Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1043
Côte d’Ivoire Rides the Fast Track to Public Transport Development
- Inter Press Service
ABDIJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Jun 04 (IPS) - Two years ago, it would have taken Catherine Adjoua almost an hour to travel from M'Badon, the isolated fishing area where she lives that has no asphalt roads, to reach her workplace some 13 kilometres away in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire's economic capital.
U.S. Corporate Conflict Minerals Reports “Historic” But Incomplete
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 03 (IPS) - For the first time, nearly 1,300 U.S. companies have filed reports on whether the products they manufacture or sell are made with minerals that have bankrolled conflict in the Great Lakes region of central Africa.
World Applauds Ambitious U.S. Carbon Cuts
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Jun 03 (IPS) - New efforts by the U.S. to reduce its carbon emissions are being welcomed around the world. On Monday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants 25 percent from 2005 levels by 2020.
OP-ED: Climate Change Threatens the Wild Beauty of Small Islands
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Jun 03 (IPS) - It's beginning to sink in that our climate is changing more rapidly than at any time in recorded history and it will have profound and irreversible effects on the planet. On World Environment Day on Jun. 5, let's stop for a moment to consider in particular the devastating impact that climate change is having on small island states and their wildlife.
China Casts A Long Shadow Over Latin America
- Inter Press Service
BOSTON, Jun 03 (IPS) - In the past 15 years, China has gone from being a relatively insignificant economic partner in Latin America to the number-one trading partner of some of the largest economies in the region.
Showing the West that Russia is Not Alone
- Inter Press Service
MOSCOW, Jun 03 (IPS) - Aleksander Mizdrakin is convinced he knows who Russia's future international partners are – and they're not in Europe, nor is the United States among them.
The South African Water Utility That Uses Shipping Containers and Sewer Water to Provide Water for All
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Jun 03 (IPS) - South Africa's eThekwini municipality may have come under fire from residents from proposing to purify wastewater so it can be used for drinking, but this municipality's pragmatic approach to water management has made it one of the most progressive in Africa.
Low-Wage Workers Butt Heads with 21st Century Capital
- Inter Press Service
SEATTLE, Jun 03 (IPS) - "Supersize my salary now!" The refrain rose over a busy street outside a McDonald's in downtown Seattle.
U.S. Proposes “Revolutionary” Carbon Emissions Rule
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 02 (IPS) - U.S. power plants would be required to reduce their carbon-dioxide emissions by almost a third in coming decades, under a landmark proposal that constitutes President Barack Obama's most significant attempt to counter climate change.
Let There Be Light, Implores U.N. Chief
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 02 (IPS) - When night falls, there are over 1.3 billion people, mostly in the developing world, who live in virtual darkness because they have no access to electricity.
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