Topic: Papua New Guinea

Available now: a volcanic ash detector for aircraft

A scientist in Norway has developed an infrared volcanic ash detector that allows aircraft to see and avoid the Iceland volcanic ash clouds invisible to radar.
04/20/2010 03:50 pm

Buying carbon offsets may ease eco-guilt but not global warming

Voluntary carbon offsets are a 'Wild West' market ripe for fraud, exaggeration, and poorly run projects that probably do little to ease global warming.
04/20/2010 01:02 pm

Carbon offsets: Australia leads the pursuit of 'greenwashing'

Consumer authorities say "greenwashing" scams in the carbon offset market – such as the Papua New Guinea tribe leader who says he was kidnapped over carbon rights to tribal lands – are proliferating.
04/20/2010 01:01 pm

Christian Personal Finance Five steps to a debt-free vacation

One of the five steps to a debt-free vacation: an automatic savings plan.
04/20/2010 12:10 am

Christian Personal Finance Hey, you can be frugal and still have fun!

Here are four qualities to being frugal (and not cheap).
03/05/2010 05:50 am

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Global News Blog How does Simon Mann stack up among Africa's white mercenaries?

Simon Mann, a British mercenary sentenced for a coup plot against Equatorial Guinea, was pardoned on Tuesday. How does he compare with Africa's other 'Dogs of War?'
11/03/2009 12:00 am

Rising tide of asylum-seekers: Will Australia let them in?

Australian Prime Minister Rudd faces twin crises as he weighs how to handle Sri Lankan Tamil refugees picked up at sea by Australian and Indonesian ships and taken to Indonesian ports. The "boat people" are refusing to disembark.
10/30/2009 01:00 am

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Global News Blog Sri Lanka boat people, caught in Indonesia, test Australia

The latest boat people are Sri Lankan refugees caught in Indonesia while fleeing to Australia highlights the tricky waters countries must navigate between offering asylum and stopping human traffickers.
10/19/2009 01:00 am

Pacific tsunami: Aid efforts begin in Samoa

As the US prepared to dispatch emergency relief to American Samoa, Australia and New Zealand focused their aid efforts on Samoa.
09/30/2009 01:00 am

Gallery Blending in: The art of hiding in plain sight

Mining the ocean floor

It’s not yet a gold rush to the ocean floor, but seabed prospecting is raising concerns.
05/22/2009 01:00 am

Review: 'Under the Sea 3D'

Latest IMAX 3D adventure puts you nose to nose with a dazzling array of sea creatures and makes you wish the movie were longer.
02/14/2009 12:00 am

When college students reinvent the world

Kansas State University professor Michael Wesch’s ‘World Sim’ course – aka Anthropology 204 – helps students create new ‘cultures’ to get beyond the multiple choices to understanding the ‘why’ of global affairs.
01/12/2009 12:00 am

Jungle diary: I set out in search of Papua’s cannibals.

Where is it, why do you want to go there, and why couldn’t I have had normal children, my mother asks.
12/17/2008 12:00 am

Bright Green Faced with rising sea levels, the Maldives seek new homeland

Many scientists believe that, given enough political will, humanity can still manage to avoid catastrophic climate change. But the president-elect of the Maldives isn't taking any chances.
11/11/2008 12:00 am

Financial crisis threatens aid for world's poorest

President Bush's $48 billion Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief could see cutbacks.
10/15/2008 01:00 am

Bright Green Wal-Mart greening its jewelry?

Wal-Mart is rolling out a new line of gold and silver jewelry that they say can can be traced from the mine to the store.
07/17/2008 01:00 am

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06/17/2008 01:00 am

Who, him? He's my dad!

For kids: Some fathers in the animal kingdom are extra-devoted to their young.
06/10/2008 01:00 am

Bolivia gets clean by staying green

Project pays Bolivia for the forests it does not cut - a potential model in the battle against climate change.
06/05/2008 01:00 am

Opinion China's pollution nightmare is now everyone's pollution nightmare

The environmental disaster springs largely from its emulation of the American way of life – so let's set a better example.
03/19/2008 01:00 am

China's pollution nightmare is now everyone's pollution nightmare

The environmental disaster springs largely from its emulation of the American way of life – so let's set a better example.
03/19/2008 01:00 am

Failed Timor assassination may lessen rebels' sway

The bold attack on President Ramos-Horta raises key concerns about efforts to rebuild security forces.
02/12/2008 12:00 am