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    Will 2010 see the world’s first Green president? - by frog



    About time, I’d say, and Brazil could be where it happens. Kennedy Graham received an email at the weekend quoting this article, Brazil’s Presidential Race Gets Interesting, from the Green Party of Brazil. Marina Silva: tree hugger and presidential candidate Marina Silva, a Senator and former environment minister in President Lula da Silva’s government, has decided [...] read more
    March 8, 2010 6:35 am - 5 Comments
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    Too much meat? - by frog



    There were some interesting articles over the weekend about meat farming. The New York Times warns that: Global demand for meat has multiplied in recent years, encouraged by growing affluence and nourished by the proliferation of huge, confined animal feeding operations. These assembly-line meat factories consume enormous amounts of energy, pollute water supplies, generate significant [...] read more
    January 28, 2008 11:48 am - 17 Comments
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    Amazon’s Aguinda vs Chevron Oil - by frog



    It seems after over 14 years in and out of US and Ecuadorian courts we are finally nearing the end of one of the most dramatic environmental court cases ever. For the last 14 years 30,000 indigenous people and Amazonian settlers have been trying to take a class action against one of the world’s biggest oil [...] read more
    November 19, 2007 4:52 pm - 1 Comment
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    Giant jungle pigs discovered just in time to become endangered - by frog



    Now, while in fiction frogs and pigs are known to have a good relationship, there are some pigs out there that abuse this trust. These feral Australian ones for instance enjoy a diet of native amphibians. So I was somewhat ambivalent to learn that Marc van Roosmalen, a Dutch scientist exploring the Amazon, has just [...] read more
    November 8, 2007 9:33 am - 2 Comments