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Indonesia: Ecocide in action in Kalimantan Updated
2013-01-28 13:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: In Indonesia, the name for the island of Borneo is Kalimantan. It is the third largest island in the world, renowned for its lush tropical rainforests, one of only two strongholds for the intelligent, endangered orangutan. While eco-tourism in Kalimantan is a booming industry as people travel from all over the world to see orangutans in their natural habitat, so too is palm oil: the former depends upon intact ecosystems; the latter can only thrive by eradicating natural ecosystems. Recently,...
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Missoula City Council to hold hearing on climate change action plan
2013-01-28 06:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Billings Gazette: The city of Missoula wants to be carbon neutral by 2025, and it has a Conservation and Climate Action Plan to reach that goal. Climate change is a present and growing risk to Missoulas environment, economy, quality of life, and community, reads the the executive summary of the document. On Monday, the Missoula City Council holds a public hearing on the plan, which outlines the goal for city government, discusses ways to reach it, and sets up a team to monitor progress. The document, prepared...
PCIA Hails FCC Action to Accelerate Wireless Network Deployment
2013-01-27 08:42:45| Wireless - Topix.net
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 25 -- PCIA issued the following news release: Jonathan Adelstein, President & CEO of PCIA - The Wireless Infrastructure Association, released the following statement today in response to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's announcement of new Broadband Acceleration Initiative actions that clarify rules to speed wireless ... (more)
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Google's Transparency Report Serves as Subtle Call to Action
2013-01-25 19:29:07| TechNewsWorld
Governments around the world peppered Google with 21,389 information requests on about 33,634 users from July through December 2012. That represents a 2 percent year-over-year increase, according to Google's latest Transparency Report, released this week. The U.S. led the barrage, with 8,476 requests for information -- a 6 percent year-over-year increase.
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Environmental groups urge Obama to take executive action combating climate change
2013-01-25 17:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC News: During his inaugural address earlier this week, President Obama raised eyebrows by making a call for new action on climate change. "We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations,' he said. But given the tricky politics of climate change in Washington -- Democrats were unable to pass cap-and-trade legislation when they controlled both the White House and Congress -- environmental groups are urging the Obama...
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