Saturday, December 17, 2011

Saturday, October 1, 2011

New Typhoon Nalgae Lashes Philippines - WSJ.com

The Philippine Air Force provided this photo showing house and tree tops just above flood waters on Friday in Bulacan province, north of Manila.
New Typhoon Nalgae Lashes Philippines - WSJ.com: "MANILA, Philippines—The second typhoon in a week battered the rain-soaked northern Philippines on Saturday, adding misery to thousands of people, some of whom still perched on rooftops while several other Asian nations also reeled from flooding."

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Bidding for a better public transport | Inquirer Business

Bidding for a better public transport | Inquirer Business: "Moreover, for these commuters, trusting the public transport also serves a higher purpose: Public transportation produces more than 90 percent less carbon monoxide (CO), more than 90 percent fewer volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nearly half as much carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx)—for every passenger kilometer traveled."

Friday, January 28, 2011

Palm oil expansion threatens Palawan tribe - Survival International


Palm oil plantation, Peru. Much of the land used to grow biofuels such as palm oil is the ancestral land of tribal peoples.
© Thomas Quirynen/Survival
Palm oil expansion threatens Palawan tribe - Survival International: "The Philippine government’s push to expand palm oil plantations is threatening the members of the Palawan tribe living in the lowlands of Palawan Island."