 Stories About: Thailand
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Pimp My Shrimp
Wal-Mart environmental practices changing shrimp farming in Thailand |
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25 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Pimp My Shrimp Wal-Mart environmental practices changing shrimp farming in Thailand Latest practice impacted by omnipresent Wal-Mart: Thai shrimp farming. Crustacean aquaculture, long demonized for destroying mangrove trees and polluting waterways, is the focus of new standards penned by the Global Aquaculture Alliance and backed by Wal-Mart, Red Lobster, and other big seafood purveyors. To make the ... |
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| Topics: aquaculture, business, food, news, Thailand, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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The Lobby Lobby
Protesters shut down public energy hearing at Thailand hotel |
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07 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The Lobby Lobby Protesters shut down public energy hearing at Thailand hotel How many protesters does it take to stop a public hearing? About 200, if a fracas at Bangkok's Siam City hotel is any indication. Thailand expects its power needs to more than double by 2021, and officials are scrambling to approve a plan for feeding the beast. Faced with the need to add generating capacity of some 32,000 megawatts, the Energy Ministry has ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, Thailand (all these topics) |
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One Dam Thing After Another
Anti-Dam Activists Get Energized in Thailand |
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05 Dec 2003 |
Daily Grist |
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| Topics: dams, energy, rivers and watersheds, Thailand, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Thai One on
Thailand Introduces Rules to Limit Pesticides |
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11 Sep 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Thai One on Thailand Introduces Rules to Limit Pesticides In an effort to become a major international food exporter, Thailand has introduced rules that would dramatically reduce the use of pesticides and other chemicals in agriculture. The proposed rules come on the heels of reports that villagers living near tangerine orchards were suffering from dizziness, rashes, and respiratory problems attributed to toxic fumes and chemical ... |
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| Topics: health, Thailand, toxics (all these topics) |
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Koh Chang: Ka-ching!
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23 Sep 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Koh Chang: Ka-ching! One by one, Thailand's tropical islands have been overrun by the tourism industry and all but gutted by unbridled, profit-driven development. Now the nation's impoverished government has its eye on the last large piece of unspoiled land: idyllic Koh Chang Island. This time, though, the government promises it will use proper zoning, strict regulations on construction and transportation, ... |
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| Topics: business, national parks, placemaking, Thailand (all these topics) |
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Good As Goldman
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22 Apr 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Good As Goldman Three Gwich'in Native Americans who battled oil development in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge have been doubly rewarded for their efforts: Last week, the Senate voted to block oil drilling in the refuge, and today, the activists are being honored with this year's Goldman Prize, the world's biggest ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, deforestation, energy, environmental restoration, logging, mining and drilling, Poland, Puerto Rico, Somalia, Thailand (all these topics) |
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Malaise-ia
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29 Oct 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Malaise-ia A proposed pipeline that would transport natural gas from the South China Sea through Thailand and into Malaysia is bringing only conflict to the region thus far. The Thai government sees possibilities for modernization, dependable energy, employment, and the economic unification of Southeast Asia in the pipeline, but many villagers see a threat to their land and way of life. Since March, re ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, globalization, Malaysia, Thailand (all these topics) |
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