News headlines for “Energy Security”, page 132
Nuclear Safety Plan Has Ukrainians Worried
- Inter Press Service
KIEV, Mar 27 (IPS) - A 300 million euro loan to improve nuclear safety in the Ukraine has been attacked by environmental groups who say it will instead be used to keep ageing reactors working well beyond their planned lifespans – increasing the risks of a nuclear accident - while doing nothing to address serious issues with the country's energy intensity.
Iranian People Caught in Crossfire of Dueling Messages
- Inter Press Service
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Mar 27 (IPS) - Since Barack Obama became president of the United States, messages marking the Iranian New Year – Norouz - celebrated at the onset of spring have become yearly affairs. So have responses given by Iran's Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from the city of Mashhad where he makes a yearly pilgrimage to visit the shrine of Shi'i Islam's eighth imam, Imam Reza.
Group Warns of “Natural Resources Giveaway” in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 26 (IPS) - Researchers have unveiled new data warning that governments in Latin America are infringing on the rights of their indigenous populations in a bid to fuel development through the extraction of natural resources.
Concerns Mount as U.S. Plans Major Natural Gas Exports
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 26 (IPS) - Environmentalists and others here are reacting with concern to a surprise announcement on Monday of a major deal that would see U.S. natural gas exported to the United Kingdom, marking the first time that such sales have been permitted.
Tug-of-War Over Nuclear Future
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Mar 26 (IPS) - Pushed and pulled in opposite directions, the future of Japan's energy plans in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant two years ago is emerging as a fight between national economic advancement and what anti-nuke activists call "the lives of the people".
India Playing Risky Games at Nuclear Parks
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Mar 25 (IPS) - Bhagwat Singh Gohil frets for the future of his bountiful orchards in Mithi Virdi village in western Gujarat state's coastal district Bhavnagar. "After contending with droughts, rough seas and earthquakes we are staring at the possibility of a man-made disaster in the shape of a nuclear power park."
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Mar 22 (IPS) - How much water does it take to turn on a light? It took 10,000 litres to make your jeans. Another three big bathtubs of water was needed for your two-eggs-toast-coffee breakfast this morning.
U.S. Urged to Reject New World Bank Focus on Large Infrastructure
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 19 (IPS) - A group of environmentalists, gender activists and international finance watchdogs are calling on the U.S. government to support calls for the World Bank to step back from a new programmatic focus on large-scale infrastructure, which critics say does little to help alleviate poverty.
Visions of a Sustainable, Pollution-Free New York by 2030
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Mar 19 (IPS) - As usual, midtown Manhattan is packed with whisper-quiet cars and trams while thousands walk the streets listening to the birds of spring sing amongst the gleaming, grime-free skyscrapers in the crystal-clear morning air.
Several Countries Depend on Venezuela’s Oil Diplomacy
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 18 (IPS) - Venezuela's economic challenges, more than the uncertainty over who will succeed late president Hugo Chávez, could threaten the oil diplomacy he practiced in the region.
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