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GOLD AND GUNS IN EDEN Part 3 of 4

Posted on September 8, 2017 by

A Memoir from Western New Guinea I flew to the Highlands on a creaking Merpati aircraft with only one other passenger and other seats replaced by large steel drums. I would have been more nervous if I had known we … Continue reading →

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Inferno in Indonesia

Posted on November 16, 2015 by

Indonesian forests are burning. It happens annually, but this time the inferno is far worse. On some days, the fires evolve more carbon into the atmosphere than the whole of America (whose economy is 20 times larger), and the smog … Continue reading →

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