<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for New carnivore species may become next extinction sob story]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Biodiversivist http://www.grist.org/article/the-beast-of-borneo/ Fri, 09 Dec 2005 15:00:43 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-beast-of-borneo/1 Commercial hardwood logging is nothing

compared to this (from Birdlife International).

...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


]]> Commercial hardwood logging is nothing

compared to this (from Birdlife International).

...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


]]> Comment #2 by Biodiversivist http://www.grist.org/article/the-beast-of-borneo/ Fri, 09 Dec 2005 15:03:32 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-beast-of-borneo/2 Damn it, wrong link...

this is the one you were supposed to go see:
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


]]> Damn it, wrong link...

this is the one you were supposed to go see:
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


]]> Comment #3 by amazingdrx http://www.grist.org/article/the-beast-of-borneo/ Sun, 11 Dec 2005 01:36:17 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-beast-of-borneo/3 Pretty scary bio-d.

A frightening outcome of the agribizz biofuel movement.

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?  

]]> Pretty scary bio-d.

A frightening outcome of the agribizz biofuel movement.

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?  

]]> Comment #4 by Biodiversivist http://www.grist.org/article/the-beast-of-borneo/ Sun, 11 Dec 2005 10:38:32 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-beast-of-borneo/4 You may be on to something amazingdrx

This is not pie in the sky stuff. Power tools are big business. Those batteries will be mass produced. As long as they don't go exploding on people, this is big. I would love to replace the three 12 volt lead acids on my electric bike with a pair of those things. Give me an electric car, screw biofuels.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Help acquire and protect ecological hotspots, give to a conservation organization: http://www.saveourbiodiversity.com

]]> You may be on to something amazingdrx

This is not pie in the sky stuff. Power tools are big business. Those batteries will be mass produced. As long as they don't go exploding on people, this is big. I would love to replace the three 12 volt lead acids on my electric bike with a pair of those things. Give me an electric car, screw biofuels.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Help acquire and protect ecological hotspots, give to a conservation organization: http://www.saveourbiodiversity.com

]]> Comment #5 by amazingdrx http://www.grist.org/article/the-beast-of-borneo/ Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:59:17 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-beast-of-borneo/5 Makes biofuel obsolete bio-d! Excellent.

Some preliminary calculations on this new battery.... a ratio of about one pound of battery to one mile of travel could be achieved with a plugin electric system substituted for the four cylinder motor and transmission in a typical economy car.

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.

]]> Makes biofuel obsolete bio-d! Excellent.

Some preliminary calculations on this new battery.... a ratio of about one pound of battery to one mile of travel could be achieved with a plugin electric system substituted for the four cylinder motor and transmission in a typical economy car.

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.

]]> Comment #6 by ecacofonix http://www.grist.org/article/the-beast-of-borneo/ Tue, 16 May 2006 03:25:19 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/the-beast-of-borneo/6 How much more don't we know?

This article raises an interesting question as to how much more don't we know about new animal species? I'm positive that there are quite a few land areas that simply have not been touched by human beings yet, not to mention the depths of the oceans...

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

]]> How much more don't we know?

This article raises an interesting question as to how much more don't we know about new animal species? I'm positive that there are quite a few land areas that simply have not been touched by human beings yet, not to mention the depths of the oceans...

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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