Scientists from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center report that July 2011 Arctic sea ice was the lowest level ever, at 210,000 square kilometers less than the previous low in July 2007, and 2.18 million square kilometers below the average for 1979 to 2000.

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/index.html
http://summitcountyvoice.com/2011/08/14/global-warming-arctic-sea-ice-hits-record-low-in-july-2011/


Burmese democracy leader Dr. Aung San Suu Kyi joins environmentalists and other residents in calling for a halt to the construction of the Myitsone Dam on the Irrawaddy River, saying that besides displacing at least 10,000 primarily ethnic Kachin people, it would devastate an area rich in biodiversity and introduce dangerous risk in the event of an earthquake.

http://www.mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/5762-suu-kyi-releases-statement-on-dams-in-ethnic-areas.html
http://www.internationalrivers.org/en/blog/grace-mang/2011-8-11/aung-san-sui-kyi-joins-campaign-save-irrwaddy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/aug/12/suukyi-china-dam-irrawaddy-conflict
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/08/12/Suu-Kyi-wants-dam-project-halted/UPI-96151313151158/?spt=hs&or=tn