News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 597
Vietnam, Laos Split Over Mekong Dam
- Inter Press Service
The first in a new series of 11 dams planned across the Mekong, South-east Asia’s largest river, could break a special bond between two communist-ruled countries.
Q&A: Fossil Fuel Lobby Following the Playbook of Big Tobacco
- Inter Press Service
Powerful fossil energy interests are preventing the United States from making the necessary transition to 21st century energy sources, one of the country's leading environmental economists documents in a just-published book.
MEXICO: Eco-Friendly Livelihoods for Women in the Sierra Madre
- Inter Press Service
They live in a town with an apt name, Soledad (Solitude) de Guadalupe, of just 50 houses, most of which are inhabited by women on their own, in the Sierra Madre mountains in the small state of Querétaro in central Mexico.
Lawsuit Filed Against BP Compensation Czar
- Inter Press Service
A first-of-its-kind lawsuit alleging gross negligence and fraud has been filed in a Florida state court against Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of the 20-billion-dollar compensation fund for victims of BP's Gulf oil spill, and the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF).
Warming Hits Food Chain at the Bottom of the World
- Inter Press Service
Wildebeests have the Serengeti, and tiny krill the sea ice. But in the upside-down world of the Antarctic Peninsula, one of the biggest shows on earth would pass unheeded except for the work of a band of polar scientists seeking clues to what changes in temperatures and sea ice levels mean to wildlife.
BRAZIL: Locals Protest 'Metal Rain' Pollution from Steelworks
- Inter Press Service
A protestor held out a handful of metal dust, part of the 'silvery rain' falling that day in Santa Cruz, a low-income neighbourhood on the west side of this Brazilian city, as proof of the environmental nightmare affecting the area ever since a German steel plant opened there.
JAPAN: Whaling Policy in Choppy Waters
- Inter Press Service
After years of stiff resistance, the Japanese government has announced a temporary halt to its controversial research whaling programme in the Antarctic Ocean, a decision that will finally stir the debate to promote sustainable fishing, say conservationists here.
ENVIRONMENT: Dioxin Levels Soar on Icelandic Farms
- Inter Press Service
In the northwestern Icelandic town of Isafjordur, milk is causing pandemonium. A local milk marketing board recently tested one farm’s milk for the presence of harmful chemicals. Dioxin, and dioxin-like compounds, were found to be present in amounts higher than the recommended maximum levels, threatening the future of local farmers, and angering residents.
INDIA: Fishers in Survival Battle With Turtles
- Inter Press Service
A growing number of endangered olive ridley sea turtles have been getting killed in Eastern India’s coastal state Orissa by mechanized vessels defying a fishing ban on one of the world’s largest turtle sanctuaries, Gahirmatha.
Brewers Pledge to Cut Water Use
- Inter Press Service
Beer manufacturers sell nearly 548 million litres of brew each day, but with every bottle, they are using many times that amount of water on a planet facing mounting resource challenges.
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