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Palm oil deal undermines efforts resolve 25-year conflict in Sumatra

2013-10-16 00:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Local groups have called on the governor of Jambi province to cancel PT Asiatic Persadas permit after Wilmars sale of the company stalls IFC-mediated talks. Indigenous people in Indonesias Jambi province on the island of Sumatra have urged the local government to revoke the permit of PT Asiatic Persada, a palm oil company at the center of a more than two-decade-long land conflict. The call for government intervention comes just months after palm oil giant Wilmar, PT Asiatic Persadas former...

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Why Is Google working with a group that undermines climate change laws?

2013-09-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Fast Company: No one could accuse Google of ignoring climate change. For a time, the company pursued homegrown cleantech inventions, and lately has shifted to pouring investments into large renewable projects. Googles top executives have even lobbied directly for climate and clean energy policies in the halls of Washington. This track record is exactly what climate advocates are holding against Google now that the search giant is reportedly working with ALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council), a powerful...

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How the OPEC Cartel Undermines American Consumers and Business Operations

2013-05-07 10:20:06| Air Courier - Topix.net

If oil prices across the globe don't seem to square with what one would expect in a free market system, there's a reason for that.

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Crying wolf over disasters undermines future warnings

2013-02-06 19:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

SciDevNet: Disaster warnings can be fast, but how can we also ensure their accuracy and credibility, ask Rohan Samarajiva and Nalaka Gunawardene. The challenge with disaster warnings is to make the best possible decisions quickly using imperfect information. With lives and livelihoods at stake, there is much pressure to get it right. But one can't be timely and totally accurate at the same time. Only governments can balance these factors. No other entity can take on the responsibilities and attendant...

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