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Paper maker Stora Enso to slash 600 jobs
2013-02-05 16:48:19| Paper - Topix.net
Nordic paper maker Stora Enso Oyj says that despite strong fourth quarter earnings it will slash 600 jobs due to the weak European economy.
Transparent transistors printed on transparent paper: Flexible, green computers incoming
2013-02-05 12:50:08| Extremetech
Researchers at the University of Maryland, College Park have printed transparent transistors on transparent paper. The finished device is flexible, up to 84% transparent, and in theory this could be the first step towards green, paper-based electronics.
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Asia Pulp & Paper commits to end rainforest destruction
2013-02-05 11:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), the company at the centre of a decades-long campaign against its logging activities, has today committed to end all deforestation of natural forests. The company today published a new "Forest Conservation Policy" committing it to end development of all natural forested areas, including peat forests, improve its peatland management to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and work more closely with local communities and other stakeholders. Crucially, the stated strategy applies...
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Paper firm pledges to halt deforestation
2013-02-05 11:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The world's third biggest paper company has pledged to halt deforestation in Indonesia, and help to restore the habitats of the rare Sumatran tiger and orangutan, following a long-running campaign by environmentalists. Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) said on Tuesday that it would end the "clearing of natural forest" across its entire supply chain, with immediate effect. From now on, it has pledged to work to preserve "high conservation value" and "high-carbon stock" forests. The move marks a major...
Paper firm says to stop cutting Indonesia's natural forests
2013-02-05 01:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: One of the world's biggest pulp and paper companies said it would stop using timber from Indonesia's natural forests and only use trees from plantations in a drive that an environmental group said may be a milestone if the company keeps its promise. Tropical Indonesia is seen as an important country in the fight against climate change and is under international pressure to stop rampant deforestation and destruction of carbon-rich peatlands. Jakarta-based Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP), long...
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