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treehugger.com » TreeHugger - 8 hours ago
This is a short clip, but I love it. It combines so many of the things dear to my heart: Community-based solutions, renewable energy, and (of course) tofu. Yes, I’m a self-confessed tofu lover. Many may call me crazy …
Also tagged: alternative energy, renewable energy, biofuels
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Endangered Elephants and Tigers Get to Keep More of Their Sumatran Habitat Thanks to Government National Park Decisiontreehugger.com » TreeHugger - Aug 28, 2008 Sumatran tiger photo (not in wild, I might add): Silvain de Munck Most of the time when the subject of Indonesia and wildlife comes across my desk it tends to be about the dire plight of the Orangutan. Today brings … Also tagged: conservation, travel and nature, endangered species, deforestation |
mongabay.com » Mongabay.com news - Aug 28, 2008
Palm oil companies operating in Indonesia have rejected a proposed moratorium on clearing forests and peatlands for oil palm plantations, reports the Jakarta Post.
Also tagged: climate change, environment, agriculture, asia, forests, biodiesel, singapore, malaysia, forestry, biofuels, carbon credits, carbon offsets, palm oil, deforestation, rainforests, carbon sequestration, climate change politics, bioenergy, rainforest agriculture, avoided deforestation, carbon conservation, carbon finance, threats to the rainforest
asylum.com » Asylum - Aug 28, 2008
Filed under: Weird, News When we last checked in with Dede -- an Indonesian man infected by a virus that causes his limbs to grow bark-like protrusions -- he was hoping a new medical treatment might be able to improve …
journalism.co.uk » News from Journalism.co.uk - Aug 28, 2008
Indonesia's large conglomerate, The Lippo Group, is to launch the Jakarta Globe, an English-language daily newspaper.
Also tagged: international, launch, editors pick, large conglomerate, the lippo group, daily newspaper, jakarta globe
telegraph.co.uk » Telegraph News - Aug 28, 2008
When he accepts the Democratic nomination Barack Obama will have come a long way from the child who kept a baby crocodile and trapped dragon flies in an Indonesian swamp.
Also tagged: john mccain, barack obama, muslim, islamic, jakarta, democratic nomination, madrassah, barry soetoro
thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Aug 27, 2008
There was an earthquake at Flores region with the magnitude of 5.2 on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 02:59:37 (UTC)-Coordinated Universal Time and 10:59:37 AM local time , reported by the U.S. Geological Survey. The …
Also tagged: south asia, world, world news, earthquake, life style, eathquake indonesia, flores region, jarkarta, magnitude 5 2
nytimes.com » NYT > World - Aug 27, 2008
The government announced it would expand a national park on the island of Sumatra, which hosts endangered elephants and tigers.
Also tagged: elephants, endangered and extinct species, national parks monuments and seashores, forests and forestry
mongabay.com » Mongabay.com news - Aug 27, 2008
The British government should end subsidies for biofuels and instead use the funds to slow destruction of rainforests and tropical peatlands argues a new report issued by a U.K.-based think tank. The study, titled "The …
Also tagged: europe, energy, climate change, features, environment, agriculture, alternative energy, logging, environmental services, environmental politics, ethanol, coal, clean energy, forests, biodiesel, renewable energy, latin america, forestry, conservation, biofuels, carbon credits, carbon offsets, clean coal, palm oil, biodiversity, green energy, carbon trading, papua new guinea, environmental law, rainforests, carbon sequestration, climate change politics, bioenergy, redd, ecosystem services, ecological services, avoided deforestation, carbon conservation, carbon finance, payments for ecosystem services, bold and dangerous ideas that may save the world, conservation finance, ecosystem finance
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American Doctor Comes to the Rescue of “Tree Man”truemors.com » Truemors - Aug 27, 2008 Imagine an innocent cut on the knee leading to the nightmare of seemingly growing roots, and there you have the dilemma that faced Dede, an Indonesian fisherman, until University of Maryland’s Dr. Anthony Gasparri … Also tagged: health, science, hpv, lesions, extended family, nightmare, odd, roots, fisherman, university of maryland, freak show, warts, tree man, wart, hands and feet, gasparri, human papilova virus, rare genetic condition, synthetic vitamin |