News headlines for “Environmental Issues”, page 884
URUGUAY: A Return to Mud and Straw
- Inter Press Service
More and more Uruguayans are keen on building ecological homes. The problem is that there is hardly any market or specialised labour for what is known as 'bio-building.'
PAKISTAN: Smoke-free Stoves A Godsend for Village Women
- Inter Press Service
Forty-something and unlettered, Sona Siddiqi never imagined she would become the most sought-after woman in her village of Ramzan Katiar.
ENVIRONMENT-CHINA: Dam Plans Open Gates to Tough Choices Ahead
- Inter Press Service
The Nu River flows from the Tibetan highlands through China’s western Yunnan province, cutting between two mountain ranges before rushing through Burma into the Andaman Sea. It is home to a third of the country’s ethnic groups and a diverse ecosystem of 7,000 species of plants and 80 rare or endangered animals and fish.
ENVIRONMENT: Window of Opportunity (Limited Time Only)
- Inter Press Service
Two months after the Copenhagen conference on climate change, which was widely regarded as a fiasco, the international community is meeting on the Indonesian island of Bali to discuss biodiversity and ecosystems, promote the green economy and carry out institutional reforms.
ENERGY: Coal-Fired Power on the Way Out?
- Inter Press Service
The past two years have witnessed the emergence of a powerful movement opposing the construction of new coal-fired power plants in the United States. Initially led by environmental groups, both national and local, it has since been joined by prominent national political leaders and many state governors.
CLIMATE-PERU: El Niño Throws a Tantrum
- Inter Press Service
Peru's lack of disaster prevention policies and measures, combined with climate imbalances in South America, have led to the loss of dozens of lives and thousands of homes in this Andean country in the last few months.
HAITI: Secure Shelters Scarce as Rainy Season Looms
- Inter Press Service
A cacophony of murmurs and cries echoed through the neighbourhoods of Haiti's capital city Monday night as a violent aftershock shook people awake. Ten minutes later, another tremor rocked the ground, this time more smoothly back and forth.
U.S.: Hispanic Farmers Seek Redress for Years of Bias
- Inter Press Service
When the Barack Obama administration urged Congress to settle a protracted anti-discrimination lawsuit for 1.25 billion dollars on behalf of African American farmers last week, Lupe Garcia of Las Cruces, New Mexico was paying close attention.
INDIA: Indigenous Groups Step Up Protests Over Mining Project
- Inter Press Service
When 5,000 indigenous Dongria Kondhs trekked Sunday to Niyam Dongar hill, the abode of their presiding deity Niyam Raja, and designated it as inviolate, it meant they were stepping up their resistance to a controversial alumina refinery and bauxite mine project here.
ENVIRONMENT: Tsunami of E-Waste Could Swamp Developing Countries
- Inter Press Service
The mighty mountains of hazardous electronic waste are growing by about 40 million tonnes a year globally. In China, India and South Africa, those mountains are expected to grow 200 to 500 percent in the next decade, a new report warns.
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