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 Charcoal Is Hot Again
 —and May Save the Planet 

'Biochar' could curb global warming: scientists

Aug 30, 09 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mass-production of charcoal is so 18th century—but call it "biochar" and it may help save the planet, the Economist reports. Farmers could burn millions of plants into charcoal each year before the plants die and release stored carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, scientists say. Then, with the Earth's... More »

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climate change • carbon dioxide • global warming • charcoal trade

 Congo's Gorillas
 Victims in War
 Over Charcoal 

Corruption, poverty, unrest combine for conservationists' nightmare

Jun 23, 08 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Who murdered seven mountain gorillas in the Congo last year? Perhaps, National Geographic finds, the question should be how any of the magnificent apes stay alive at all. A three-way military standoff—a holdover from neighboring Rwanda’s haunted past—enveloping Virunga National Park has left gorillas, people, and the... More »

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murder • Democratic Republic of Congo • Rwanda • Hutu • Tutsi • mountain gorillas • charcoal trade • Virunga Park

Nations Unite to Save Gorillas

10-year effort is the first to help dying species

Feb 25, 08 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Three African nations where the world's last 720 wild mountain gorillas live are finally working together to save the critically endangered animal, the Guardian reports. Until the 10-year plan was announced last week, mistrust and conflict had kept Rwanda, Uganda and the Congo from collaborating as another 10 apes were... More »

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endangered species • conservation • poaching • Democratic Republic of Congo • gorilla • Rwanda • Uganda • mountain gorillas • charcoal trade • rebel fighters • Central Africa • Virunga Park

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