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Our paradise lost: Revealed, the 492 native species driven to extinction

Articles: 3, Last update: Mar 11, 2010 2:07:00 AM, Start: Mar 10, 2010 11:29:00 PM

Sources: 3 , Peak: 40, Current rank: 79, Previous rank: 84, Change: +50%

Articles published more than 10 minutes ago

Independent body to review climate panel

smh Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:19:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) Environment[1]; emissions[1]; Climate Change[1]; climate change[3];

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Entities: Rajendra Pachauri[1]; Robbert Dijkgraaf[1]; Copenhagen Accord[1]; Jairam Ramesh[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1];

Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; Climate Change; Ecology;

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Ban Ki Moon said: "I have seen no credible evidence that challenges the main conclusions of that report,"

Rajendra Pachauri told: "In recent months we have seen some criticism. We are receptive and sensitive to that and we are doing something about it,"

Rajendra Pachauri added: "It is critically important that the science that we bring into our reports and that we disseminate on a large scale is accepted by communities across the globe,"

A respected international scientific body will review the UN's Nobel prize-winning climate panel, under fire for errors in a key report on global warming, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said....

Articles published more than 20 minutes ago

Legal action launched over Xstrata discharge

abc-au Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:15:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) Environment[1]; water quality[1]; Environmental[1]; Environmental Protection[1];

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Other categories: Ecology;

Mining giant Xstrata says it has been advised the State Government has begun legal action over the discharge of water from a north-west Queensland mine....

Happy Plumbers' Day --

trinidadexpress Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:11:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) waste[2]; polluted[2]; drinking water[3]; contaminated[1]; environmental[2];

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Other categories: Ecology; Communicable disease-Outbreaks;

In spite of Trinidad not having any significant rainfall for over the past 30 days, we are fortunate as there is still relatively easy access to clean drinking water even if we have to purchase it by the bottle. We can, however, easily end up in a situation where the water supply becomes polluted to.......

Renewable energy centre coming --

trinidadexpress Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:11:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) Paper[1]; Renewable energy[1]; paper[1]; sustainable development[1]; sustainable[1]; renewable energy[2]; climate change[1]; Renewable Energy[1];

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Entities: Trinidad Express[2]; Conrad Enill[1]; Dominic Kalipersad[1];

Other categories: Alternative Energy;

A Regional Renewable Energy Research Centre in Trinidad and Tobago is one step closer to becoming a reality....

Enill: Let DPP, CoP do their jobs --

trinidadexpress Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:11:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) Climate Change[1]; Renewable Energy[1];

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Entities: Conrad Enill[1]; Calder Hart[1];

PEOPLE’S National Movement party chairman Conrad Enill has said his party does not have the capacity to verify whether or not the documents purporting to show a family link between former UDeCOTT chairman Calder Hart and a company to which UDeCOTT gave a multi-million-dollar contract are authentic....

Articles published more than 30 minutes ago

AHEAD VANGUARD’S post-Amnesty dialogue : The imperatives of sustainable development in Niger-Delta

vanguardngr Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:04:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) sustainable development[1]; sustainable[1];

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Entities: Godwin Abbe[1]; Umaru Yar'Adua[6]; Bassey Ewa Henshaw[1]; Musa Yar[3]; Emeka Anyaoku[1]; David Mark[1]; Edwin Clark[1]; Umaru Musa[2]; Yar Adua[3]; Dimeji Bankole[1]; Goodluck Jonathan[1]; Wole Soyinka[1];

Watchers of the post amnesty programme truly heaved a sigh of relief when the Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan told the nation that his administration was determined to give more than lip service to the programme that resulted in the cessation of hostilities between the Federal Government and the restive youths in the Niger Delta region....

RI maps forests with satellite images

JakartaPost Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:01:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) forests[3]; satellite[3]; emissions[4]; Forest fires[1]; greenhouse[2]; Environmental[1]; CO2[1]; sustainable[1]; forestry[1]; forest[10]; Forest[1]; gas emissions[2]; greenhouse gas[2]; Forestry[1];

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Other categories: EU2020; Climate Action - general; Climate Change; Natural Disasters;

Indonesia is intensifying efforts to map forest areas nationwide using remote-sensing satellite technology, to maximize on their role in absorbing greenhouse gas emissions, a seminar has heard. Read More...

Ciremai deforestation blamed for floods

JakartaPost Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:01:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) Environmental[3]; Environmentalist[1]; forest[3]; environment-al[1]; forest fires[1]; soil[1]; environmental[1];

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Other categories: Climate Action - general; Natural Disasters;

Environmental damage in the catchment area around Mount Ciremai in Kuningan regency, West Java, is to blame for the floods that plagued Cirebon city and regency during the wet season, experts say. <<p> Read More...

Articles published more than 40 minutes ago

Стартует IV Дальневосточный конкурс природоохранной журналистики «Живая тайга»-2010

fedpress Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:55:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) экологических[3]; окружающей среды[1]; экологические[2]; экологической[2];

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Other categories: Ecology;

<p align="justify">В Год Тигра амурский тигр и сохранение мест его обитания - главные темы конкурса «Живая тайга»-2010, который в четвертый раз проводят природоохранные организации для журналистов юга Дальнего Востока и Камчатки. «На конкурс» - с такой пометкой во Владивостоке, в....

Articles published more than 1 hour ago

High pollution levels in central Hong Kong prompt health warning

earthtimes Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:33:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) air quality[1]; pollution[3]; Pollution[2];

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Hong Kong - Pollution in central Hong Kong reached high levels Thursday, prompting the government to issue a health warning. People with respiratory illnesses were warned to avoid long periods out of doors as roadside monitors at 8 am (0000 GMT) reac......

Bengkulu is bound to lose its forest areas

JakartaPost Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:15:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) Forest[1]; forests[5]; Environment[1]; sustainable[1]; forest[57]; forestry[1]; Forestry[9];

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Other categories: Ecology;

In response to requests by many governors in Indonesia for a review of forest areas, the government has just issued a government regulation on the changes of designation and function of forest area Read More...

Articles published more than 1 hour ago

Planned Electric Rate Increase in Los Angeles May Affect Solar Power

nytimes Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:11:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) environmentally[1]; renewable energy[4];

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Entities: Arnold Schwarzenegger[1]; Dan Schnur[1]; Jay Carson[1]; Antonio R Villaraigosa[1];

Proceeds from an electric rate increase would be earmarked for renewable energy purchases and programs....

Enill: Region’s carbon emission output negligible

Triniad-guardian Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:55:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) emissions[4]; Climate Change[1]; emission[4]; Renewable energy[1]; Climate change[1]; sustainable development[1]; sustainable[1]; marine life[1]; renewable energy[5]; climate change[2]; carbon dioxide[1];

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Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Conrad Enill[1];

Other categories: Alternative Energy; Climate Change; Ecology;

The Government made a significant move towards establishing a regional centre for renewable energy research in T&T when it hosted energy policymakers from the United States and other Caribbean territories at the Hilton Trinidad yesterday. Energy Minister Conrad Enill said the meeting was important.......

Scientists show how asteroid wiped out dinosaurs

ngrguardiannews Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:54:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) Environment[1]; environment[1]; acid rain[1];

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Entities: Joanna Morgan[1];

Other categories: Transport and Energy Security; Natural Disasters;

Thursday, March 11, 2010 Scientists show how asteroid wiped out dinosaurs T he new review of the evidence shows that the extinction was caused by a massive asteroid slamming into Earth at Chicxulub (pronounced chick-shoo-loob) in Mexico. The asteroid, which was around 15 kilometres wide, is believed.......

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Finnish investors eye Nigeria's energy sector

ngrguardiannews Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:54:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) waste[1]; environment[1]; biomass[1]; renewable energy[4]; environmental[2];

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Entities: Paavo Väyrynen[1]; Mathias Okwe[1];

Other categories: EU2020; Economic Forecasting-EU; Alternative Energy;

Thursday, March 11, 2010 Finnish investors eye Nigeria's energy sector From Mathias Okwe, Abuja I NVESTORS from the Republic of Finland are to invest in the energy sector in Nigeria, as part of efforts to assist the country boost its power base and jumpstart industrialisation in the country,.......

U.S. president hosts meeting on energy, climate at White House

ChinaPost Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:51:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) pollution-causing[1]; emissions[5]; greenhouse[2]; pollution[3]; greenhouse gases[2]; climate change[1];

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Entities: Sherrod Brown[1]; Jeff Bingaman[1]; Robert Gibbs[1]; John Kerry[1]; Judd Gregg[1]; Carol Browner[1]; Dick Lugar[1]; Susan Collins[1]; Barbara Boxer[1]; Jay Rockefeller[1]; Debbie Stabenow[1]; Maria Cantwell[1]; Lisa Murkowski[1]; Joe Lieberman[1]; Lindsey Graham[1];

Other categories: EU2020; Manmade Disasters; Climate Action - general; Climate Change;

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - U.S. President Barack Obama made a renewed push for a long-stalled climate and energy bill Tuesday, urging lawmakers at a White House meeting to pass a comprehensive bill this year....

Coast Guard: Icebreaker to be reactivated by 2013

newschannel5 Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:39:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) environmental protection[1]; climate change[2]; environmental[1];

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Entities: Thad Allen[1];

Other categories: Climate Change; Ecology; Transport and Energy Security;

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Thad Allen said: "the only surface presence this country has are the three icebreakers operated by the Coast Guard,"

After a $62 million overhaul, the Coast Guard will have its third icebeaker back in service in 2013, filling a critical need as the fleet takes on new responsibilities, the commandant of the service said Wednesday....

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RI, OZ agree on boat people, deeper ties

JakartaPost Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:30:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) Forest[1]; forest[1]; climate change[1];

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Entities: Bambang Yudhoyono[2]; Kevin Rudd[1]; Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono[4]; Dino Patti Djalal[1]; Tony Abbott[1];

Other categories: Human Trafficking;

After months of political battering it was an elating day for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as his hosts here lavished him with praise, ending with a standing ovation for his address to the Au Read More...

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Aiming for clean, green batik

JakartaPost Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:30:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) Environment[2]; waste[5]; environmentally[1]; emissions[1]; polluters[1]; CO2[1]; sustainable[9]; pollution[2]; environmental[6]; environment[6]; environmental-oriented[1]; chemical[2]; CO2 emissions[1]; polluted[1];

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Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Alternative Energy; European Enterprise News; UN Bodies;

Andrea Booth login , Contributor , Jakarta | Thu, 03/11/2010 9:09 AM | Features Cut the waste: Environment Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta (center) cuts the ribbon to inaugurate the Clean Batik Initiative program last week in Jakarta. JP/Andrea Booth The Clean Batik Initiative inauguration kicked off.......

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Уважаемые подписчики, доброе утро!

inform Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:25:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) экологической[1];

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Entities: Nur Otan[1];

Казахское национальное агентство Казинформ начинает передачу сообщений за четверг, 11 марта. Сегодня с Вами работают выпускающие редакторы: Ибрагимова Злиха Акимовна, Мусалаева Оксана Григорьевна - c 07.30 до 15.00; Абельдинов Нурлан Утешевич, Мухамедиярова Жанар Досмадияровна - с 15.00 до 21.00....

16,09 millions d’euros (M€) pour l’environnement ...

lalsace Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:20:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Environment) développement durable[1]; pollution[1]; pesticides[1];

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Entities: Adrien Zeller[1];

Other categories: Manmade Disasters;

16,09 millions d’euros (M€) pour l’environnement en 2010 : un petit budget au regard des 838 M€ de budget global (en baisse de 3,3 %). Mais un budget en hausse de 6,8 %, auquel il convient d’ajouter nombre d’actions inscrites à d’autres chapitres qui contribuent aussi à la réduction des gaz à effet de serre....

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