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Another Indonesian court convicts a company of causing fires
2016-08-30 05:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Pulp and paper supplier PT Bumi Mekar Hijau has been declared guilty of causing fires in South Sumatra by an appeals court in the Indonesian province, reversing a decision that had been seen as a major setback to President Joko Jokowi Widodos campaign to prosecute fire-linked companies. Smoke from the fires on land controlled by PT BMH contributed to last years air pollution crisis which sent toxic haze billowing across the region and sickened half a million people. The plantation company claims...
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Hall Monitor: Putting Out Fires At Terminal 1
2016-08-30 01:49:29| PortlandOnline
Dirk VanderHart in the Portland Mercury, August 24, 2016
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North Korea test fires submarine-launched ballistic missile
2016-08-24 01:00:00| Naval Technology
North Korea (DPRK) has reportedly fired a KN-11 ballistic missile from a submarine towards Japan.
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How climate change is increasing forest fires around the world
2016-08-11 09:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche-Welle: Have wildfires increased globally over recent years? And if so, is global warming to blame? Research has illuminated this, along with what wildfires do to us and our environment, and which areas are most vulnerable. Are wildfires increasing around the world? Unusually large wildfires ravaged Alaska and Indonesia last year. This year, Canada, California and Spain have been devastated by uncontrolled flames, with Portugal and France as the newest victims of severe blazes. So, have wildfires...
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5 Ag stories: Phosphorus runoff, corn yields and stopping fires
2016-08-05 15:40:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Take a look at this week's 5 Ag stories for a look at a brave farmer who decides to fight a fire with his tractor and tillage tool and if we should worry about those ears of corn that lack kernels at the tip. read more
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