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Manila environment lawyers to be tapped vs PNOC-EDC (GMA News)

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines - The Catholic Church in Bacolod and Negros environmentalists are planning to tap the legal assistance of some Manila environment lawyers in their quest to legally block the entry of the Philippine National Oil Company-Energy Development Corporation (PNOC-EDC) into the Mt. Kanlaon buffer zone.
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Hanoi hits the streets for Environment Day (Vietnam Net)

VietNamNet Bridge – This Sunday thousands of marchers are expected to turn out for the “Walk for the Environment” event around Hoan Kiem Lake organised by the Ha Noi Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DONRE) as part of a series of Environment Day 2008 events.
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Melting of methane ice triggered long-ago warming surge: study - AFP

PhysOrg.com

Melting of methane ice triggered long-ago warming surge: studyAFP -10 hours agoPARIS (AFP) — Melting of methane ice unleashed runaway global warming some 635 million years ago, according to a study released Wednesday that has …Large Methane Release Could Cause Abrupt Climate Change As …Science Daily (press release)Sudden climate shift could spell global catastrophe, warn scientistsIrish [...]

New agenda for telecom environment mgmt (CIOL)

INDIANAPOLIS, USA: Telecom and IT leaders, telecom expense management (TEM) suppliers, and industry thought leaders and experts recently gathered in Orlando from across the US for AOTMP’s annual conference on telecom environment management, TEM 2008, to exchange ideas and create action plans for effectively managing enterprise telecom environments.
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Brazil gets new environment minister (AP via Yahoo! News)

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva swore in Brazil’s new environment minister on Tuesday, delivering a speech that accused rich nations of hypocrisy over the Amazon and global warming.
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Enterprise Telecom and IT Leaders Set a New Agenda for Telecom Environment Management at TEM 2008 (Centre Daily Times)

Telecom and IT leaders, Telecom Expense Management (TEM) Suppliers, and industry thought leaders and experts gathered from across the US for AOTMP’s annual conference on telecom environment management, TEM 2008, to exchange ideas and create action plans for effectively managing enterprise telecom environments.
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Brazil’s new environment minister faces challenging expectations (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Brazil’s new environment minister Carlos Minc, has taken up his post amid international concern about pressure inside the country to approve development in the Amazon rainforest.
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Harper touts Canada’s work to protect environment (CTV.ca)

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in a speech at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity Wednesday, praised Canada for going to great lengths to protect the environment.
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Brazil’s new environment minister to tackle fears over Amazon (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Brazil’s new environment minister, Carlos Minc, took up his functions Tuesday in a government increasingly split over how to balance preservation and development in the Amazon rainforest.
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Summit seeks accord on Arctic environment protection (People’s Daily)

The five nations that ring the Arctic Ocean affirmed their willingness to cooperate to protect its environment, at the end of a day-long ministerial summit in Greenland. “We will take steps in accordance with international law… to …
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