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well, it's hot – really hot. perched just below the equator is a crapplace to live. I'm taking anti-malarials but that won't stop me frompicking up dengue fever, japanese encephalitis, or a host of othervector borne tropical diseases should i be unlucky enough to be bittenby the wrong mosquito. yesterday we found an endangered cat…

well, after a hellish 7(!) hour drive last night in torrential rain imade it to the office in Rengat. Three and a half hours of sleeplater, i was awake and on my way to meet the ponpong (boat).Fortunately it was high tide so we could take a short cut in the boat(reducing the 2 hour…

If, as you read this, you’re tucking into a KitKat or dipping into a tube of Pringles, you might be interested to know that these products contain palm oil, which is linked to the destruction of forests and peatlands in Indonesia. As our new report “How the palm oil industry is cooking the climate” shows,…

After a few days of being briefed and getting used the absurd heat here in Singapore (which i'm not yet used to at all – and it's way hotter in Sumatra) i'm packed and ready and will soon be heading to the airport. I'll get myself an Indonesian sim card once i hit Pekanbaru and…

i have a few days here before my flight to sumatra. it's nice to be back onboard. it sure is hot perched up here above the equator – and i hear they've had a few 47 degree days at the camp in sumatra. scary eh?

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This is (within 20km of) where i’ll be for the next 4 weeks. zoom out a little to see the surrounding clearfelling. I’ll be sure to keep you up to date as best i can. View Larger Map

Microbial fuel cells, cool. ‘Living Power’s Microbial Fuel Cells make electricity from dirt, solving critical safety, security, and productivity problems by providing persistent, affordable, clean and scalable power to new technologies and under-served markets.’

I’ve often felt frustrated or angry seeing some old dude watering his lawn and roses while we’re running out of water, but this is a bit rich. A sign of things to come though. The international media have certainly run with the story, some of my favourite headlines: Loving grandpa ‘murdered for watering lawn’NEWS.com.au, Australia…