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ENVIRONMENT: International Green conventions yet to prove effective
The good environmental news for 1996 is that this week the industrialised countries halted the production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) -- chemicals that destroy the mantle of ozone that surrounds the planet, protecting it from the sun's harmful ultra-violent radiation.ENVIRONMENT: International Green conventions yet to prove effective
The good environmental news for 1996 is that this week the industrialised countries halted the production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) -- chemicals that destroy the mantle of ozone that surrounds the planet, protecting it from the sun's harmful ultra-violent radiation.ENVIRONMENT: Green conventions yet to prove effective
The good environmental news for 1996 is that on Monday the industrialised countries halted the production of chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) -- chemicals that destroy the mantle of ozone that surrounds the planet, protecting it from the sun's harmful ultra-violent radiation.ENVIRONMENT: Green conventions yet to prove effective
The good environmental news for 1996 is that on Monday the industrialised countries halted the production of chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) -- chemicals that destroy the mantle of ozone that surrounds the planet, protecting it from the sun's harmful ultra-violent radiation.ENVIRONMENT: Dams are major source of global warming, say scientists
Dams in tropical countries may cause more global warming than coal-fired power plants, because of the carbon dioxide and methane emitted by rotting vegetable matter in flooded areas, according to a new study conducted by scientists in Brazil.ENVIRONMENT: Latin American waterway could cause floods, drought, warns study
A plan by five Latin American countries to deepen and straighten the Paraguay river could result in floods, drought, and shrinking grasslands that hurt the cattle industry, a new study warns.ENVIRONMENT: Latin American waterway could cause floods, drought, warns study
A plan by five Latin American countries to deepen and straighten the Paraguay river could result in floods, drought, and shrinking grasslands that hurt the cattle industry, a new study warns.INDONESIA-ENVIRONMENT: Gold mining company launches p.r., pressure campaigns
Freeport McMoRan, operator of the world's largest gold mine located in Indonesia, is battling environmental protests and Wall street worries following confirmation of environmental and human rights abuses at the mine site.INDONESIA-ENVIRONMENT: Gold mining company launches p.r., pressure campaigns
Freeport McMoRan, operator of the world's largest gold mine located in Indonesia, is battling environmental protests and Wall street worries following confirmation of environmental and human rights abuses at the mine site.MOZAMBIQUE-FINANCE: Enron may ask World Bank Help
A World Bank affiliate is considering lending money to Enron, a Texas-based energy multinational, for a 500-million-dollar deal in Mozambique that has come under fire because of alleged political pressure from top U.S. officials.BIODIVERSITY: New patents on fish and people stirs up storm at Jakarta Conference on implementing biodiversity pact
The Hagahai -- a small tribe in the South Pacific -- and salmon from the Atlantic Ocean will share something in common next year: the right to sell genetic material from their bodies will be owned by U.S. corporations.ENVIRONMENT: Bio Bio dams to be focus of World Bank visit to Chile
Two major dams on the Bio Bio river in Chile -- one under construction and another on the drawing boards -- will be the focus of a World Bank mission that is flying to Santiago this weekend.ENVIRONMENT: New patents on fish and people stir up a storm
The Hagahai -- a small tribe in the South Pacific -- and salmon from the Atlantic Ocean will share something in common next year: the right to sell genetic material from their bodies will be owned by U.S. corporations.ENVIRONMENT: New patents on fish and people stir up a storm
The Hagahai -- a small tribe in the South Pacific -- and salmon from the Atlantic Ocean will share something in common next year: the right to sell genetic material from their bodies will be owned by U.S. corporations.ENVIRONMENT: Land-based toxic chemicals killing ocean life
The monk seals of the Black Sea in Turkey, the Beluga whales of the Arctic, the coral reefs off Phuket island in Thailand and the coastal mangroves of Ecuador are dying slowly because of a common threat: human activities on land.AFRICA: Orange River dammed to bring water to industrial heartland of South Africa despite protests from environment activists
Officials from the tiny enclave of the Kingdom of Lesotho, South Africa, and the World Bank have come under fire for shutting a sluice gate at the bottom of a partly- constructed dam on the Orange River.U.S.-ENVIRONMENT: U.S. agency cancels insurance for Indonesia mining project
A U.S. federal agency has canceled insurance for the U.S. operator of the world's biggest gold mine, located in Indonesia, after several reports confirmed major environmental destruction and killings of local people.ENVIRONMENT: Land-based toxic chemicals killing ocean life
The monk seals of the Black Sea in Turkey, the Beluga whales of the Arctic, the coral reefs off Phuket island in Thailand and the coastal mangroves of Ecuador are dying slowly because of a common threat: human activities on land.ENVIRONMENT: Land-based toxic chemicals killing ocean life
The monk seals of the Black Sea in Turkey, the Beluga whales of the Arctic, the coral reefs off Phuket island in Thailand and the coastal mangroves of Ecuador are dying slowly because of a common threat: human activities on land.AFRICA-ENVIRONMENT: Orange River dammed for South African industry
Officials from the tiny land-locked kingdom of Lesotho, South Africa, and the World Bank have come under fire for shutting a sluice gate at the bottom of a partly- constructed dam on the Orange river.AFRICA-ENVIRONMENT: Orange River dammed for South African industry
Officials from the tiny land-locked kingdom of Lesotho, South Africa, and the World Bank have come under fire for shutting a sluice gate at the bottom of a partly- constructed dam on the Orange river.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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