News headlines for “Environmental Issues”, page 879
TRINIDAD: Last Chance for Stalled Smelter Plant
- Inter Press Service
The full-page newspaper advertisements touting the benefits of a controversial aluminium smelter plant appeared here just as the court of appeal is preparing to rule on whether such a facility is ever built in Trinidad and Tobago.
U.S.: Water Crisis High on Policy Agenda, Clinton Says
- Inter Press Service
On a rainy morning here Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton emphasised the centrality to U.S. foreign policy of addressing the world's water challenges.
EAST AFRICA: Impatient EU Pushes for Progress on EPA Trade Deal
- Inter Press Service
The European Commission (EC) is increasing the pressure on the East African Community (EAC) to sign the free trade deal known as an economic partnership agreement with the EU.
CLIMATE CHANGE: A Year On, Little Change in Political Climate
- Inter Press Service
This time last year, United States federal legislation on climate change was starting to take shape, seemingly more pressing matters were taking up the bulk of U.S. policymakers' time, and a major climate conference was looming at the end of the year.
KENYA: Trying to Rebuild Communities After Floods
- Inter Press Service
A week after torrential rains and floods claimed lives in Kenya’s North Rift region, hundreds of displaced people are now in dire need of relief aid.
NEPAL: Crippling Power Outages Throw Life Out of Gear
- Inter Press Service
When it gets cold during Nepal’s winter nights, Yem Prasad Gurung turns on his heater run by liquefied petroleum gas. When it gets dark, he switches on the lights that rely on a solar inverter — and to make sure he gets water, he turns on a generator-powered water pump.
CLIMATE CHANGE-BRAZIL: The Threat Posed by Livestock
- Inter Press Service
The livestock industry has less economic clout than the oil industry, but ranchers say it has better arguments to defend itself from accusations regarding its share of responsibility for global warming.
CLIMATE CHANGE: The U.N.'s Boys' Club
- Inter Press Service
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's decision to appoint a 19-member, all-male high-level advisory group on Climate Change Financing (CCF) has triggered strong protests from women's groups and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) outraged by the composition of the panel.
DEVELOPMENT: Bad Water More Deadly Than War
- Inter Press Service
Bad water kills more people than wars or earthquakes, declares Anders Berntell, executive director of the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).
PERU: Priest on Campaign Trail Defrocked by Church
- Inter Press Service
A priest who is touring the country in his bid to run for president next year, at the head of a leftist movement, was indefinitely suspended by the Catholic Church for getting involved in politics.
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