Enviros point out that the possible discovery of a new carnivore species just emphasizes how little we know about remote, but ecologically diverse areas such as Borneo's tropical forests -- regions that are also valuable to destructive industries like commercial hardwood logging.
Will this cat-fox-lemur critter even survive long enough for us to determine what to call it?
I certainly hope so. Especially if it means we get to name it something fun. Like ferret-badger.
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Biodiversivist Posted 3:00 pm
09 Dec 2005
...a new species of cat-like mammal was discovered in Borneo - in an area earmarked for conversion to oil palm plantations.
"Travelling in a car fuelled by biodiesel seems like a great, environmentally-friendly thing to do. However, if the biodiesel has come from soya planted in the Brazilian Amazon or palm oil from Indonesia, the green consumer is likely to be unwittingly driving another nail into the coffin of the world's great ecosystems." said Ariel Brunner, of 'BirdLife'.
As well as worries over the negligible impact on greenhouse gas emissions, there are obvious major concerns over the potential for rampant destruction of habitats and biodiversity. This was thrown sharply into focus earlier this week when a new species of cat-like mammal was discovered in Borneo - in an area earmarked for conversion to oil palm plantations.
"If managed sustainably, bioenergy can help us to cut greenhouse gas emissions and restore degraded land," said Ariel Brunner, Agriculture Policy Officer at BirdLife International. "However, poorly managed production does little to reduce emissions and can have a devastating impact on the environment."
"Large scale biomass plantation projects like the massive planned oil palm plantation in Kalimantan, Indonesia, entail the destruction of vast swathes of rainforest. This not only affects valuable ecosystems, but contributes to climate change as the rainforests are an important carbon sink," said Jean-Philippe Denruyter, Climate Change and Energy Policy Officer at WWF. "We are calling on the EU to ensure such projects will not be supported through biofuel imports into the EU."
In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Help acquire and protect ecological hotspots, give to a conservation organization: http://www.saveourbiodiversity.com
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Biodiversivist Posted 3:03 pm
09 Dec 2005
http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2005/12/bioenergy.html
In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Help acquire and protect ecological hotspots, give to a conservation organization: http://www.saveourbiodiversity.com
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amazingdrx Posted 1:36 am
11 Dec 2005
Meanwhile a US company has the answer to replace most fuel used to supply transportation energy.
http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2005/12/9/1442710.html
Battery technology marches onward! But will government and capital markets support it?
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Biodiversivist Posted 10:38 am
11 Dec 2005
In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Help acquire and protect ecological hotspots, give to a conservation organization: http://www.saveourbiodiversity.com
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amazingdrx Posted 4:59 pm
13 Dec 2005
In your vehicle? The mileage would be incredible!
Hopefully the tool batteries will be able to handle the extreme current of a 5 minute charge without exploding. That should prove that they are safe for electric vehicle use.
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ecacofonix Posted 3:25 am
16 May 2006
As technology develops for more such explorations, those whose jobs are to figure out new names for the new species will be having a lot of work - and fun
Ec, Plant Oils A-Z
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