Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1470
The Unsustainable Political Deficiencies of Environmentalism
- Inter Press Service
The environmental movement won the ideological battle with the growth of awareness on climate change. Environmentalists are no longer seen as 'loonies' or granola-eating hippies: the people seen as on the fringe' now are the climate sceptics who deny that global warming is caused by human activity.
DEVELOPMENT: When a Quick Fix Gets the Deep Six
- Inter Press Service
Figuring out how to change the world for the better is a daunting challenge, but throngs of passionate people are willing to take on the task.
MAURITIUS: Thirsty for Ideas to Address Water Woes
- Inter Press Service
Mauritius plans to privatise its water sector, as rains become rare, and century-old pipes continue to leak almost 50 percent of the water available, added to waste by the population, mismanagement and over-consumption.
PERU: No Time Left to Adapt to Melting Glaciers
- Inter Press Service
The water supplied by the glaciers of the Cordillera Blanca, vital to a huge region of northwest Peru, is decreasing 20 years sooner than expected, according to a new study.
ZAMBIA: 'People Are Not Dead Until They Have Died'
- Inter Press Service
'I had no power, I could not even walk. I just had to be lifted by someone. When bathing, when going to the toilet, when going anywhere,' Geoffrey Mwila says in a soft voice.
PERU: Weak Environmental Impact Studies for Mines
- Inter Press Service
The stiff local opposition to the Conga gold mining project in the northern Peruvian highlands region of Cajamarca revived a long-postponed debate in this country, on the weakness of environmental impact studies in the mining industry.
SWAZILAND: Processing Plant Threatens Water in Capital
- Inter Press Service
A multi-million dollar iron-ore reprocessing plant in the northern part of Swaziland, owned by Indian mining company Salgaocar, is threatening the water security of local communities and even the country’s capital city, Mbabane.
SOMALIA: Taking Schools Back From Militants
- Inter Press Service
Schools are beginning to re-open slowly in areas of capital Mogadishu that were until recently controlled by the militant Islamic group al-Shabaab. But an estimated 80 percent of students have not yet returned.
Collateral Damage from Fukushima Hits Europe
- Inter Press Service
Several leading European electricity providers and nuclear power plant constructors now count as part of the collateral damage caused by the tsunami that destroyed the Japanese nuclear power plant of Fukushima last March.
THAILAND: Land of Smiles - and Grimaces
- Inter Press Service
The ‘Land of Smiles’ attracts some 14 million tourists annually to its tranquil beaches and glistening temples. But to many Thais, their country is becoming one of grimaces, thanks to its draconian lese-majeste (LM) law.
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