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Did climate change make recent extreme storms worse?
August 30, 2017 at 6:25 PM EDT MILES O’BRIEN: And the Associated Press now confirms that the death toll from Harvey has risen to 12. But as we focus on Texas and Louisiana, nature is also taking a devastating toll elsewhere. Heavy monsoons are paralyzing Mumbai, India, right now. More than 1,200 people have died so Continue reading
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Ratusan hektare hutan di Karawang akan jadi lokasi pabrik
sumber : antaranews.com 1 Februari 2012 Karawang (ANTARA News) – Ratusan hektare hutan di Kabupaten Karawang, Jawa Barat, kemungkinan akan dialihkan menjadi areal kawasan industri, menyusul adanya dua perusahaan yang mengajukan perluasan areal kawasan industri dan zona industri di daerah tersebut. Kepala Bidang Kehutanan Dinas Pertanian dan Kehutanan Karawang, Edi Herdiyanto, Rabu, mengatakan, dua perusahaan Continue reading
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Periode Kedua Protokol Kyoto Cerah
sumber : kompas Durban, Kompas 7 Desember 2011- Konferensi Perubahan Iklim PBB sampai tahap perundingan tingkat menteri. Proses negosiasi enam hari akan dipertaruhkan di meja pertemuan tingkat menteri ini untuk disetujui. Sejauh ini, nasib periode kedua Protokol Kyoto kian cerah. Sekretaris Jenderal PBB Ban Ki-moon pada pembukaan Pertemuan Tingkat Tinggi Pertemuan Para Pihak ke-17/Pertemuan Para Pihak Continue reading
I believe we can’t keep fighting for collective action if we don’t start it ourselves. For me, fighting for a sustainable environment begins with something small: eating proportionately. I think about how, throughout human history, the stomach has often been the beginning of all greed. How can we truly talk about controlling global consumption if we can’t even control our own desire to eat everything?
That’s why I’m committing to practicing autophagy daily, limiting my consumption of imported foods, and prioritizing buying local food directly from farmers.