Phnom Penh, Cambodia (UPI) May 12, 2010 – Sand dredging in Cambodia, fueled by Singapore’s expansion and land reclamation projects, poses a huge risk to Cambodia’s coastal environment, says a new report. In its Shifting Sands report [pdf], environmental group Global Witness estimates that as much as 796,000 tons of sand is being removed […]
By Michael Isikoff and Michael Hirsh | NEWSWEEKPublished May 7, 2010From the magazine issue dated May 17, 2010 Tony Hayward, the CEO of BP, has a couple of major problems on his hands these days. One lies down near the earth’s crust; the other exists deep in the muck of Washington politics. It may take […]
By Alex Kiprotich Published on 08/05/2010 Despite raising the alarm more than a year ago on wanton destruction of the152,000-acre Lembus forest in Koibatek District nothing has been done. The destruction of indigenous Podo and Mutarakwa trees is horrifying, especially in the Chemususu forest station where a multi-billion shilling dam is being constructed. The locals […]
Private water suppliers poised to grow as demand set to surge By Juliette Jowit in Pariswww.guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 28 April 2010 14.47 BST Private companies are poised for a surge in demand to take over water supplies, despite widespread opposition to privatisation of what is seen as a life-giving public service. Global Water Intelligence analysts expect […]
By AMY GOODMAN Published: Friday, April 23, 2010 at 3:00 a.m. COCHABAMBA, Bolivia Here in this small Andean nation of 10 million people, the glaciers are melting, threatening the water supply of the largest urban area in the country, El Alto and La Paz, with 3.5 million people living at altitudes over 10,000 feet. I […]
By Staff WritersDhaka (AFP) April 12, 2010 Environmental campaigners branded a move Monday by Bangladesh to ease strict controls on its vital shipbreaking industry as “suicidal”, saying it would expose tens of thousands to toxic waste. The government amended a law late Sunday to permit the industry, the world’s largest, to bring in ships […]
The English version of the Black Report on the Iceland bank failures was released today. It has it all – regulatory capture, oblivious politicians, shadow banking, loans to shareholders to buy shares and more. (ht Steinn) Here is the website with the English version. … One of the key problems identified in the report […]
By Jennifer Hattam, Istanbul, Turkey on 04.10.10 European consumers of Golden Plus and Lucky Boss brand copy paper got an unpleasant surprise this week when a federation of EU environmental groups announced that the products they thought were made from sustainable sources have in fact been having “devastating impacts on Sumatran rainforests, causing deforestation, […]
In this photo taken on Friday, March 19, 2010, a farmer works in a poppy field in Marjah, Afghanistan. When U.S., Afghan and NATO forces stormed Marjah in February, they were instructed to seize large opium stashes but leave farmers’ poppy fields alone. (AP Photo / Dusan Vranic) The Big Picture: Afghanistan, March, 2010 Technorati […]
By Tatafway Tumoe – SEM Suddenly, with the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) indicting former Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Haja Afsatu Kabba, everyone it seems has suddenly become interested in the manner in which this sector is operating in the country. What most people have however failed to realize is that the present government is […]
