Moderate earthquake hits Papua
Source: The Jakarta Post
Nabire :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-29 00:46:33 -0700 | green-news
Thu, January 01 1970, 7:00 AM An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit an area northeast of Intanjaya, Papua, on Monday at 10:41 a.m. local time...The earthquake struck around 111 kilometers northeast of Enarotali and 168 km east...
Monsanto touts GM corn to reduce rising imports
Source: The Jakarta Post
Malang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-27 00:27:14 -0700 | green-news
Peterson, lead manager in Indonesia for the world's largest seed company, US-based Monsanto, said that Indonesia should stop relying on traditional hybrid corn seeds and put aside concerns over the safety of biotech plants in a bid to raise production...
20,000 condemn Aceh deforestation
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-26 06:55:23 -0700 | green-news
Aceh deforestation The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Fri, April 26 2013, 8:13 PM An online petition against forest clearance in Aceh has the support of 20,000 netizens. As of Friday, the petition at http://change.org/selamatkanAceh, had drawn 20,200 signatories both from...
Saab wants Hang Nadim as eco airport
Source: The Jakarta Post
Batam :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-26 06:55:21 -0700 | green-news
The company made the proposal to owner of Hang Nadim, Batam Free Trade Zone Management Agency (BP FTZ). BP FTZ director Dwi Djoko Wiwoho, told The Jakarta Post on Friday that traffic in Batam had grown significantly in recent years...
Public minivan drivers trained in traffic safety
Source: The Jakarta Post
Serang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-25 03:26:20 -0700 | green-news
We will train as many as 105 public minivan transportation drivers this year, branch manager Triyugara said at the opening of the three-day seminar at Le Dian Hotel in Serang. He said during the event, run in collaboration with the...
With or without moratorium, RI forests still under threat
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-24 18:29:34 -0700 | green-news
They accuse the ministry of getting around the moratorium by rezoning forest areas into non-forest areas through spatial planning bylaws and ministerial decrees. Forestry Ministry secretary-general Hadi Daryanto has said that the ministry would approve the new spatial planning bylaw...
Govt plans new policy to cut airline emissions
Source: The Jakarta Post
Denpasar :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-24 00:02:47 -0700 | green-news
Deputy Transportation Minister Bambang Susantono plans a broad range of initiatives to create environmentally friendly aviation infrastructure. The ministry demanded progress on the matter during the 7th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum and Global Consultation...
Gapki says ‘no' to moratorium extension
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-24 02:31:43 -0700 | green-news
The moratorium, which resulted from an IndonesiaNorway bilateral agreement with a US$1 billion potential carbon transaction, will expire on May 20. Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan has declared the moratorium a success, saying that the move has slowed the country's deforestation...
Yogyakarta to host Cities on Volcano Int'l conference
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-23 06:29:06 -0700 | green-news
We've been proposing Yogyakarta as the host of this event and apparently it worked. Thank God for that, Volcanology and Geology Disaster Mitigation Center head Surono said on Tuesday. He said Yogyakarta Governor Hamengkubuwono X supported the idea...Participants of the...
RI needs Rp 15t for tsunami master plan: Agency
Source: The Jakarta Post
Padang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-23 00:45:14 -0700 | green-news
Syamsul Maarif said on Tuesday that the development of a master plan to reduce tsunami disaster risks from Sabang to Merauke would cost Rp 15 trillion (US$15.4 million). Ideally, the development of Indonesia's disaster risk reduction master plan would cost around...
No breakthrough policies seen yet
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-22 23:29:13 -0700 | green-news
The phrase urges the need for radical progress to resolve complicated public issues. But the centuries old adage may not apply to the government's attempts to resolve the problems severely affecting the expansion of the national power grid. At least...
12 ministries, governmental institutions involved in illegal logging and mining: Commission
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-22 22:01:24 -0700 | green-news
Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Busyro Muqoddas said a study on corruption conducted by the commission found that illegal logging and mining practices in Indonesia had involved at least 12 ministries and/or non-ministry governmental institutions.
Earth Day
Source: The Jakarta Post
Surabaya :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-22 18:24:24 -0700 | green-news
The demonstrators urged the public to fi ght against initiatives by international bodies like the Asia-Pacifi c Economic Cooperation and World Trade Organization, which they claim damage national interests in the guise of environmental protection. (JP/Wahyoe Boediwardhana)
Wary of gas, residents still evacuating after Dieng quake
Source: The Jakarta Post
Wonosobo :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-21 21:25:41 -0700 | green-news
While residents were reportedly not troubled by aftershocks from the 4.8-magnitude temblor, many voiced concerns about poisonous outgassing from a number of active volcanoes on the plateau. Some residents, mostly men, braved the odds to return and to check their...
Palembang to build flyover and underpass
Source: The Jakarta Post
Palembang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-21 08:25:00 -0700 | green-news
The underpass will connect Simpang Patal and Pusri while the flyover will carry traffic between Simpang Jakabaring and Ampera. Jointly funded by the state and regional budget, the project will cost Rp 230 billion (US$23.68 million). State-run construction company PT Wijaya...
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