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Norway bans biofuel from palm oil to fight deforestation

Effie P — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 15:50:27 +0000

Palm oil is used in virtually anything, from food to make-up industry, and the rapid expansion of palm plantations comes at the expense of tropical ecosystems, native populations, land degradation and carbon emissions. Tropical forests are annually burned down to be replaced by palm farms in countries like Indonesia and Malaysia, which produce more than […]

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British Startup Uses Drones to Replant Forests

Mila Luleva — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 20:11:04 +0000

UK-based start-up proposes a high-tech solution to the extreme deforestation- replanting the forests with drones. We have told you here about numerous initiatives that have taken up the heavy task to monitor and prevent extensive and often illegal cutting of the world’s forest- some examples include the global forest watch, and Rainforest Connection. Unfortunately, the […]

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Giant Food Producer ADM Embraces No-Deforestation Policy

Satya Sivani — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 04:15:12 +0000

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) pledged to help stop Deforestation by committing itself to ‘build traceable and transparent agricultural supply chains that protect forests worldwide’. Their commitment is implemented through supply chain policies of palm and soy. They extended their commitment to improve both the crop quality in global supply chain and the lives of farmers […]

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Global Forest Watch Monitors Deforestation Almost in Real Time

Mila Luleva — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 11:33:45 +0000

Global Forest Watch is a new interactive online tool, which helps monitoring and management of world’s forest cover. Backed by Google, UNEP and USAid among others, the system shows data in near-real time. The importance of forest cover is incredibly high, especially when trees are one of the most crucial weapons we have against raising carbon […]

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A Machine that Makes Deforestation Easier: Do We Need This?

Benji Jerew — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:42:36 +0000

After writing the other day about deforestation and its disastrous effects on the environment, this video came to my attention. We know what shredders are, and they are nothing new. They come in all sizes, from letter size to car size, which makes it easier to reduce large things into smaller pieces which are easier […]

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Deforestation and Carbon Dioxide

Benji Jerew — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 21:10:02 +0000

Did you know that the average tree produces enough oxygen for ten people for a year, storing carbon dioxide in the process? Unfortunately, deforestation is destroying the very thing that’s keeping us alive on this planet. Years ago, “Stop Deforestation” was all the rage, that is, when the environmentalist movement was in full swing. Things […]

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The Seven Biggest Contributors to Climate Change

Benji Jerew — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 19:08:06 +0000

Climate change isn’t the work of one person over a short period of time, or even of a few people over decades. Thanks to the concerted efforts of billions of people over the last couple hundred years, climate change has become a recordable phenomenon, about +0.74°C between 1906 and 2005. Interestingly, it’s not simply a […]

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Biomass to Electricity – EPA Warned of Potential Issues

Danny Harper — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 06:50:45 +0000

The transformation of biomass to electricity was once considered a carbon neutral energy source. By allowing power plants to substitute natural fuel (biomass) in lieu of coal, they are able to avoid fossil-fuel carbon emissions. This has proven to be an egregiously misinformed strategy. With trees being half water by weight, they automatically come with less […]

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Starbucks Commits to Using Only Sustainable Palm Oil by 2015

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:52:02 +0000

Starbucks has pledged to use only sustainable RSPO certified palm oil in 100% of its products by 2015. Last week, Green Century Management announced that Starbucks will purchase all of the company’s palm oil only through sustainable palm oil suppliers who are certified. Green Century originally filed the shareholder resolution because of concerns that Starbuck’s […]

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Somalia Rapidly Becoming a Desert Due to Deforestation

Leigh Hutchens — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:16:36 +0000

Somalia is in trouble. Already an impoverished and war-torn country, Somalia is experiencing massive country-wide deforestation at an alarming rate. Population explosion and urbanization are the primary threats to the country’s environmental health. However, rampant deforestation is quickly exacerbating these environmental issues. Electricity is not an option for many Somalis since it is prohibitively expensive, […]

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Kenyan Forests Endangered by European Biofuel Crops, Local Protesters Say

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:05:25 +0000

Cutting down forests for the sake of planting zero-carbon biofuel crops is like fighting for peace - war will generate even more war. Kenya's Dakatcha Woodlands seems to face such an issue, since European companies seeking to harvest biofuel crops want to destroy the forest.

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Solar Cooking "Kyoto Box" Reduces Pollution and Deforestation

Cristi — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:30:51 +0000

Jon Boehmer, a Norwegian based in Kenya, developed a solar powered cooker that can reduce greenhouse gases at a large scale. The cardbox named the "Kyoto Box", costs 5 Euro($ 6,60) to make, and is designed for the usage of 3 billion people that use firewood as a heating source for cooking.

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