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• Indonesia suspends climate polluter’s licence to destroy rainforest

  
  ecoficial — Authority: 112
  Greenpeace welcomed today’s decision by Indonesia’s Forest Minister, Mr. Zulkifli Hasan, to temporarily stop paper giant Asia Pacific Resources International Holding Limited (APRIL) from destroying the carbon-rich forest peatlands of Indonesia’s Kampar Peninsula, Sumatra, pending a review of the company’s ...
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• Baby orangutan brings hope for habitat protection

  
  World Zoo Today — Authority: 146
  Article from: PerthNow PERTH Zoo’s newest addition to the orangutan enclosure made her public debut today as the face of a campaign to help save her species. Perth Zoo Chief Executive Officer Susan Hunt said the birth of the female orangutan on October 20 was cause for celebration but the community needed to be ...
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• Philanthropy’s Place in Travel

  
  Where's the Travel Answer Man — Authority: 427
  Elevate Destinations has announced the launch of theme based donor travel for independent philanthropists interested in exploring and investing in issue-specific areas. The trips will focus on such issues as:. Coastal and marine preservation. Rainforest conservation. Cultural survival. Water scarcity. HIV/Aids ...
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• Kangas!

  
  Wasted Days And Wasted Nights — Authority: 126
  Finally we got to see kangaroos in Kuranda.  Not only did we get to see them but we got to feed them and touch them and be chased by them.  They are very docile and petting them feels a little like petting a German Shepherd. Tony has the pictures of me feeding them because he took them with his camera so if I get ...
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• GIBSON GUITAR Factory Raided by Fish and Wildlife Service Agents

  
  Music News Net — Authority: 129
  MUSIC NEWS  - Gibson Guitars factory in Nashville, TN was raided this week by local police and federal agents over the companys alleged use of rainforest wood used in the manufactuing of its guitars.  The agents seized wood, guitars, computers and boxes from the Gibson facitity. Reports are that the factory ...
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• GIBSON GUITAR Factory Raided by Fish and Wildlife Service Agents

  
  Sell Off Music — Authority: 165
  MUSIC NEWS - Gibson Guitar’s factory in Nashville, TN was raided this week by local police and federal agents over the company’salleged use of rainforestwood used in the manufactuing of its’ guitars. The agents seized wood, guitars, computers and boxes from the Gibson facitity. Reports are that the factory ...
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• Bright & Early: Well Runs Dry Edition

  
  Nashvillest — Authority: 476
  Good morning, Nashville. Lest we start thinking that our 10.5% unemployment rate comes without a price, Governor Phil told state lawmakers yesterday that another hike in unemployment tax is just around the corner . The first increase was enacted earlier this year to help ensure that the state’s unemployment fund ...
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• Bird’s Eye View–Australia

  
  Wasted Days And Wasted Nights — Authority: 126
  One of the other things Tony and I really wanted to do was to go to the rain forest in the mountains next to Cairns (pronounced Canz by locals).  Tony found a way to maximize the experience.  We booked a trip on the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway from outside of Cairns to the top of the mountain in Kuranda.  It’s a ...
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• Deforestation emissions should be shared between producer and consumer, argues study

  
  Mongabay.com News — Authority: 141
  Under the Kyoto Protocol the nation that produces carbon emission takes responsibility for them, but what about when the country is producing carbon-intensive goods for consumer demand beyond its borders? For example while China is now the worlds highest carbon emitter, 50 percent of its growth over the last year was ...
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• Oil palm workers still below poverty line, despite Ministers statements

  
  Mongabay.com News — Authority: 141
  On October 19th, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok told parliament that oil palm harvesters and rubber tappers are living above Malaysias national poverty line, according to a story in the Malaysian Insider . But now representatives of the workers are saying Dompok lied.
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• Gibson CEO Takes Leave Of Absence From Rainforest Group While Feds Investigate Imported Wood [Investigations]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 789
  When agents raided Gibson Guitars manufacturing facility earlier this week, some articles pointed out that the companys CEO Henry Juszkiewicz was on the board of the Rainforest Alliance, a group that certifies businesses to sell their goods under an environmentally sustainable label. Now the group has postponed its ...
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• Here be snakes

  
  A Snail's Eye View — Authority: 121
  When I lived in Townsville, one of my colleagues asked me to identify a snake shed seen in her garden. She described it as being brown and having a piercing stare. This didnt narrow it down much. We decided that whatever the species, it was best to steer clear. Brown-coloured snakes in Townsville are never good news. ...
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• Patrick Nadeau’s Rainforest adds new life to your living space

  
  Green Diary — Authority: 443
  Here is a beautiful installation that will give new life to your dwelling. Designed by Patrick Nadeau, the interesting fixing called the “Rainforest” consists of hanging domes enclosed in living plants. The French designer who has exhibited his creativity through this ingenious creation designed for Italian brand ...
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• Video - Princes Rainforest Project - Prepare for Crash Landing!

  
  Sustainable Living — Authority: 127
  "This clip explains what is happening to the planet as a result of rainforest deforestation. Using images and graphics this film explains the importance of the forests and why we must stop destroying them before its too late. "
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• Jungle adventure Part 1.

  
  CERCOPAN — Authority: 110
  by Sylvain Lemoine, Mona Research Coordinator, My work trekking all day in the rain-forest can already be rather extreme, so the idea of spending three days and three nights in the middle of the deep forest seemed like a big adventure. During the weekend of the 11 th of October 2009, I undertook a preliminary ...
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• Gucci’s Signature Stripe Just Got A ‘Lil Cooler And Greener

  
  Green Grown and Sexy — Authority: 127
  I never thought I would see this day but now that it’s here, let’s join arms in an interlocking G formation.Gucci has joined forces with the Rainforest Action Network and decided to stop using paper from Indonesian rainforests and plantations as well as avoiding the suppliers Asia Pulp and Paper.“Standing ...
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• Z as in Zoe

  
  Authspot — Authority: 560
  Zoe or Zoé when are you going to open the doors again to the rainforest to visit the friends main companions who tell to us how friendship chaine is also going to
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• Get the Good Green Hat!

  
  Tree Hugging Family — Authority: 421
  Disposable plastic bottles = bad. A hat made from 100% post-consumer recycled water bottles = Good Green Hat by renowned green-designer Susan Todd. Just in time for winter and the holidays , a very nice and soft fleece hat that not only will keep your head warm, but also give planet earth a hug. Plus, it’s ...
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• Conservationists do ‘deal with the devil’ to save orang-utans

  
  World Zoo Today — Authority: 146
  Agreement sought with palm-oil industry to create ape-saving forest corridors By Lewis Smith Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/ Wildlife campaigners have made “a deal with the devil” in a bid to save the orang-utan from being driven into extinction. They have teamed up with the palm-oil industry, widely ...
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• Guest Blogger & Arborist Katy on the Spiritual Side of Trees

  
  Garden Coach Providing Free Garden Help | GardenHelp.org — Authority: 116
  Guest Blogger Katy Krokower on a few reasons to appreciate trees…oh to have a chance to climb a tall, tall tree and find some peace there: So, I missed the boat blogging about trees on Climate Change Day but hey, there’s really no time like the present to remind you what they are doing for you [...] ©2009 ...
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