Rubber plantation in Thailand, photo: Gaetan Lee (CC) via flickr Slash-and-burn agriculture has often been cited as not exactly being the most eco-friendly thing for forests. But, as a new report in Science magazine and summed up over at Mongabay shows,... ...full story at TreeHugger
from TreeHugger on Fri, May 22 2009
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Burn Rubber On Sand »
YouTube video Burnout competition in the island of Koh Pagnon, Thailand |
| 22 Jun 07 |
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Thailand. Trying to Burn Down the House in Isaan. » North East Living Well this is the offending fuse board thing that is threatening to burn the house down at anytime. It sparks a bit especially when the fridge motor cuts in. I am waiting for an electrician to come tonight. It’s now 7pm here but I have spoken to him and ... |
| 14 May 07 |
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Thailand to produce more synthetic rubber » Bangkok Post Thailand, the world's largest producer of natural rubber, plans to produce more synthetic rubber within the next five to six years to cope with the rising world demand, Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thira Sutabutr announced on Monday. |
| 23 Jun 07 |
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Thailand. House fixed. Will not Burn Down Now. Hopefully. » North East Living As I reported before my house was trying to burn down and the fuse box thing was sparking every time the fridge or air conditioner motors cut in. The other night the fuse box was very hot and smelt really bad as the small sparks were melting the plastic a... |
| 19 Feb 09 |
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Rubber producers to cut output » Bangkok Post Indonesian Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono called on Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia - the world's three leading rubber producers - to jointly lower the rubber production, aimed at lifting its prices and stimulating its demands. |
| 28 Jan 09 |
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It's time we cleared the air » The Nation At this time of the year, Chiang Mai's air pollution usually climbs to a dangerous level due to slash-and-burn farming practices in the countryside around the northern capital. Towards the end of the dry season, from February to April, the... |
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