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Indonesian logging giant pulls out of FSC certification scheme
2013-06-23 01:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Following a complaint filed by environmental groups, Indonesian forestry giant Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) has pulled out of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), an eco-labeling initiative for timber and other forest products. "On 14 June 2013, the FSC International received from our Asia-Pacific and China offices written requests by APRIL subsidiaries to withdraw their FSC certificates," said the FSC in a statement. "No reason for the withdrawal was offered." APRIL...
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Palm oil companies must come clean on Indonesian fire hotspots
2013-06-21 23:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenpeace: Greenpeace International analysis of NASA hotspot data in Sumatra over the past 10 days (11-21 June) has revealed hundreds fire hotspots in palm oil concessions that are owned by Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean companies. "Fires across Sumatra are wreaking havoc for millions of people in the region and destroying the climate. Palm oil producers must immediately deploy fire crews to extinguish these fires. But really cleaning up their act starts with adopting a zero deforestation policy,"...
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Hold ron Indonesian fires worsen, Singapore smog sets record
2013-06-21 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Military planes water-bombed Indonesian forest fires that worsened on Friday and blanketed neighboring Singapore in record levels of hazardous smog for a third straight day in one of Southeast Asia's worst air-pollution crises. As Singaporeans donned face masks and pulled children from playgrounds and Malaysia closed schools in the south, the deliberately-lit fires grew bigger in some areas. Whipped up by winds, the blazes added to fears over health problems and diplomatic tension in Singapore,...
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As Singapore Chokes on Indonesian Smog, the Losses Pile Up
2013-06-21 10:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Singaporeans are choking on fire-induced haze from Indonesia and are increasingly upset with their giant neighbor. Theres clearly a lot of frustration, a lot of anger here in Singapore, Simon Tay, chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, told Bloomberg TV today. Making things worse is the report of a dismissive comment from the Indonesian official in charge of handling the crisis. Singapore should not be behaving like a child and making all this noise, the Jakarta Post reported...
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Singapore pollution from Indonesian forest fires hits record levels
2013-06-20 12:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Singaporeans have been urged to stay indoors as smoky haze from forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia has worsened dramatically, causing unprecedented levels of air pollution. Singapore's pollutant standards index hit a record reading of 371, above the "hazardous" classification that can aggravate respiratory ailments. The previous record before this week was in 1997, when the index reached 226. The hazardous levels of pollution lasted for three hours before the index eased to 253 in the evening,...
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