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The annotated budak: A beetle at sea
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The last of a line ». A beetle at sea. Insects, other than water-striders. That surf on the open ocean. And lice that suck. The blood of seabirds. Shared and contested with isopods, beachfleas, coenobitids and brachyuran crabs that have learnt to roam beyond the surf but still regard the sea as an ally, a refuge, a nursery, a womb that restores and repossesses the spawn of its podigal children. Pointed to a genus. Named after the father. Of Oedipus, King of Thebes. Enlarged second antennae segments are m...
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Environmental News Archive: Take shorter showers, eat less meat: Singapore’s mantra to fight slump
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An almost weekly update of environmental news, particularly marine updates, with occasional splatters of transportation, indigenous, ideas of sustainability and sustainable development from around the world. Take shorter showers, eat less meat: Singapore’s mantra to fight slump. Until a few months ago, Amit Singh dreamed of buying a car. Now, with S$75,000 ($50,100) in the bank, the lawyer is holding back, saying he’ll continue to make the one-hour commute to work on the Singapore subway. Singapore last ...
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Environmental News Archive: March 2001
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An almost weekly update of environmental news, particularly marine updates, with occasional splatters of transportation, indigenous, ideas of sustainability and sustainable development from around the world. Posted by Monkey @ 00:13. NTUC FairPrice accelerates payment to suppliers. Farm wildlife cash could return. Organic growers call for more fertilizer oversight. Organic farming no better for the environment. Wal-Mart promises to accelerate sustainability eff. Crackdown ordered on food label loopholes.
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Environmental News Archive: No maggots in oranges
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An almost weekly update of environmental news, particularly marine updates, with occasional splatters of transportation, indigenous, ideas of sustainability and sustainable development from around the world. No maggots in oranges. Jan 6, 2009. By JUDITH TAN ( Straits Times. AN E-MAIL warning Singaporeans that mandarin oranges from China should be avoided as they contain maggots is creating a stir among netizens. But a Straits Times check showed that it stretches the truth. Posted by Monkey @ 16:02. Tax w...
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Environmental News Archive: Farm wildlife cash 'could return'
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An almost weekly update of environmental news, particularly marine updates, with occasional splatters of transportation, indigenous, ideas of sustainability and sustainable development from around the world. Farm wildlife cash 'could return'. 16 February 2009 ( BBC. Farmers in England could once again receive payments for leaving uncultivated land to wildlife, the government has said. This followed widespread flooding and concerns about high global food prices. In a speech to the National Farmers' Union ...
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Environmental News Archive: March 2002
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An almost weekly update of environmental news, particularly marine updates, with occasional splatters of transportation, indigenous, ideas of sustainability and sustainable development from around the world. 20 March 2002 ( Lianhe Zaobao. 北京市去年全市农产品出口额为2.6亿美元 约4.7亿新元 ,比上一年度增长54.6。 加入世界贸易组织后,中国政府承诺将不对农产品的进口数量进行限制,并取消非关税措施,到2004年农产品平均进口关税率将降到17.5 ,其中重要农产品将降到14.5。 Posted by Monkey @ 00:16. NTUC FairPrice accelerates payment to suppliers. Farm wildlife cash could return. No maggots in oranges.
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Environmental News Archive: Singapore to toughen protest laws ahead of APEC meet
http://environmentalnews.blogspot.com/2009/01/singapore-to-toughen-protest-laws-ahead.html
An almost weekly update of environmental news, particularly marine updates, with occasional splatters of transportation, indigenous, ideas of sustainability and sustainable development from around the world. Singapore to toughen protest laws ahead of APEC meet. SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will toughen its protest laws ahead of this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit to reduce the number of civil disobedience acts, state media reported on Saturday. Protests in tightly-controlled Si...
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Environmental News Archive: July 2002
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An almost weekly update of environmental news, particularly marine updates, with occasional splatters of transportation, indigenous, ideas of sustainability and sustainable development from around the world. 17 July 2002 ( Lianhe Zaobao. Posted by Monkey @ 00:15. NTUC FairPrice accelerates payment to suppliers. Farm wildlife cash could return. Organic growers call for more fertilizer oversight. Organic farming no better for the environment. Wal-Mart promises to accelerate sustainability eff.
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Environmental News Archive: March 2005
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An almost weekly update of environmental news, particularly marine updates, with occasional splatters of transportation, indigenous, ideas of sustainability and sustainable development from around the world. Cambodia hope for organic farms. By Guy De Launey. 4 March, 2005. Cambodia's government says it wants to make the country the "green farm of South East Asia". It has just launched a campaign to promote organic farming - in conjunction with the European Union. Birgitt Boor, the European Union adviser ...