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Peat: A Climate Threat, Rising From The Soil

washingtonpost.com | Andrew Higgins | Posted 11.19.2009 | Green


Peat, formed over thousands of years from decomposed trees, grass and scrub, contains gigantic quantities of carbon dioxide, which used to stay locked...

What's Up With the Rainforest: Stopping Rainforest Destruction Can Cut World Emissions By 17%

James Boyce | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green


James Boyce

Working with The Rainforest Alliance, we helped create The Rainforest NewsLadder. Every couple of weeks I will check in to see what's buzzing, and provide you with the latest news and media.

Indigenous Peoples Discuss Climate Change

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.22.2009 | Home


Indigenous peoples, who have been hard hit by the ravages of global warming, were gathering in Alaska Monday for talks on the impact of climate change...

Indonesia: New Orangutan Population Found

AP | ROBIN McDOWELL | Posted 05.13.2009 | World


JAKARTA, Indonesia — Conservationists have discovered a new population of orangutans in a remote, mountainous corner of Indonesia _ perhaps as m...

Malaysian Man Stabbed To Death For Hogging Karaoke Microphone

guardian.co.uk | Ian MacKinnon | Posted 01.05.2009 | World


A Malaysian karaoke enthusiast hogged the microphone for so long that people set upon him and stabbed him to death. Abdul Sani Doli refused to hand o...

Why do Oragutans Care About Global Warming?

Todd Carmichael | Posted 09.07.2008 | Green


Todd Carmichael

In short, the very events that are driving the Orangutan to extinction are the same that threaten our planet's climate.