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Indonesia moves to stop forest fire pollution as haze grips Singapore
2014-09-16 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Indonesias parliament on Tuesday voted to ratify a regional agreement on cross-border haze as fires ripped through forests in west of the country, choking neighbouring Singapore with hazardous smog. Officials in Singapore and Malaysia have responded furiously to Indonesian forest fires, which have intensified and become more frequent in recent years. Singapores air pollution rose to unhealthy levels on Monday as Indonesian authorities failed to control fires in Sumatra islands vast tracts...
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Scientists identify deforested idle land as source of Indonesia "haze" fires
2014-08-31 20:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A month after Singapore was shrouded in a thick haze produced by Indonesian fires in June 2013, scientist David Gaveau went to the source of the smoke in Riau province to survey the charred aftermath. News reports attributed the haze to slash-and-burn forest clearance to make way for oil palm plantations. But what Gaveau, a scientist with the Indonesia-based Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), discovered during his five days examining the still-smouldering ground on Sumatra island...
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Singapore passes trans-boundary haze act
2014-08-07 15:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Jakarta Post: The Singaporean Parliament has passed the 2014 Trans-boundary Haze Pollution Act , which will enable regulators to sue individuals or companies in neighboring countries that cause severe air pollution in Singapore through slash-and-burn agricultural practices. The act was first proposed in 2013 after a huge rise in the number of forest fires on the neighboring Indonesian province of Riau spread smoke to Singapore, adding to the city-states pollution levels. Global Director of Forestry Programs...
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EPA To Consider If Power Plant Adds To Park Haze
2014-06-26 04:33:15| Energy - Topix.net
The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to consider whether pollution controls at Xcel Energy's Sherco power plant are adequate for cutting haze over two national parks and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Indonesia: Severe haze last year could have influenced climate change survey results: DPM Teo
2014-04-14 10:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Channel NewsAsia: The severe transboundary haze which blanketed Singapore in June last year could have influenced the results of a recent survey on climate change, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said in Parliament on Monday. The survey, commissioned by the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS), showed that only 39 per cent of respondents felt taking action on climate change was their responsibility. This compared to more than 55 per cent who felt that way in a previous survey. Responding to a question...
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