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Google helps protect Amazon rainforest Google helps protect Amazon rainforest Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 10, 2007 Google is working with an indigenous tribe deep in the Amazon rainforest to…

Scientists to investigate Bigfoot sighting in India Scientists to investigate Bigfoot sighting in India Indian authorities promise further study into dubious claims mongabay.com June 10, 2007 Indian authorities will conduct…

Chinese demand drives global deforestation Chinese demand drives global deforestation By Tansa Musa Reuters June 10, 2007 NGAMBE-TIKAR, Cameroon (Reuters) - From outside, Cameroon's Ngambe-Tikar forest looks like a compact,…

Brazil debates $11B Amazon dam project Dispute rages over Brazil dam project By Larry Rohter International Herald Tribune June 10, 2007 PORTO VELHO, Brazil: The eternal tension between Brazil's need…

First park established in Russian Far East First park established in Russian Far East mongabay.com June 8, 2007 Russia has established the first national park in the far eastern part…

Sharks do not win CITES protection Sharks do not win CITES protection mongabay.com June 8, 2007 Two endangered species of sharks failed to win protection at the Convention on International…

Archer Daniels Midland announces biodiesel plant start date in the Amazon Archer Daniels Midland announces Amazon biodiesel plant start date mongabay.com June 8, 2007 Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) plans to…

Amazon tribe blocks major Brazilian highway Amazon tribe blocks major Brazilian highway mongabay.com June 8, 2007 Indigenous Amazonians have blocked a major highway in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso…

Largest Solar Thermal Power Plant Built in 16 Years Goes Online Largest Solar Thermal Power Plant Built in 16 Years Goes Online SCHOTT North America press release June 8, 2007…

Amazon deforestation rates fall 89% in Mato Grosso state for April 2007 Amazon deforestation rate falls 89% for April 2007 mongabay.com June 8, 2007 Deforestation rates fell by 89 percent…

Dorothy Stang fought for social equity in the Amazon Amazon nun's brother speaks about her murder: Dorothy Stang fought for social equity in the Amazon David Stang June 7, 2007…

Nobel prize winner debates future of nuclear power Nobel prize winner debates future of nuclear power Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 7, 2007 Two renowned energy experts sparred in a…

Tyrannosaurus rex was slow Tyrannosaurus rex was slow mongabay.com June 7, 2007 Tyrannosaurus rex was a slow, lumbering beast according to new research published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology.…

Logging roads rapidly expanding in Congo rainforest Logging roads rapidly expanding in Congo rainforest mongabay.com June 7, 2007 Logging roads are rapidly expanding in the Congo rainforest, report researchers who…

Japan and Iceland defeated on pro-whaling initiative Japan and Iceland defeated on pro-whaling initiative mongabay.com June 7, 2007 Japan and Iceland failed in their latest attempts to lift regulations protecting…

Dirty snow may warm Arctic as much as GHG emissions Dirty snow may warm Arctic as much as GHG emissions mongabay.com June 7, 2007 Dirty snow from soot and forest…

Jumbo squid invasion in California Jumbo squid invasion in California mongabay.com June 6, 2007 Thousands of Jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas) squid are appearing off the coast of Southern California, according…

U.S. refuses to talk global warming cuts at G8 summit U.S. refuses to talk global warming cuts at G8 summit mongabay.com June 6, 2007 President Bush said he opposed setting…

Fashion trends push rhinos toward extinction Fashion trends push rhinos toward extinction mongabay.com June 6, 2007 The illegal trade in rhino horn, used for dubious medicines in Asia and traditional…

Since the early 1970s, environmental groups have spent billions of dollars on conservation efforts in the Amazon, but have failed to slow the destruction of its rainforests – the Brazilian…

Trade in tiger parts must be banned to save great cats Tiger parts trade must be banned to save great cats mongabay.com June 5, 2007 Trade in tiger products must…

Penguins in Alaska? Penguins in Alaska? mongabay.com June 5, 2007 Penguins found in Alaskan waters likely reach the Northern Hemisphere by fishing boat rather than by swimming, report University of…

Glaciers speed up due to global warming Glaciers speed up due to global warming mongabay.com June 5, 2007 Antarctic glaciers are moving faster due to global warming, reports the British…

Elephants respond to calls from friends, not strangers Elephants respond to calls from friends, not strangers mongabay.com June 5, 2007 Elephants can distinguish between friendly calls and those of strangers…

Illegal elephant ivory reaches the U.S. Illegal elephant ivory reaches the U.S. mongabay.com June 5, 2007 Illegally poached elephant ivory is reaching markets in the United States reports a conservation…

Rainforest educational resource launched in 19 languages Rainforest educational resource launched in 19 languages mongabay.com June 5, 2007 Mongabay.com, a leading tropical rainforest information web site, today announced the availability…

Indonesia: No more rainforest clearing for palm oil Indonesia: No more rainforest clearing for palm oil mongabay.com June 5, 2007 Indonesian Minister for Environment Rachmat Witoelar said Indonesia will not…

Rare kangaroos released into New Guinea rainforest Rare kangaroos released into New Guinea rainforest mongabay.com June 5, 2007 Indonesia released 17 endangered pygmy kangaroos to the rainforest of the Papua…

China Unveils Global Warming Initiative China Unveils Global Warming Initiative mongabay.com June 5, 2007 China, soon to be the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, unveiled its first climate change…

Pictures of newly discovered species in Suriname rainforest Pictures of newly discovered species in Suriname mongabay.com June 4, 2007 Scientists documented 467 species, including 24 species believed new to science,…