The air quality in Pekanbaru is getting worse due to smoky haze from forest fire. Based on observation by Tempo on Sunday, March 9, 2013, air pollution index board at Jalan Sudirman showed 310 Psi or in a danger category. [Continue reading on Tempo]
Following Geothermal Energy development by Chevron at Mount Ciremai area in West Java, many rumors erupted. One silly issue says Ciremai have been sold by the government at the price of Rp 60 trillion to Chevron Geothermal Ltd. This issue is considered as a reflection the complexity of developing geothermal energy in Indonesia. [Story by […]
The Riau Police are looking for companies or financiers believed to have hired farmers and residents to clear trees by fire. “We are searching for the financiers,” Riau Police chief Brig. Gen. Condro Kirono told the media at a coordinated meeting at the Riau Haze Disaster Mitigation command post at Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base in Pekanbaru […]
The Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Agency (PVMBG) in Bandung had lowered the status of Mount Kelud from ‘Alert’ to ‘Caution’. “Starting from 16:30 pm, Mt. Kelud’s status has become ‘Caution’ from the previously ‘Alert’,” said the Chief of Mt. Kelud Observation Team, Umar Rosyadi in Margomulyo Village, Kediri Regency, toTempo on Friday. [Continue reading on Tempo]
Company of Surya Panen Subur (SPS) expressed their readiness to face a lawsuit filed by the Ministry of Environment and the Presidential Work Unit for Monitoring and Control of Development alleged land combustion and fire omission. The trial will be held in the District Court of Meulaboh early March this year. SPS counsel explained that […]
Peatland fires in eastern Sumatra, Indonesia, in recent weeks are again creating thick haze in the region, closing schools, canceling flights, and leading to the arrests of farmers accused of lighting the fires. The return of fires this month, however, has illustrated the need for long-term, holistic solutions to the haze issue. [Continue reading on Cifor]
Smog from forest fires in several areas in Riau has started to harm the air quality in West Sumatra. “Smog from Riau can still be seen clearly,” said Leni Rika, resident of Payakumbuh, West Sumatra yesterday. Analyst from the Pekanbaru Meterology, Climatology, and Geophysics, Agus Widodo, confirmed that the smog in West Sumatera is from Riau. […]
As of Thursday, the alert status of Mount Kelud in East Java, which erupted Thursday night last week, has been downgraded from the highest level, Awas (Danger), to Siaga (Alert), as the volcanic activity has gradually decreased. Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s Geological Agency head Surono said there was no indication that the volcano would erupt […]
Giam Siak Kecil and Bukit Batu biosphere reserve forests in Bengkalis Regency, Riau have become endangered due to forest fires that occur over the last two weeks. “[The fires] have burnt around 1,000 hectares and they keep spreading,” Bengkalis Police chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Andry Wibowo told Tempo on Thursday, February 20, 2014. [Continue reading on Tempo]
As dark clouds gather in the East Java sky, the stability of 50 million cubic meters of cold lava material on the slopes of Mount Kelud after it erupted last Thursday is causing anxiety. “The rain could easily endanger people living in the lowland areas,” National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) central data and information unit head […]
