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SOUTH AFRICA: Sea Shepherd ship escapes
from Cape Town's harbour. The ship had been detained when it returned from Antarctic waters, where ...
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IMF slammed by unions
led the organisation of a national referendum against water privatisation; and Zambia, where unions ...
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Warship farewelled
been extended from 100 metres to include the whole area during departure. Their water protest plans ...
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Environmentalists attack budget
the Natural Heritage Trust, which funds projects to improve and integrate bio-diversity, land, water ... is required to repair our land and water, but this budget only reaches 10 percent of that ... Water Quality. However, this amount is matched by cuts to other water-related environment programs. ...
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SCOTLAND: Socialists march against capitalism
need; the violence of the system that pollutes our air and water in the name of profit. "This is ...
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BOLIVIA: Who is Evo Morales?
to take over the privatised water works in Cochabamba. Water prices were to increase and laws were ... passed to make it illegal to catch and use rain water. Water would be out of the reach of the majority of ...
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VENEZUELA: Workers seize Pepsi plant
a record of pollution and of stealing water from the municipality. Although the company claims to be in an ...
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Nightmare refugee prison still holds 437
than five insects in a meal. "We are not provided enough water for washing. There is salty water ... have access to clean water for only 1-2 hours a day, which runs from eight small taps. This has led ... detainees to drink rain water collected from the camp's tennis court, leading to stomach aches and sore ...
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Public inquiry slams uranium industry
Sandra Kannck pointed out, "Western Mining Corporation has been allowed to expand its water usage to ... 42 million litres per day" from the Great Artesian Basin, water "which takes 2 million ... water becomes contaminated by radioactive tailings. The report pointed out that "tailings remain ...
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Support the Malaysian students
prevent pro-democracy forces organising. The repression includes beatings, use of tear gas and water ...
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Victorian workers rally against Kennett
of electricity, gas and water services. Brumby called on people to support the ALP, saying it would ...
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Borbidge threatens maternity leave
was an attempt to "muddy the waters". A Criminal Justice Commission inquiry into the secret ...
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Environmental cost of Israeli land grabs
water. Ishak added that he questioned whether the Jerusalem authorities fully understood or were capable ... a serious problem of excess waste water. Water supplies in the areas of Abu Dis, Beit Safafa and the Dead ... Sea are increasingly contaminated by waste water from Jerusalem and surrounding settlements. Every ...
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Prawn farming lays waste to Thai mangroves
are able to absorb many pollutants, including waste water from the local community. They can even ... Potentially harmful chemicals, antibiotics and fish-killer are washed out of the ponds and into the sea. Water ... help with the pollution problem because the water just circulates between the different farms and ...
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US floodwaters create toxic soup
will remain long after the waters have subsided. On August 9, Greenpeace released a survey of sites ... downstream with fast moving flood waters. The survey, titled When It Rains, It Poisons lists the location of ... these materials, and their ability to contaminate our soil and water," said Kathy Grandfield, ...
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Life on the scrap heap in the Philippines
without safe water, electricity or professional help. Wells exist, but it often takes half an hour to 45 ... of Payatas have no safe water, electricity, sewerage or government assistance in job searching. They ... about the location of the dump. The main water supply for Quezon City and other parts of metro-Manila ...
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Earth Day in the Philippines
Ramos government's drive to privatise at the expense of the public's land, water, air and ...
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Who's to pay?
with funds from council and water rates. This "would ensure that the cost was shared by as broad ...
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Aborigines win deal over national park
because of alleged water contamination. The Waanyi people had vowed that police would have to evict them ...
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Virus in kangaroos
blind. The kangaroo then has difficulty feeding and watering. May 10, 1995 186 News ...
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Waste disposal 'out of control'
sewerage plants were being run outside licensing requirements, waste water was being discharged into ...
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Keating's privatisation push threatens jobs and environment
and water utilities. These are the most profitable of the state-owned utilities. Selling them off will ... Victoria's water utilities since 1988), charges to ordinary consumers has risen and profit-making has been ... of energy and water supply utilities are obvious. If these services are run for profit and placed in ...
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AVS welcomes Vietnam aid
that a program which concentrates on small-scale integrated programs which include water supplies, ...
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Wetland decision deferred
north coast. BHP-Utah wants to establish mining operations at Salt Water, a coastal wetland 14 km south ...
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Greenpeace vessel faces further 10 days arrest
site Novaya Zemlya for 30 years. The Solo was arrested in international waters whilst attempting to ...