1 Points

Big Oil Wreaks Havoc in the Amazon, But Communities Are Fighting Back (www.alternet.org)

This time it's not Chevron in Ecuador but Occidental Petroleum in Peru. And the local community has had enough of giveaways to corporate polluters.

Tags: amazon,peru,occidental petroleum,lawsuit,chevron,oil

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1 Points

Can charcoal save the world? (www.boingboing.net)

Biochar really is a promising product, but we're only beginning to understand how promising it might be, where it would be most useful and, even, how it works.

Tags: amazon,charcoal,biochar,agriculture,land use,carbon emissions

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1 Points

UN climate change claims on rainforests were wrong, study suggests (www.telegraph.co.uk)

The United Nations' climate change panel is facing fresh criticism after new research contradicted the organisation's claims about the devastating effect climate change could have on the Amazon... More

Tags: un,ipcc,nasa,amazon,rainforest,study,criticism,climate change

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1 Points

Science in the Amazon (innovations.coe.berkeley.edu)

The boys from the Amazonian orphanage decided to name themselves Los Científicos. The Scientists. It was a small but monumental achievement for Rick Henrikson and Richard Novak, two Berkeley... More

Tags: uc berkeley,amazon,future scientist,sustainable living,community outreach,peru

Submitted 10 days ago by sphillips on TheRainforest | 0 Comments |

1 Points

Rainforest pact: Brazil and the U.S. agree to cooperate (latimesblogs.latimes.com)

The United States and Brazil signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to slash greenhouse gas emissions from tropical deforestation, one of the main drivers of global climate change. The... More

Tags: rainforest,brazil,us,deforestation,climate change,amazon,redd

Submitted 11 days ago by sphillips on TheRainforest | 0 Comments |

1 Points

Deforestation Pushing Amazon to Its Ecological Limits (solveclimate.com)

Many of the Risks and Ecological Processes are Poorly Understood, Studies Warn.

Tags: deforestation,amazon,ecosystem,climate change,rainfall,ipcc,biodiversity,global warming

Submitted 23 days ago by sphillips on TheRainforest | 0 Comments |

1 Points

Audio slide show: Brazil's Juma Reserve (www.baltimoresun.com)

The Amazon's 'museum of nature' is being preserved through a program that rewards those who participate in rain-forest preservation.

Tags: video,amazon,brazil,juma reserve,rainforest,carbon project,carbon credits,land use

Submitted 25 days ago by sphillips on TheRainforest | 0 Comments |

1 Points

Peru: No Justice for Indians in Amazon Massacre (upsidedownworld.org)

Although the technical investigations cleared two of the indigenous demonstrators accused in the murders of 12 policemen during a bloody June 2009 clash between native protesters and the security... More

Tags: peru,amazon,rainforest,logging,mining,oil,protesters,demonstrators,human rights commission

Submitted 25 days ago by sphillips on TheRainforest | 0 Comments |

1 Points

Hydro dam construction rising worldwide (www.bclocalnews.com)

Following a slack period, construction of hydroelectric dams is undergoing a worldwide resurgence. In Africa, Asia and Latin America, hundreds of large dams are under construction or on the drawing... More

Tags: hydro dam,amazon,rainforest,brazil,envionmental laws,renewable energy

Submitted 28 days ago by sphillips on TheRainforest | 0 Comments |

1 Points

Second Hydrocarbon Boom Threatens the Peruvian Amazon (www.sciencedaily.com)

A rapid and unprecedented proliferation of oil and gas concessions threatens the megadiverse Peruvian Amazon. The amount of area leased is on track to reach around 70% of the region, threatening... More

Tags: peru,amazon,rainforest,hydrocarbon,biodiversity,oil,environmental impact,social impact

Submitted 29 days ago by sphillips on TheRainforest | 0 Comments |