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China fires official in oil giant corruption probe
2013-09-03 16:03:22| Energy - Topix.net
The head of the commission that oversees China's major state-owned companies was fired Tuesday in a spreading corruption investigation that appears to be an effort by the country's new leaders to tighten control over government industries.
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China fires official in oil giant corruption probe
2013-09-03 15:18:06| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The head of the commission that oversees China's major state-owned companies was fired Tuesday in a spreading corruption investigation that appears to be an effort by the country's new leaders to tighten control over government industries.
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Indonesia: 500 fires rage across Sumatra
2013-08-30 00:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Nearly 500 fires are burning across the Indonesian island of Sumatra, raising fears that choking air pollution could return to Singapore and Malaysia. The fires, set to clear land for agriculture, are concentrated in Riau, Jambi, and South Sumatra provinces. Like the fires that charred the region two months ago, much of the burning is taking place on peat soils, making them difficult to extinguish. However unlike the June fires, which triggered severe air pollution warnings in neighboring Singapore...
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Indonesia Burning: Forest Fires Flare to Alarming Levels
2013-08-29 22:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
World Resources Institute: Fires were ablaze once more on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, reaching levels almost as high as those of June 2013, when neighboring Singapore and Malaysia were smothered by record-breaking smog and haze. NASA satellites registered a total of 734 high-confidence fire alerts in Sumatras provinces for the period August 22-27. Fire alert numbers declined significantly August 28-29. WRI analyzed the alerts as part of an ongoing series on the fires and haze. We found that, similar to the June fires,...
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Illegal Slash-and-Burn Fires Causing Smog Problem in Indonesia
2013-08-28 19:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Skies above Indonesia have been blanketed with smog as wildfires burn throughout its forests. Ignoring environmental laws, companies are using the practice of slash-and-burn to clear land for palm oil plantations. Not only do the illegal fires decimate rainforests and peatlands, they also fill the air with lethal levels of smoke, as seen in this NASA satellite image, taken on August 27th. Indonesia's pollution index hit a record-high 401 earlier this month; any reading above 400 is considered life-threatening...
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