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Hotspots expose gaps in Indonesia's forest moratorium

2013-06-24 05:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Eco-Business: Half the fire hotspots that are causing the severe haze in Singapore and Malaysia are in areas that should be protected by Indonesia`s forest moratorium, said Greenpeace International on Thursday. The environmental NGO said in a statement that half the hotspots detected between June 11 to 18 are in areas meant to be protected. This information comes after Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono extended the country`s forest moratorium last month, which aims to prevent new clearing of...

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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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Comcast Reveals Millions of Xfinity WiFi Hotspots

2013-06-11 04:04:23| Wireless - Topix.net

Now subscribers to Comcast will be able to gain total access to the World Wide Web outside their home environments.

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#HackChat: Hackers behind 'free Wi-Fi' hotspots

2013-05-10 08:50:37| Wireless - Topix.net

That free coffee shop or airport Wi-Fi signal you normally trust could be an evil twin, created by a hacker to steal your identity and other private information.

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