News headlines for “Environmental Issues”, page 867
Protesters Call Dam Project a 'Disaster' for Brazil's Native Communities
- Inter Press Service
A modest protest gathered outside the Permanent Mission of Brazil in New York on Wednesday to oppose the controversial Belo Monte dam project in Brazil.
UN Sets Out Roadmap for Universal Electricity Access
- Inter Press Service
People's access to electricity, especially modern electricity, must increase even as greenhouse gases are reduced, according to a report issued Wednesday by the U.N. Secretary-General's Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change.
Q&A: Coal, a Silent Killer
- Inter Press Service
Fatal accidents at coalmines, like the recent tragedies in China and the United States, cause great public alarm. But U.S. physician Alan Lockwood warns that many more deaths are caused by the pollution that comes from the use of coal as an energy source.
AFRICA: Fair Trade Farmers’ Exports Hit by Volcanic Ash
- Inter Press Service
African farmers are assessing the financial impact of the Icelandic volcanic ash clouds that led to a lockdown of Europe’s airspace, forcing fair trade flower growers from Africa to throw away 20 million roses that were meant for the European market.
MIDEAST: Settler Sewage Ruins Palestinian Crops, Drinking Water
- Inter Press Service
Residents of this Palestinian village refuse to buy the idea that the flood of raw sewage from the adjacent Israeli settlement of Kfar Etzion, that destroyed vineyards and contaminated their drinking water, was an accident.
Mexico on the Alert Over Massive Oil Spill
- Inter Press Service
Mexico is gearing up for the environmental effects of the oil spill caused by last week's sinking of a BP-owned deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
Q&A: 'It's a Complete Reboot of How We See Things'
- Inter Press Service
The blockbuster, critically acclaimed film 'Avatar' portrays the ruthless plundering of a pristine ecosystem on a distant planet by greedy corporate interests — a scenario that is all too familiar to many indigenous communities here on Earth.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Forests Not for Absorbing Carbon, Say Activists
- Inter Press Service
The UN-led global initiative to use forest conservation as a way to offset greenhouse gas emissions heated things up at the people's summit against climate change in Bolivia. In the end, the participants reached a consensus - and rejected the plan.
ENERGY: Germans Want Nuclear Plants Phased Out
- Inter Press Service
After tens of thousands of people turned out to protest against any extension of life to existing nuclear power plants, it seems clear that Germans continue to be emphatically opposed to nuclear energy.
North Africa Finally Sees the Light
- Inter Press Service
Europe's appetite for renewable energy and a shifting tide in domestic energy policies could turn North Africa into major exporter of solar power by the end of the decade.
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