Best of our wild blogs: 3 Aug 09

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Blog Log, 26 July 2009 (continued) from Pulau Hantu Saving the Grey Heron from Biodiversity Singapore A Little Toddy Cat from Life's Ind...

SM Goh Chok Tong outlines 10 major challenges for next generation

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Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia 2 Aug 09; Mr Goh asked the National Development Minister how much more land can be reclaimed for Singapore,...

Own a Singapore farm in Africa?

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Singapore's plan to invest in farms overseas draws mixed reactions Ho Lian-Yi, The New Paper 3 Aug 09; FOOD produced abroad in operatio...

Yudhoyono urged to stop escalation of forest fires

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Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post 3 Aug 09; A coalition of civil society groups has demanded President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono take f...

96 percent of Central Java mangroves damaged

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Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post 2 Aug 09; Illegal lodging and baseless industry development are major factors leading to the widespread damage...

Bellamy backs 'butterfly world' plans in the UK

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Emily Beament, The Independent 2 Aug 09; More habitat needs to be created for butterflies to stop the declines in some of the UK's most...

Hawaii protecting coral reefs with big fines

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Audrey Mcavoy, Associated Press Yahoo News 2 Aug 09; HONOLULU – Wrecking coral will cost you in Hawaii. A Maui tour company is paying the s...

King salmon vanishing in Alaska, smokehouses empty

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Mary Pemberton, Associated Press Yahoo News 2 Aug 09; ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Yukon River smokehouses should be filled this summer with oil-ric...

France's oyster industry hit by fresh crisis

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Deborah Claude Yahoo News 2 Aug 09; RENNES, France (AFP) – For the second consecutive year, the French shellfish industry has been plunged ...

Are wind farms a health risk? US scientist identifies 'wind turbine syndrome'

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Noise and vibration coming from large turbines are behind an increase in heart disease, migraine, panic attacks and other health problems, a...

Coal fires up India farmers against power plants

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Phil Hazlewood Yahoo News 2 Aug 09; POINAD, India (AFP) – Rajni Ramakan Patil has a message for the energy companies that want to build coa...

Climate Change: Cutting out the political hot air

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Straits Times 3 Aug 09; THE Group of Eight climate action agenda calling for an 80 per cent reduction in emissions by 2050 has been rightly...