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Forest Recovery Programs in Madagascar

by Rhett Butler

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Orangutan guerrillas fight palm oil in Borneo

by Rhett Butler

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Nike, Unilever, Burger King, IKEA may unwittingly contribute to Amazon destruction, says Greenpeace

by Rhett Butler

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New delay hits human rights suit against Shell (AFP)

by Yahoo! News: Business - Energy & Oil Industry

A Shell petrol station logo. A pre-trial conference scheduled in the potentially landmark lawsuit brought by Nigerian plaintiffs against oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has been delayed until Wednesday, court papers show.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A pre-trial conference scheduled in the potentially landmark lawsuit brought by Nigerian plaintiffs against oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has been delayed until Wednesday, court papers show.


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Oil rises near 7-month peak after best month this decade (Reuters)

by Yahoo! News: Business - Energy & Oil Industry

In this July 14, 2008 file photo, a tanker makes it's way up the Houston Ship Channel near a refinery in Baytown, Texas. The Houston area is a hub for America's oil industry, contributing to the phenomenal growth of America's 'Sun Belt.' (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)Reuters - Oil prices extended their rally to near their highest in seven months on Monday, as dollar weakness, stock market optimism and sustained hope for economic recovery supported the market's best monthly gains in a decade.


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Destruction of Brazil’s most imperiled rainforest continues

by Rhett Butler

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Polluted, degraded ecosystems can recover in less than a lifetime

by Jeremy Hance

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Energy from pig slurry helps fight climate change (AP)

by Yahoo! News: Environment News

In this photo taken on Monday, May 11, 2009, pigs are seen in front of a biogas plant in Sterksel, south Netherlands. The 2,700 pigs on the farm that John Horrevorts manages yield more than ham and bacon. A biogas plant makes enough electricity from their waste to run the farm. The farm uses the electricity it needs and feeds the rest into the national grid, for which the government pays up to Û177 ($238) per megawatt as a green energy subsidy. (AP Photo/Ermindo Armino)AP - The 2,700 pigs on the farm that John Horrevorts manages yield more than ham and bacon. A biogas plant makes enough electricity from their waste to run the farm and feeds extra wattage into the Dutch national grid.


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After 400 years, beavers swim again in Scotland

by Jeremy Hance

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US responsible for 29 percent of greenhouse gas emissions over past 150 years

by Jeremy Hance

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