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Back to homepageSlow Violence and the BP Coverups 0
Post Views: 13 The Gulf Crisis is Not Over Three vanishing acts are being played out in the Gulf: the disappearing of the oil from the ocean surface by Corexit, the disappearing of the story by the media blockade, and
Read MoreShell for oil pollution in Niger delta 0
Post Views: 18 Shell for oil pollution in Niger delta Oil giant blamed for 10% of 9m barrels leaked in 40 yearsReport claims rest of leaking oil caused by saboteurs John Vidal, environment editor Oil pipelines in Okrika, near Port
Read MoreNow Atlantic is found to have huge ‘garbage patch’ 0
Post Views: 5 A huge expanse of floating plastic debris has been documented for the first time in the North Atlantic Ocean. The size of the affected area rivals the “great Pacific garbage patch” in the world’s other great ocean
Read MoreCoal-fired power stations win reprieve 0
Post Views: 3 Coal-fired power stations win reprieveExclusive: Government’s decision to put pollution standards ‘on hold’ raises possibility of dirtiest coal plants going ahead David Cameron and Nick Clegg campaigned for carbon emission cuts at Kingsnorth power station while in
Read MoreChina: Zhouqu landslide, a man made disaster 0
Post Views: 83 ide happened in Zhouqu in Gansu province. According to official Xinhua news, the disaster has so far taken away 127 people’s lives and 1,294 people reported missing. Since there is very limited information from official media outlets,
Read MoreWomen of the Storm 0
Post Views: 1 “Be the One,” a campaign urging citizens to petition the Congress towards passing and funding a comprehensive Gulf Coast restoration plan, has drawn criticism from some who point to the group’s corporate oil and gas industry
Read MoreBolivia logra que la ONU declare al agua como derecho humano 0
Post Views: 13 El sexagésimo cuarto período de sesiones de la Asamblea General de Naciones Unidas (ONU) aprobó ayer una histórica resolución, a iniciativa de Bolivia, que reconoce al agua potable y al saneamiento básico como derechos humanos universales y
Read MoreStates urged to support rights to water and sanitation 0
Post Views: 5 The UN said an estimated 884 million people lack access to safe drinking water © UNHCR /S. Schulman Amnesty International has called on all United Nations (UN) members to uphold the rights to water and sanitation, after the
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Gulf of Mexico Presents Unprecedented Toxicity Problems
Post Views: 8 If you’re living in the U.S., particularly within a thousand miles of the Gulf, you need to detoxify your body now. Here’s why: Crude oil is packed with a toxic chemical called benzene. Even in small amounts,
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International trade unions to adopt historic resolution on climate change
Post Views: 4 Unions from all over the world are to adopt today an ambitious resolution on climate change. In the framework of the 2nd ITUC Congress, unions have debated their role in the fight against climate change, the means
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