News headlines for “Energy Security”, page 129
Fragile States Show Signs of Progress Toward MDGs
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 03 (IPS) - Twenty of the world's most fragile states, including those currently affected by conflict, have achieved one or more of the development targets outlined under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the World Bank said this week.
Ecuador’s Indigenous People Still Waiting to Be Consulted
- Inter Press Service
QUITO, May 02 (IPS) - The Constitution of Ecuador adopted in 2008 establishes a broad range of rights for indigenous peoples and nationalities, including the right to prior consultation, which gives them the opportunity to influence decisions that affect their lives.
Aiming to Conserve Energy, Antigua Turns to Its Residents
- Inter Press Service
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, Apr 30 (IPS) - In drought-plagued Antigua, where water and energy top the list of most precious resources, one campaign is encouraging islanders to conserve both of these commodities.
Opinions Deeply Divided Over Fracking in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Apr 30 (IPS) - The enthusiasm of the government and oil and gas companies over Argentina's unconventional fuel potential has come up against fierce opposition from communities living near the country's shale gas reserves and environmental organisations.
Leave It in the Ground, Climate Activists Demand
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Apr 28 (IPS) - Nearly 70 percent of known reserves of oil, gas and coal must remain in the ground to avoid dangerous climate change. So why did the energy industry spend 674 billion dollars in 2012 looking for more?
U.S. Cities Joining Push to Dump Fossil Fuel Investments
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 26 (IPS) - Nearly a dozen U.S. cities have announced their interest in withdrawing municipal investments from fossil fuel companies, joining a fast-growing movement among colleges and universities that supporters say is allowing citizens concerned with environmental degradation and global climate change to act in lieu of federal action from the U.S. Congress.
Carbon Credits Could Finance Improved Cookstoves in Mexico
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Apr 25 (IPS) - Environmental organisations in Mexico are hoping to finance the promotion of fuel-efficient wood-fired cookstoves, which reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions, through the sale of carbon credits on the voluntary market.
Caribbean Tourism Stakes Salvation on Greener Policies
- Inter Press Service
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Apr 24 (IPS) - Tourism, widely regarded as the mainstay of Caribbean economies, is being challenged to remain sustainable in an era of climate change and its impact on beaches, rivers and other attractions.
U.S., Others Wrangle over Future Arctic Governance
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 24 (IPS) - With climate change rapidly opening up new opportunities for shipping and resource extraction across the once permanently frozen Arctic, the United States and other northern countries are being compelled to re-examine their policies, both national and collective, towards this region of growing geostrategic importance.
U.S. Regulator Lodges “Environmental Objections” to Keystone Plan
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 23 (IPS) - Advocacy groups here are applauding the publication of new government concerns, formally expressed Monday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), over a recent assessment of the environmental impact of a major oil pipeline that would run between Canada and the U.S. Gulf Coast.
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