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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/activist-shot-dead-in-amazon/story-e6frfku0-1226063113118?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20newscomaucentralandsthamericandm%20%28NEWS.com.au%20%7C%20Central%20and%20Sth%20America%29AN activist fighting to protect the Amazon rain forest from loggers was shot and killed with his wife, Brazilian authorities said overnight.Wed, 25 May 2011 22:56:00 +0200news_com_auennews_com_au-32dbfd876ebf23d3d65b98aec6ffa18520110525225600http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/vacations/adventure/robin-esrock/heading-down-the-river-in-the-worlds-largest-wetland/article2034756/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2034756Where crocodiles watch the shoreline and piranhas are quick to bite, a buoyant wetsuit makes for an amazing downstream floatWed, 25 May 2011 22:39:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-e03e3e7bf60136ae234391deb0755b1b20110525223900http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43169723/ns/us_news-environment/An activist fighting to protect the Amazon rain forest from loggers was shot and killed with his wife, Brazilian authorities said Wednesday.Wed, 25 May 2011 20:47:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-b133c0491dba4cb070f1b82265a58c9420110525204700http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2011-05-25-LT-Brazil-Activist-Killed/id-1d7da93c55834346bbb99b057a2d0e0dSAO PAULO (AP) — An activist fighting to protect the Amazon rain forest from loggers was shot and killed with his wife, Brazilian authorities said Wednesday. The killings occurred just hours before Brazil's lower house of Congress passed legislation environmentalists warned will increase deforestation in the region.Wed, 25 May 2011 20:43:00 +0200APenAP-85bd8ea88b36f9758d1a046939808d99-22.2643735940895 -48.731775276472720110525204300http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/25/brazil-loosens-restrictions-amazon-land-useEnvironmentalists fear bill to boost Brazil's food output will increase deforestation in Amazon rainforest Brazil's lower house passed legislation on Tuesday that would loosen restrictions on how small farmers use their land in the Amazon forest. Environmentalists still fear the revision bill would....Wed, 25 May 2011 09:40:00 +0200guardianenguardian-15ae3b437cec807412f7307a727c3d2c-5.83333 -37.4520110525094000http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55763The Yacyretá hydroelectric dam run by Argentina and Paraguay is fully operational, supplying the energy it was designed to provide when it was built 40 years ago. But critics complain about severe social and environmental impacts.Wed, 25 May 2011 09:10:00 +0200ipsnewsenipsnews-b869e4f6aa3644178ba23580d95e7b59-25.3051 -57.6219-34.6654 -58.409620110525091000http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/f70471f764144b2fab526d39972d37b3/Article_2011-05-24-LT-Brazil-Forest-Law-Battle/id-549a134a828443f9804efa18fa6fc128SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's lower house passed legislation Tuesday night that would loosen restrictions on how small farmers use their land in the Amazon forest, but lawmakers dropped a change that most worried environmentalists. Environmentalists still fear the revision bill would bring increased deforestation.Wed, 25 May 2011 03:26:00 +0200APenAP-fe4202a99708c9d2b35d8da89507e577-22.2643735940895 -48.731775276472720110525032600http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2011-05-24-LT-Brazil-Forest-Law-Battle/id-e7ba336f9ec04874841c39178105ec5bSAO PAULO (AP) — A proposal to help farmers and ranchers in Brazil's vast Amazon rain forest is alarming environmental groups, who say it will speed destruction of the world's biggest natural defense against global warming. The measure, which was being debated Tuesday in Brazil's Congress, would....Tue, 24 May 2011 19:18:00 +0200APenAP-a26b863e2f8e4397736faf86be091b7b-22.2643735940895 -48.731775276472720110524191800http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55763The Yacyretá hydroelectric dam run by Argentina and Paraguay is fully operational, supplying the energy it was designed to provide when it was built 40 years ago. But critics complain about severe social and environmental impacts.Tue, 24 May 2011 16:33:00 +0200ipsnewsenipsnews-fee2e163cc6074a5fd365825044dddd0-25.3051 -57.6219-34.6654 -58.409620110524163300http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/150194/20110523/oil-on-defensive-strong-usd-weaker-pmi-from-china.htmAfter last week's decline in most risk asset classes this week is starting off with continued selling in the oil complex as well as in most other major commodities as the US dollar is soaring versus just about all major currencies. The US dollar came out of the gate on Sunday night in positive territory and has not looked back ever since.Mon, 23 May 2011 14:19:00 +0200ibtimes-cnenibtimes-cn-168a834e4338ea59a40ae27f0cbb54e835.2086 110.72720110523141900http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/hydropower-gaining-traction-around-worldEnergy futures As more nations turn to renewable energy sources, wind and solar have often grabbed all the attention, but hydropower has been steadily making quiet gains. While hydroelectricity is becoming more prevalent, its future is riddled with uncertainty and difficult questions; in 2008,....Mon, 23 May 2011 08:57:00 +0200homelandsecuritynewswireenhomelandsecuritynewswire-f95c695b3b46cc1fb3b95a6f5b5b1ef420110523085700http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/149130/20110520/oil-looking-for-directional-guidance.htmOil could not hold the fundamental based gains from Wednesday and succumbed to selling as the direction of the US dollar once again proved to be a more potent price driver than a bullish inventory report. As has been the case for weeks yesterday saw another intraday reversal in oil prices.Fri, 20 May 2011 15:29:00 +0200ibtimes-cnenibtimes-cn-93edb03fba705dcf86a054deda1137fb20110520152900http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/video/video-siyay-the-porpoise-dies-despite-rescue/article2024234/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2024234Siyay the porpoise was being nursed back to health at the Vancouver Aquarium since it washed up on a Gulf Islands beach last monthTue, 17 May 2011 01:57:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-07658260d0a16bf16d494b53a869a8ee49.2445 -123.02620110517015700http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=53975The construction of five hydroelectric dams in Peru as part of an energy deal with Brazil will do considerable damage to the environment, such as the destruction of nearly 1.5 million hectares of jungle over the next 20 years, according to an independent study.Tue, 17 May 2011 01:48:00 +0200ipsnewsenipsnews-b039351e12fee4888556a04f10aa49c2-12.0824 -77.045420110517014800http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=54151In discussions of human activities that affect the climate, there is relatively little talk about alterations in rainfall patterns, despite the enormous implications that such changes have on human survival.Tue, 17 May 2011 01:48:00 +0200ipsnewsenipsnews-58fc14ff85ae05c9fda9fb338808921c20110517014800http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55671They represent just seven percent of the workers building the Santo Antonio hydroelectric dam on the Madeira River, which cuts across the Amazon jungle in northwest Brazil. But the women workers total 1,200, and many of them have had to break down barriers to jobs seen as the preserve of men.Tue, 17 May 2011 18:27:00 +0200ipsnewsenipsnews-3d79dd09de95f92d0b80c6a056d3b526-7.281598 -69.598633-7.6 -36.0-4.711667 -40.677778-10.34342 -65.33315320110517182700http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/video/raw-video-cajun-country-prepares-for-floods/article2023428/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2023428Over the next few days, water spewing through a Mississippi River floodgate will crawl through the swamps of Louisiana's Cajun country, including the town of Morgan City.Mon, 16 May 2011 17:41:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-e53ee989cb8d5c2405d75bb5b0d1215832.7518403486568 -89.665869681910220110516174100http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/146296/20110516/oil-prices-hit-with-fresh-round-of-selling.htmFor the third week in a row sellers are the first group of traders out of the gate as the risk off trade seems to be getting a jump start on the week. The oil complex was hit almost immediately with selling on its open last night as the US dollar initially jumped higher (now it is lower on the....Mon, 16 May 2011 15:32:00 +0200ibtimes-cnenibtimes-cn-5e1598e05c62f05f2fcffc3a2c53ca1820110516153200http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/video/video-imf-head-arrested-for-alleged-sex-assault/article2022663/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2022663The leader of the International Monetary Fund was pulled from an airplane moments before he was to fly to Paris and was arrested Sunday in connection with the violent sexual assault of a hotel maid, police said.Sun, 15 May 2011 15:23:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-8fa396182aebb4c06bf746f73ed2763348.8521 2.3489920110515152300http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/video/video-deliberate-flooding-begins-in-manitoba/article2022556/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2022556Machines have broken through a dike to deliberately flood a swath of land in southern Manitoba. The water from the breach threatens about 150 homes but officials made the move in an effort to save hundreds more.Sun, 15 May 2011 03:21:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-651890070d4bdf14ea336d5ed7203a0454.926272934445 -97.43319770921720110515032100http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/the-park-that-came-back-from-the-dead-2283893.htmlAs a boy, Darío Rodríguez marvelled at the flocks of warblers, herons and other birds nesting in the wetlands of Spain's Tablas de Daimiel National Park.Sat, 14 May 2011 01:53:00 +0200independentenindependent-3ac0adcbc1278da49f54c4e1fb30b14620110514015300http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/video/video-protesters-call-to-avenge-bin-ladens-death/article2021311/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2021311Protests in Pakistan draw masses upset over the death of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, with some vowing a revolution to avenge his death. This comes as a military center is bombed, in apparent retaliation for the attack.Fri, 13 May 2011 19:48:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-48e929b651930fe3ae77fe14b7a6e34b33.718151 73.06054720110513194800http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/41947The UK has gained agreement on providing universal access to satellite images during natural emergencies, at its first meeting after taking over as Chair of the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters.Fri, 13 May 2011 07:28:00 +0200egovmonitorenegovmonitor-d35e41b156a43dd1f119f3b3887d282a51.4879 -0.17799820110513072800http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20110511/wl_time/08599207081600Time.com - Despite widespread opposition, fast-growing Chile is embarking on a decades-long infrastructure project that threatens ecological destruction in an effort to feed its hungry economyThu, 12 May 2011 00:49:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-08ea955ff3b0736f061762e5d3dc88a2-33.475 -70.647520110512004900http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2070816,00.html?xid=rss-topstoriesDespite widespread opposition, fast-growing Chile is embarking on a decades-long infrastructure project that threatens ecological destruction in an effort to feed its hungry economyThu, 12 May 2011 00:28:00 +0200timeentime-414f6c93b27b5ffddb03295fe84121c0-33.475 -70.647520110512002800http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/childrens-charter-what-we-need-to-stay-safe-in-disastersChildren in disaster prone countries have named safer school buildings as a top priority in emergencies, new research has found.Thu, 12 May 2011 11:26:00 +0200trustentrust-fbb3264469862f9819b832ce6dc391e220110512112600http://7thspace.com/headlines/382088/uk_uk_secures_agreement_for_international_space_agencies_to_support_disaster_efforts_worldwide.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%207thspace%20%287thSpace%20Interactive%29This will enable any country to draw upon the data provided by the Charter, an agreement that coordinates space agencies worldwide in gathering vital satellite images of disaster-stricken regions - providing them to civil protection authorities to inform ...Wed, 11 May 2011 19:49:00 +02007thspaceen7thspace-33e026703d2ab7f81a618809964995ce51.4879 -0.17799820110511194900http://7thspace.com/headlines/382041/uk_uk_takes_the_helm_of_international_effort_to_provide_satellite_images_in_times_of_crisis.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%207thspace%20%287thSpace%20Interactive%29As Chair of the Charter, the UK Space Agency will take responsibility for implementing strategy and policy, and has committed to finding ways of widening national access to the Charter´s services. Speaking ahead of his keynote address at the ...Wed, 11 May 2011 15:37:00 +02007thspaceen7thspace-6014aee1817de017878e7f40b46188d651.4879 -0.17799820110511153700http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2011/1046/ec1.htmAn upward trend in global food prices throws its shadow on local markets, Mona El-Fiqi reportsMon, 09 May 2011 13:52:00 +0200ahram-weeklyenahram-weekly-71470b7937d0cd7759c02054d977493720110509135200http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1384672/Mothers-Day-flower-prices-hit-roof-severe-flooding-devastates-supply-South-America.html?ITO=1490About 90 per cent of cut flowers in the U.S. are imported from South America. Storms have washed out greenhouses and devastated the area's flower supply.Sat, 07 May 2011 21:28:00 +0200dailymailendailymail-128f67c71a52ffb9d9a07298cf37daab20110507212800http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/swiss-re-talks-tough-over-disaster-insurance/article2012500/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Report%20On%20Business&utm_content=2012500Reinsurer in talks with Latin American governments including Brazil and Colombia to sell them disaster insuranceFri, 06 May 2011 22:54:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-c6b352a26b07b53b4ae7b1a417e3499a4.63022 -74.080513-5.83333 -37.4520110506225400