Best of our wild blogs: 23 Sep 10

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Interesting green ideas from The Straits Times Blogs by Jessica Cheam Kusu pilgrimage season: 8 Oct - 5 Nov 2010 from wild shores of singap...

Keeping reservoirs litter-free and dealing wtih illegal fishing

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Straits Times Forum 23 Sep 10; PUB, the national water agency, thanks Mr Tan Poh Soon for his letter ('Pandan Reservoir under threat fr...

Converted electric cars hit the road in Singapore

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Idea gaining traction but it's a bumpy ride for pioneer firms Grace Chua Straits Times 23 Sep 10; FOR five years, a bright orange, sing...

Many Singaporeans not aware of World Car-Free Day initiative

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Ng Lian Cheong Channel NewsAsia 22 Sep 10; SINGAPORE : Wednesday marks World Car-Free Day - an initiative aimed at getting people to cycle,...

UN puts the bat in the global spotlight

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Yahoo News 22 Sep 10; UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – The United Nations Wednesday launched the "year of the bat," hoping a bit of positiv...

Elderly Malaysian rhino enlisted in breeding attempt

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Yahoo News 23 Sep 10; KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Malaysian wildlife officials on Borneo island said Thursday they will try to artificially insemi...

Brueni: Proboscis Monkey Killed In Traffic Accident Near Cleared Mangrove Site

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BruDirect 22 Sep 10; Bandar Seri Begawan - A Proboscis monkey, an endangered species endemic to Borneo island, was killed yesterday by afte...

Sustainable palm oil body censures Indonesia's PT SMART

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Sunanda Creagh Reuters 23 Sep 10; JAKARTA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - An industry body for sustainable palm oil has made its first public censure ...

Fears mount of massive Caribbean coral bleaching: study

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(AFP) Google News 23 Sep 10; MIAMI — Above-average temperatures this year could spark massive coral bleaching in the Caribbean basin region...

China tops world in catch and consumption of fish

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'SeafoodPrint' finds top 20 nations with most fishing impact on ocean ecosystems Pew Environment Group EurekAlert 22 Sep 10; WASHIN...

Leave sharks in peace, nations plead

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Yahoo News 22 Sep 10; NEW YORK (AFP) – Tiny Palau and Honduras on Wednesday declared that their ocean waters are shark-infested -- and they...

Jakarta's Highway Collapse Just A Warning of What’s to Come, Scientist Warns

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Fidelis E. Satriastanti Jakarta Globe 22 Sep 10; Last week’s collapse of a section of road in North Jakarta foreshadows wider environmental...