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Peru to Be Sued for Gas Expansion in 'Isolated' Peoples' Territories

David Hill | Posted 09.02.2013 | UK
David Hill

Four Peruvian indigenous organizations have pledged to sue the government and Argentinian company Pluspetrol over plans to expand gas operations in the Camisea region in the remote Amazon.

New Species Of Monkey Discovered

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.09.2012 | UK

A new species of monkey has been identified in Africa, researchers have said. The species, known locally as the lesula, was discovered after a youn...

'Come in, Ollanta Humala, Come In'

David Hill | Posted 03.10.2012 | UK
David Hill

Peru's president, Ollanta Humala, visited a remote town in the Amazon last month and was handed a letter written by a veritable smorgasbord of local authorities voicing their concern about the problems facing them.

Meet Prince Charles..The Frog

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 04.07.2012 | UK

A frog has been named after Prince Charles in a reversal of the usual fairytale fortunes for an amphibian. The unusual honour has been bestowed on...

Deforestation Up By 340% In Colombia New Tracking System Shows

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 20.06.2012 | UK

The first ever satellite system to monitor deforestation across Latin America in near-real time has revealed that in parts of Colombia, tree-felling h...

Tesco Accused Of Stocking Beef From Illegally Destroyed Forests

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 06.06.2012 | UK

Tesco is helping the systematic destruction of pristine rainforest by stocking beef products made by a controversial supplier, a report has claimed. ...

Animal Magic: 2012's Top 10 New Species Named

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 23.05.2012 | UK

There were more than 200 new species discovered last year – but now an international committee of scientists have drawn up their list of the top 10....

WWF: Two Earths Needed By 2030

Ted Thornhill | Posted 16.05.2012 | UK

Humans will need two Earths to support our lifestyles by 2030 because we are draining the world’s resources so quickly, a new report has warned. ...

Global Warming Is No Longer a Future Problem, It's a Now Event

Jason Mraz | Posted 27.06.2012 | Home
Jason Mraz

Global warming is no longer a future problem. It's a now event. And it's not a planet problem either. It's a people problem. The rate at which we consume energy through land clearing, factory farming, and the burning of fossil fuels oil and coal, is wreaking havoc on the atmosphere, contributing to the overall, exaggerated warming of the planet. Our very creation of an industrialised system to make our lives convenient and sweet succeeded in the sweetness, but sadly isn't sustainable. The proof is all around us. A billion people live without water. More than that live in extreme poverty. War hasn't found its resolve. And the seasons are only getting stranger.