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    July 24th, 2007 by Rebecca Henschke  Print This Post/Page

    MAIN_PHOTO__web_.JPGThe message from climate change experts is very much we have to act now.

    In this edition of Asia Calling we profile private and state projects that aim to slow global warming and reduce its negative impacts.

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    Australia explores the nuclear option

    July 24th, 2007 by Erica Vowles
     

    Australia Nuclear 2 (web)_1.JPGClimate change might be bad news on many fronts, but in Australia it has revived the … more

    		  

    Energy Police fight climate change in China

    July 24th, 2007 by Elise Potaka
     

    CHINA_ENERGY__web_.JPGOn a country by country basis, China is now the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. The Chinese government says much of this is … more

    		  

    Pigs, waves and wind the energy answer for South Korea

    July 24th, 2007 by Jason Strother
     

    SK_pig_energy__web_.JPGAccording to the Chinese zodiac, this is the year of the pig. And for anyone born this year, good fortune awaits … more

    		  

    Indonesia buys living trees

    July 24th, 2007 by Rebecca Henschke
     

    Indonesia_trees__web_.JPGIndonesia straddles both ends of the global warming debate. With 17,000 islands and a biodiversity second only to Brazil, it stand … more

    		  

    The ‘Raincatchers’ of Rajastan India

    July 24th, 2007 by Vinod K. Jose
     

    India_Water_2__web_.JPGEastern Rajastan was once the driest state in India. Widespread marble mining and rapid logging cause the underground water supply to dry … more

    		  


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