Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1158
Govt, Energy Industry Accused of Suppressing Fracking Dangers
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 07 (IPS) - New signs have emerged in recent days which indicate that extreme measures are being taken in order to suppress evidence of the pernicious effects of the energy extraction method known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking".
Tapping Rural Culture for Development Potential
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Aug 07 (IPS) - "I was a hunter. I killed many animals," said Rosalino Ortiz, a representative of Mashiramo, a campesino organisation that monitors biodiversity in Colombia's Massif range in the southern department of Huila.
Environmentalists Alarmed at Tourism Plans for Small Islands in Venezuela
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Aug 07 (IPS) - The Venezuelan government's plans to develop tourism infrastructure on virtually uninhabited highly biodiverse small islands in the southern Caribbean have triggered warnings from environmentalists.
More Kids Pushed Into Labour in Lebanon
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Aug 07 (IPS) - With Lebanon fraying at the seams under pressure from the neighbouring Syria conflict and the economy stuttering amid a political vacuum, more and more children are being pushed into labour.
Troubled Kurds Draw Closer
- Inter Press Service
SULEYMANIA, Iraqi Kurdistan, Aug 07 (IPS) - "The Islamists' announcement that god supported the killing of Kurds in Syria made us react," recalls Farouk Aziz Khadir. This 60-year-old Iraqi Kurd is ready to take up arms to defend his kin in the neighbouring war-torn country. And there are many more like him.
Seeking More Indian Business, With Chinese Help
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Aug 07 (IPS) - As he stood on the westernmost edge of Colombo's new harbour expansion, it was hard for Priyath Bandu Wickrema - the man tasked with reinventing the port as a regional giant - to cap his enthusiasm.
Supporting Rural Community Self-Management in Southern Peru
- Inter Press Service
QUEQUEÑA, Peru, Aug 07 (IPS) - Some 40 multicoloured tents were set up to showcase the fruits of community-based rural development projects in the main square of this village in southern Peru during a visit by IFAD president Kanayo Nwanze.
New York Wants Your Potato Peels
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 06 (IPS) - Ask a random New Yorker what their city is famous for and "composting" is about as likely to make the list as "cheap housing" and "warm winters". But if it is up to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, this will soon change.
Global Value Chains from a Development Perspective
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Aug 06 (IPS) - The current discourse on Global Value Chains by key proponents and also the World Trade Organisation (WTO) secretariat is that developing countries should liberalise - in goods and services - and conclude a trade facilitation agreement.
OP-ED: Latin America Lags on Reproductive Rights
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 06 (IPS) - In the last decade, several countries in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region have had the opportunity to experience economic growth and establish redistributive fiscal policies aimed at reducing poverty, reducing inequality and improving the coverage and quality of health, education and social protection services.
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