The word “cattle,” for most of us, is the antithesis of exotic; it’s familiar like a family member one’s happy enough to ignore, but doesn’t really mind having around. Think for a moment of the names: cattle, cow, bovine…likely they make many of us t…
02.01.2012
Categories: animal behavior, Australia, borneo, burma, Cambodia, camera trapping, cryptic species, environment, forgotten species, global warming, greenhouse emissions, Home Wind Power, in-situ conservation, Indonesia, jeremy hance, laos, logging, Malaysia, Mammals, monocultures, Myanmar, plantations, poaching, protected areas, pulp and paper, rainforest, rainforest animals, rainforest conservation, rainforest destruction, rainforests, rubber, saving species from extinction, Solar Power, Solar Power Generation, southeast asia, Thailand, threats to rainforests, threats to the rainforest, tropical forests, Vietnam, Wind Power, Wind Power Generation | Add a Comment
01.28.2012
Categories: Africa, Australia, Breaking News, Cetaceans, dugongs, Endangered and Extinct Species, environment, Fish and Other Marine Life, fisheries, Fishing, Commercial, global warming, greenhouse emissions, Gulf of Guinea, Home Wind Power, Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Mammals, marine mammals, Myanmar, oceans, Politics and Policy, Read, Andrew, Research, Solar Power, Solar Power Generation, Sri Lanka, wildlife conservation, Wildlife Conservation Society, Wind Power, Wind Power Generation | Add a Comment
Rising human consumption of marine mammals in tropical regions poses a threat to animals like the dugong, which is similar to a manatee, and the Atlantic humpback dolphin, researchers write.
01.11.2012
Categories: burma, Bushmeat, China, China logging, china's demand for resources, critically endangered species, environment, forestry, forests, global warming, greenhouse emissions, Home Wind Power, jeremy hance, logging, monkeys, Myanmar, primates, rainforest, rainforest animals, Rainforest deforestation, rainforest destruction, rainforest logging, rainforests, roads, saving rainforests, saving species from extinction, Solar Power, Solar Power Generation, southeast asia, species discovery, threats to rainforests, threats to the rainforest, trapping, Wind Power, Wind Power Generation | Add a Comment
In 2010 researchers described a new species of primate that reportedly sneezes when it rains. Unfortunately, the new species was only known from a carcass killed by a local hunter. Now, however, remote camera traps have taken the first ever photo of th…
01.10.2012
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The discovery appears to brighten prospects for Norway’s industry, which had not had much luck exploring in the Barents Sea until recently.
12.23.2011
Categories: activism, Africa, Amazon, amazon conservation, amazon destruction, Amazon rainforest, arctic, bold and dangerous ideas that may save the world, Bolivia, borneo, Brazil, Britain, burma, climate change policy, climate change politics, climate science, corporate environmental transgressors, crime, deforestation, Drought, east africa, environment, environmental activism, Environmental Politics, Famine, food crisis, forest people, forestry, forests, global warming, global warming mitigation, governance, greenhouse emissions, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Greenland-Arctic, Home Wind Power, Hydroelectric Power, hydropower, impact of climate change, Indigenous People, indigenous rights, Indonesia, jeremy hance, law enforcement, Malaysia, Mammals, marine crisis, migration, Myanmar, North America, Norway, obama administration and the environment, ocean crisis, oceans, oil spills, overpopulation, Parks, poaching, population growth, protected areas, protests, pulp and paper, rainforest, rainforest conservation, Rainforest deforestation, rainforest destruction, rainforest people, rhett butler, roads, Russia, saving rainforests, saving species from extinction, saving the amazon, Sharks, Solar Power, Solar Power Generation, somalia, South America, tanzania, threats to rainforests, threats to the amazon, threats to the rainforest, traditional chinese medicine, traditional medicine, traditional medicines, tribal groups, tribal people, tropical forests, United Nations, water crisis, water scarcity, Wind Power, Wind Power Generation | Add a Comment
Many of 2011′s most dramatic stories on environmental issues came from people taking to the streets. With governments and corporations slow to tackle massive environmental problems, people have begun to assert themselves. Victories were seen on four co…
12.15.2011
Categories: biodiversity, biodiversity crisis, burma, Cambodia, China, deforestation, development, environment, forests, global warming, greenhouse emissions, herps, Home Wind Power, impact of climate change, jeremy hance, lao pdr, laos, Mammals, Myanmar, poaching, rainforest, rainforest animals, rainforests, river, Solar Power, Solar Power Generation, southeast asia, species discovery, Thailand, threats to rainforests, threats to the rainforest, traditional chinese medicine, traditional medicine, Vietnam, wildlife trade, wildlife trafficking, Wind Power, Wind Power Generation | Add a Comment
Last year researchers scoured forests, rivers, wetlands, and islands in the vanishing ecosystems of the Mekong Delta to uncover an astounding 208 new species over a twelve month period. A new report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) highlights a …
11.07.2011
Categories: Africa, burma, China, china's demand for resources, China's Environmental Problems, environment, global warming, greenhouse emissions, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, greenwashing, Home Wind Power, Hydroelectric Power, hydropower, jeremy hance, Myanmar, Solar Power, Solar Power Generation, southeast asia, Wind Power, Wind Power Generation | Add a Comment
China is currently involved in 289 hydroelectric projects worldwide, as reported by International Rivers. Most of the dams are built for hydropower, and over half are considered ‘large’ projects. The list includes completed dams, one currently under co…
10.05.2011
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Large-scale opposition has pushed the Myanmar government to suspend construction of a massive Chinese dam. Being built on the confluence of the Mayhka amd Malihka rivers at the head of Irrawaddy River, the Myitsone Dam would have created a reservoir th…
10.02.2011
Categories: Air Pollution, Alternative Energy, biodiversity, Breaking News, burma, China, Department of Energy, Emissions Reduction, Energy Business, Energy Politics, environment, Environmental Politics, fisheries, Fukushima Daiichi, General Pollution, global warming, greenhouse emissions, Home Wind Power, hydroelectric dams, Irawaddy River, Myanmar, Myitsone Dam, peat bogs, Politics and Policy, Russia, Solar Power, Solar Power Generation, Water Quantity, Wind Power, Wind Power Generation | Add a Comment
Diplomatic cables indicate that the United States aided opponents of a dam on the Irrawaddy River, a newspaper reports.
10.01.2011
Categories: China, environment, global warming, greenhouse emissions, Home Wind Power, Hydroelectric Power, Levees and Dams, Myanmar, Politics and Government, Solar Power, Solar Power Generation, Wind Power, Wind Power Generation | Add a Comment
Bowing to public pressure, the Myanmar government halted the Myitsone dam project, which was led by a state-owned Chinese company.
