for those determined to prevent national action to address global warming. The day after a moratorium was passed, the fossil fuel industry, would be advertising all over the country that even in progressive Vermont, environmentally conscious Vermont, they dont want to go fast on sustainable energy, they dont really believe that global warming...
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Forestry official: Indonesia should extend moratorium on new forest concessions
2013-01-15 20:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Despite opposition from the powerful palm oil industry, Indonesia should extend its two-year moratorium on new logging and agricultural concessions in carbon-dense peatlands and forests, said a top forestry official. Indonesia's moratorium, which is set to expire this May, was signed in 2011 under a $1 billion climate change mitigation agreement with Norway. The moratorium has made 14.5 million hectares of peatlands and forests off-limits to new concessions. It aims to encourage agricultural expansion...
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Tell Obama to Enact Immediate Moratorium on Fracking
2013-01-10 14:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Sign this petition to tell the Obama administration to enact an immediate national moratorium on high-volume, horizontal hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) while the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and independent scientific studies are completed on the impacts of fracking to the environment, climate and human health. Signing this petition automatically sends an email calling for a moratorium on fracking to the U.S. EPA, Department of Energy and Bureau of Land Management. This petition...
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Fracking Debate on NY Moratorium
2013-01-07 14:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The controversial use of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," that is behind the country`s natural gas boom has come under scrutiny in the new Hollywood drama, Promised Land, and met stiff resistance in New York state, where a four-year moratorium against the process could soon expire. Democracy Now! hosted a 30-minute debate on fracking with two opponents and two supporters. The discussion includes: Kate Hudson, watershed program director at Riverkeeper--New York`s Clean Water Advocate; Phelim...
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