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For this season's holiday shopping, head to rainforest
Published December 1, 2008, 7:07 pm, The Daily Toreador
Granted, I don't do a lot of shopping, and when I do, it's rarely in person. First off, there are people in stores and human interaction while shopping is never fun. Second, well, there are a lot of other reasons, but they all mainly stem from the "there are people out there" sentiment.
Podium: Animals should run free – not sit in cages for our entertainment
Published December 1, 2008, 4:11 pm, Independent
Wildlife programmes have made us much more aware of the natural world. This has prompted public revulsion against the squalid, imprisoning conditions in the world's zoos. Increasingly, people find it unacceptable to see lions and tigers pacing up and down tiny concrete cages.
Performance Meets Style as Products Go Eco-chic in the Bath
Published December 1, 2008, 4:05 pm, Carteret County News-Times
(ARA) - While the green movement has hit mainstream America, there are still a number of homeowners who think going green means sacrificing performance and style -- especially in the bathroom.
Azalina: States should get tourism returns
Published December 1, 2008, 3:30 pm, The Star
SANDAKAN: The Tourism Ministry has proposed that all state governments obtain returns from the tourism sector. Its Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said that all income from the sector was currently channelled to the Federal Government.
Background Note: Brunei Darussalam
Published December 1, 2008, 1:39 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Geography Area: 5,765 sq. km. (2,226 sq. mi.), slightly larger than Delaware. Cities: Capital --Bandar Seri Begawan. Terrain: East--flat coastal plain rises to mountains; west--hilly lowland with a few mountain ridges.
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Published December 1, 2008, 12:30 pm, Games Radar
With success comes a responsibility too easily shirked. Tomb Raider star Lara Croft might just as easily live off her glory days while fans make do with a lazy sequel in which she pops to Matalan for a plug-in air freshener.
Brazil to cut deforestation
Published December 1, 2008, 11:55 am, The Age
Brazil says it will cut the annual loss of Amazon rainforest by more than half and clamp down on illegal logging.
Amazon Defense Coalition: Chevron's $27 Billion Liability in Ecuador's Amazon Confirmed by Team of Independent ...
Published December 1, 2008, 11:49 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
QUITO, Ecuador----An increase in Chevron's potential environmental liability in Ecuador's Amazon to $27 billion is “reasonable” given new scientific data about groundwater contamination and hundreds of additional cancer deaths due to oil contamination, according to a team of scientists who have reviewed the latest report by the court-appointed expert.
Brazil to Slash Amazon Deforestation More Than Half (Update1)
Published December 1, 2008, 11:05 am, Bloomberg
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil said it will slash the annual loss of Amazonian rainforest by more than half and clamp down on illegal logging by adding 3,000 officers to help combat climate change.
Deforestation cuts for Brazil
Published December 1, 2008, 10:20 am, BBC News
Brazil's environment minister has plans to reduce deforestation in the Amazon region by up to 70%, as UN climate talks begin.
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