GROUND ZERO for carbon dioxide

Indonesia is the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. But unlike the U.S. and China, the country's emissions don't come from cars or factories. They come from the ground.

By Andrew Higgins / The Bulletin
November 25, 2009

TARUNA JAYA, Indonesia — Across a patch of pineapples shrouded in smoke, Idris Hadrianyani battled a menace that has left his family sleepless and sick — and has wrought as much damage on the planet as has exhaust from all the cars and trucks in the United States. Against the advancing flames,....

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