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Amazon deforestation in Brazil drops 18% 2013/2014
2014-11-27 00:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Preliminary data released by the Brazilian government suggests that deforestation in Earth's largest rainforest slowed 18 percent over the past year. Figures published Wednesday by Brazil's National Space Research Institute (INPE) show that 4,848 square kilometers (1,871 square miles) of forest - an area about the size of the state of Rhode Island or the country of Brunei - were cleared between August 2013 and July 2014. That compares to 5,891 square kilometers in the year earlier period and represents...
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Deforestation dropped 18% in Brazil's Amazon over past 12 months
2014-11-26 23:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Deforestation in the Amazon rain forest dropped 18% over the past 12 months, falling to the second-lowest level in a quarter century, Brazils environment minister said on Wednesday. Izabella Teixeira told participants at a news conference that 4,848 square kilometers (1,870 square miles) of rain forest were destroyed between August 2013 and July 2014. Thats a bit larger than the US state of Rhode Island. The figures were down from 5,891 square kilometers (2,275 square miles) razed during...
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Unlocked Amazon Fire Phone Now $199
2014-11-26 22:03:40| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide
Even at a $250 discount, every phone comes with unlimited cloud storage and a full year of Prime.
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Amazon Spurs Couch Commerce With Thanksgiving Mobile Deals: Tech
2014-11-26 10:13:16| IT Services - Topix.net
Amazon.com and EBay are stepping up efforts to persuade tablet and smartphone users to shop from their couches this Thanksgiving Day instead of going to stores on Black Friday. George Wacker is fine with that plan.
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Amazon deforestation moratorium extended 18 months
2014-11-25 19:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The Brazilian soy industry has extended its deforestation moratorium for another 18 months. The moratorium, which was established in 2006 after a high-profile Greenpeace campaign, bars conversion of forests in Brazilian Amazon for soy production. Independent analysis has shown it to be highly effective - just prior to the moratorium, soy accounted for roughly a fifth of recent deforestation, while today its share is less than one percent. The moratorium's renewal had been in doubt. In January,...
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