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ECOSHOCK — How A Far Away Island Can Rock Your World
Indonesia’s peat bogs are blazing again. In 1997 peat fires doubled rate of carbon inscrease, equaling global car emissions. Hot year of ’98 followed. Interview scientist Florian Siegert, Ludwig-Maxmillians University, Munich, who monitors Indonesian fires from space. More forest fires in Indonesia than Amazon. Indonesia also world’s 2nd largest coal exporter, including to India, where 173 new coal-fired plants approved this year alone. Interview w. Indian energy expert Shankar Sharma, plus report on deadly anti-coal protests. Music: “How Darwinian” by Dan Mangan, “Wayward Son” by Kanasa, background music by Vastmandana at soundclick.com. Visit Ecoshock here.
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