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EARTH WIRE -- VP Kalla calls for production of green cars

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla has asked the automotive industry in Indonesia to produce environment-friendly ...

NASA launches super balloon to collect near space data

A stadium-sized pressure balloon launched by NASA in New Zealand began collecting data in near space on Wednesday, ...

Tourists to Raja Ampat must pay additional fee

Local as well as foreign tourists visiting the tourism attractions of Raja Ampat in West Papua Province are required ...

EARTH WIRE -- 527 palm oil companies apply for ISPO certificate

A total of 527 palm oil companies are currently applying for an Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certificate in ...

EARTH WIRE -- Crowds gather to witness Rafflesia flowers bloom

Crowds gathered to witness the 15 endemic Rafflesia arnoldii flowers blooming, by opening their six petals completely, ...

Linetrust provides US$ 93 million financing to Kamuna Sugar

- India definitely is bracing itself for sweeter times as the economy is gearing up for hyperdrive under Mr.Narendra ...

EARTH WIRE -- Indonesia strongly rejects European Parliament`s allegations

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya said Indonesia rejects European Parliaments allegations against ...

At least 27 people missing in landslides in E. Java

At least 27 people were still missing feared dead until Saturday afternoon in a landslide in the regency of ...

26 still unaccounted for after landslide in Ponorogo

One person has been found dead and 26 others still unaccounted for after a landslide hit Ponorogo, East Java, the ...

EARTH WIRE -- Environmental NGOs write to UNESCO highlighting threat to Leuser Ecosystem

An environmental NGO consortium has sent a letter to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...

EARTH WIRE -- Pontianak to lead earth hour campaign again

Equator city Pontianak in West Kalimantan province will join the energy saving campaign movement Earth Hour, initiated ...

EARTH WIRE -- WWF, Arun to develop geothermal energy in Flores

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Indonesia, along with Indonesias largest liquefied natural gas producer PT Arun NGL, ...

EARTH WIRE -- 76 mln people in India have no access to safe water: Report

At least 76 million people in India do not have access to clean water, a report published by international charity and ...

EARTH WIRE -- Indonesian NGOs laud Presidential order to stop mercury use in mining

Numerous non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have lauded the order issued by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to stop ...

Promoting tourism attractions of Biak

Biak Numfor District was a popular tourist destination in Papua in 1990s, before Raja Ampat was "discovered." ...