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  • August 2008

    • In Remote Amazon, Complex Towns Once Flourished

      BBC  |  Aug 29, 08 2:50 PM CDT

      In Remote Amazon, Complex Towns Once Flourished

      (Newser) - Researchers have unearthed remains of densely populated, complex urban towns in a remote region of the Amazon River Basin, the BBC reports. In an area of western Brazil thought to be virgin forest, researchers found extensive and advanced human activity, including roads, farming, wetland management, and what appear to be fish farms built prior to Europeans landing in the 15th century. More »

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      Brazil  • archaeology  • Amazon rainforest  • anthropology  • rainforest  • ancient cities

  • July 2008

    • Colombia to Americans: Cocaine Kills Environment

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Jul 19, 08 5:28 PM CDT

      Colombia to Americans: Cocaine Kills Environment

      (Newser) - Colombia is adding a new tactic in its campaign to persuade Americans to stop buying cocaine: a plea for the environment. The government wants to spread the message to users—especially, say, wealthy professionals who dutifully recycle but also partake of the drug—that cocaine growers are running roughshod over the land, the Christian Science Monitor reports. They've cleared 5 million acres of forest in the last 20 years and are now moving into the Amazon. More »

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      drugs  • Colombia  • cocaine  • drug use  • Amazon rainforest  • rainforest  • coca

  • April 2008

    • Marriott Goes Green to Gain Green

      Washington Post  |  Apr 8, 08 3:37 PM CDT

      Marriott Goes Green to Gain Green

      (Newser) - Marriott is making a big environmental push, helping to protect Brazilian rainforests and implementing lower energy consumption and more recycling in many of its hotels worldwide, the Washington Post reports. And although consumer demand is one reason for the changes, the primary drive seems less altruistic. "We've got a lot of beachfront hotels," says the CEO. "We don't want two feet of water in the lobbies." More »

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      climate change  • environmentalism  • hotel  • carbon footprint  • rainforest  • Marriott

  • February 2008

    • Biofuels Will Add to Heating Climate, Studies Say

      Washington Post  |  Feb 8, 08 8:21 PM CST

      Biofuels Will Add to Heating Climate, Studies Say

      (Newser) - Biofuels could hurt Earth more than help it, two new studies conclude. Over 30 years, argues one, corn-based ethanol would spout twice the greenhouse gas of regular gasoline; the other notes environmental damage likely to be wreaked by chopping rainforests and other areas for production, the Washington Post reports. The findings question international focus on using biofuel to combat climate change. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • environment  • energy  • gas  • biofuel  • ethanol  • rainforest

    • Rainforests Still Fall at Shocking Rates

      Associated Press  |  Feb 3, 08 5:45 PM CST

      Rainforests Still Fall at Shocking Rates

      (Newser) - Rainforests continue to vanish at "alarming" rates worldwide despite decades of scientific warnings, experts say. Tropical trees are falling at 60 acres per minute—up 10 from a generation ago—accounting for roughly 20% of Earth's carbon emissions. Environmental leaders plan to preserve forests with a carbon trading system, but hurdles to success remain high, the AP reports. More »

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      climate change  • environment  • United Nations  • deforestation  • rainforest  • carbon

  • May 2007

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