Environment

Keystone Opponents Deepen Criticism of Proposed Pipeline

By Carey L. Biron
Two new reports, put out by a cross-section of U.S. environmental and public interest groups, are attacking central rationales for the construction of a major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline proposal, which has emerged as an emblematic cause for green groups who have angrily denounced a U.S. government approvals process.

New York Nuke Waste in Limbo as Concerns Rise

By George Gao
Over one million kgs of nuclear waste sit in limbo on the banks of the Hudson River, in dry cask storage units and spent fuel pools just 60 kms north of New York City, according to environmental organisations.  

Luxury Homes Block Up Delta near Buenos Aires

By Marcela Valente
Gated residential communities on the Paraná Delta have sprawled out of control in recent years, and are plugging up the local ecosystem and preventing the natural runoff of water that cushions the impact of floods in a vast area near the Argentine capital.

Mauritians Unprepared for Effects of Climate Change

By Nasseem Ackbarally
Mauritius may be one of the best-prepared countries in the world when it comes to cyclones, but recent heavy rains and flooding due to climate change have brought the country’s readiness for coping with increased rainfall into question. 

Eternal Energy Revolution Picking Up Steam

By Stephen Leahy
“Be a climate-protection hero, not a climate victim” is the message energy experts from around the world are bringing to San Francisco Tuesday.

Senegal’s Leader Urged to Save Sardinella

By Christopher Pala
Hours after President Macky Sall of Senegal met in Washington with President Barack Obama late last month, he stepped into a brightly lit hotel meeting room to accept the Peter Benchley Award for National Stewardship of the Ocean, the only prize for ocean conservation given to heads of state.
Children at the MST’s Frei Henri des Roziers Camp in Pará, Brazil - Fabíola Ortiz/IPS

Pará, Where Land is Power

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The landless peasant farmers occupying large landholdings in Pará, the Brazilian state where the land conflict is most violent, face threats ranging from intimidation by armed private guards to the spraying of toxic agrochemicals over their homes and crops.

Global Health Plan Aims to End a Third of Childhood Deaths

By Carey L. Biron
The United Nations has unveiled a major framework aimed at, for the first time, coordinating worldwide efforts to work simultaneously to end childhood pneumonia- and diarrhoea-related deaths by 2025.

In Haiti, April Showers Don’t Always Bring Flowers

By Patricia Grogg
In Haiti, a simple spring shower that would barely be noticed in most countries can cause devastating floods, due to the severe deforestation and erosion that impedes the absorption of rain.

OP-ED: Letting Nature Take Its Course?

By Erik Assadourian
Is sustainability still possible? Yes. Is it still probable? No. With bold action today, tomorrow, and in years to come, we could succeed in creating a sustainable and prosperous society. But what does bold action actually mean?

Climate Change Drives Spread of Invasive Plants in Cuba

By Ivet González
Botanist Ramona Oviedo has spent decades combing the countryside in Cuba to study and curb the spread of invasive plant species, a serious problem that has been aggravated by climate change.

Mexicans Develop Drones for Peace

By Emilio Godoy
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), better known as drones, have earned a bad reputation due to their controversial use by the United States in its “war on terrorism”, yet they have almost unlimited potential as tools for scientific research.

Chilean Court Suspends Pascua Lama Mine

By Marianela Jarroud
Environmental groups and indigenous Diaguita communities of the Huasco Valley in northern Chile celebrated a court decision Wednesday that will bring to a complete halt work on the Pascua Lama gold, silver and copper mine belonging to Canada’s Barrick gold.

International Carbon Markets Expanding but Still Contentious

By Carey L. Biron
Nascent carbon emissions-trading exchanges in several countries are increasingly looking at options to interlink with one another, which advocates say would offer investors long-term stability, increase revenues for the development of renewable energy and strengthen corporate support for climate policy.

Urban Youth Go Back to the Land

By Catherine Wilson
Down the main road in Munda, a coastal town on the North Georgia Island of the Solomon Islands, past the wharf, the market and a small collection of shops, Patrick Arathe’s farm is reached by walking first across the runway of the local airport and finally along a dirt track that winds between residential buildings until it opens into a large clearing.

Prolonging the Life of the World’s Biggest Copper Mine

By Marianela Jarroud
El Teniente, the world’s largest underground copper mine, has already been in operation since 1905, but the state-owned National Copper Corporation of Chile (CODELCO) wants to keep it running for another 50 years.

Access to Sanitation Still a Luxury for the Very Few

By Ousseini Issa
About 20 communities in Tillabéri, west Niger, have been declared open defecation-free zones as across the country, very few people have access to proper sanitation.

Winter Athletes Call for Action on Climate Change

By Jim Lobe
After another winter of erratic and disappointing snowfall, 75 of the U.S.’s top professional winter athletes are calling on President Barack Obama to take stronger measures to curb climate change.

U.N. Chief Singles Out Monaco for Raising Climate Awareness

By Thalif Deen
When Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited Kiribati in 2011, he had "an unexpected insight" into the fear that stalks the Pacific Island nation.

Q&A: Obesity and Hunger Are Two Sides of the Same Problem

By Joan Erakit
Over 40 million children under the age of five were overweight in 2010. In fact, since 1980, the worldwide prevalence of obesity has doubled, according to the British medical journal the Lancet.

Ethiopia Leads the Bamboo Revolution

By Ed McKenna
A combination of an abundance of bamboo and eager foreign investment is making Ethiopia a frontier for the bamboo industrial revolution in Africa, according to this country’s government.
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