News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 592
MEXICO: Villagers Complain of Health Risks from Nuclear Plant
- Inter Press Service
Brenda Mancilla, a 23-year-old Mexican woman, has suffered from tuberous sclerosis, a genetic disorder that causes the growth of benign tumours in body organs, since she was five months old.
AUSTRALIA: Pushing Uranium Exports Despite Japanese Crisis
- Inter Press Service
Many countries view nuclear energy as a way to meet growing electricity demands without releasing large amounts of greenhouse gasses. And as a major uranium exporter, Australia is keen to capitalise on future opportunities despite the ongoing nuclear emergency at Japan’s Fukushima reactors.
ECUADOR: Trees on Shaky Ground in Texaco’s Rainforest
- Inter Press Service
When the trunks of the trees move with every step you take, you know you are in a swamp. This is what happens when you walk over the seemingly firm and vegetation-covered ground over what was once a pit used to dump oil sludge in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest.
CARIBBEAN: Colonies Seek to Redefine Relationship with EU
- Inter Press Service
The newly elected chair of the Overseas Countries and Territories Association (OCTA), Montserrat's Chief Minister Reuben Meade, wants 'trade rather than aid' to form the basis of the future relationship between Europe and its colonies around the world.
KENYA: Sustainable Energy in the Heart of the Slums
- Inter Press Service
Talk about foul foundations: the Katwekera Tosha Bio Centre is built on the stuff that goes into toilets. This community centre in the Nairobi slum of Kibera goes well beyond solving sanitation problems - it is a model for green energy, a meeting place for locals, and turning a profit for its operators.
JAPAN: Working Poor Hardest Hit By Disaster
- Inter Press Service
When the massive Tohoku quake struck on Mar. 11, Yayoko Shinohara, owner of a small grocery store on the main shopping street of the now devastated Namie town, grabbed the day’s earnings and escaped to safety with her husband.
Fight Against Marine Garbage Runs Into Plastics Lobby
- Inter Press Service
Every day, billions of plastic bags and bottles are discarded, and every day, millions of these become plastic pollution, fouling the oceans and endangering marine life.
TAIWAN: Opposition Urges Nuclear Phase-out By 2025
- Inter Press Service
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairwoman and former Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen has announced a proposal for a '2025 Non-Nuclear Home Plan' that will allow Taiwan to eliminate reliance on nuclear power by the end of 2025.
LATIN AMERICA: Enthusiasm for Nuclear Power Cooling Off
- Inter Press Service
The nuclear disaster in Japan has revived the debate in Latin America on the pros and cons of expanding the use of nuclear energy. While both Argentina and Brazil, which had put the greatest emphasis on nuclear power, plan to continue down that road, other countries have put plans and unfinished projects on hold.
CLIMATE CHANGE: 'Act of Conscience' Could Earn 10-Year Prison Term
- Inter Press Service
A college student who derailed a federal auction of oil and gas leases to protest drilling near national parks in the western U.S. state of Utah, as well as the larger issue of reliance on fossil fuels, has reignited debate over the legitimacy of civil disobedience in addressing profound global problems like climate change.
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