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1. Environmental criminals

   into nearby rivers. The poison could kill people who drinking from the waters downstream from the ... drinking from any natural water source in the area. The company, however, has claimed that "any effect ... disaster in Romania, in which 100,000 cubic metres of cyanide-contaminated water escaped from a dam at the ...

2. Save the Great Barrier Reef!

   inevitable escape into World Heritage-listed waters, creating an ecological disaster. Studies of the Stuart ... waters. Ironically, the park was established as a consequence of campaigns against mining on the reef. ... Dawson and Nathan super-dams is yet to be seen. Coral death from water pollution from agricultural and ...

3. International briefs

   municipality's water and sewerage services. "Water privateers claim to be investing billions of rands to ... improve water delivery when they first privatise. In fact, they usually take up loans instead and cover ...

4. Nicaraguan Indians under threat from logging

   forests will be cut down, the waters polluted and the communities uprooted and displaced by loggers. ... lumber yards. Promises of scholarships, schools, electricity, drinking water and jobs in exchange for ... have been banned in most countries, risking contamination of drinking water and agricultural lands. ...

5. CFMEU and CARE in East Timor dispute

   union had disappeared. The union also wrongly presumed that water would be provided on location. ... Tensions developed when it became apparent that CARE did not have enough reserves of food and water to ... happy to comply. Following negotiations, the union workers employed their own cook, had water supplied ...

6. Residents oppose Scarborough tunnel

   line and mining operations. Several creeks were diverted into one stream in the 1950s to provide water ... environmentally attractive option. This would treat the problem at its source — keeping water flows separate and ... ocean. The disturbed ecosystem would be protected and improved using methods of natural water detention ...

7. Viewpoint: Move the airport out of Sydney

   Sydney's water supply. In addition to the increased pollution of the water from plane emissions, there is ... the risk of crashes into the dam causing pollution, flooding and a failure of the city's water ...

8. SERCO attempts more inroads into SA public sector

   City West water contract. It is attempting to take over the running of Melbourne's public ... Adelaide's water supply in 1995. TAFE management claim that the bid does not need to be taken seriously, but ... a feature of the campaign. When SERCO took over, plumbers at the new Melbourne Water were given 48 hours to ...

9. Environment groups condemn Olympic 'greenwash'

   efficiency of Sydney's wide network of rail, road and water transport contributes to the maintenance of ... Sydney's waste collection and water supply systems will not 'easily cope with the new competition ... "conveys the impression that all is well with our waste disposal and water supply systems, and that both ...

10. Budget does little to save environment

    transmission and distribution, water supply and sewerage works. Additionally, the changes require government ... managers are forced to squeeze profit out of air, water and energy. The right of every person to clean air, ... water and energy may be threatened. [Clare Henderson is co-editor of Chain Reaction, the national ...

11. Badgerys Creek is no solution

    area. This dam supplies one-third of Sydney's water supply. The main pipeline from the Warragamba ... Dam also passes through this area. In addition to the increased pollution of the water from plane ... city's water supply. In the event of an emergency, there is no sea nearby for fuel dumping — dumping will ...

12. Mass arrests at Wild Cattle Creek

    Creek is also important for its role in water catchment in the Coffs Harbour region. With a drought ... affecting 95% of NSW, the area around Dorrigo is low on water. Julian feels that the logging will do ... "significant damage to the water catchment of Coffs Harbour". "The area was mainly clear-felled, ...

13. News briefs

    Foley from the Tharawaul Land Council. A slide show of the pristine bush that the water will flood was ... presented by Dave Noble and poetic ridicule of the Water Board and developers was performed by poet lorikeet ... state government and the Water Board for their decision to raise the level of the Warragamba Dam without ...

14. In 1990, the countries of the world spent more than $900 billion on arms.

    trees ($2 billion) Providing safe drinking water for the one-third of the world's population that ... cent population with safe water: 1 Per cent school-age children in school: 1 Literacy rate: 4 Per ... for all underdeveloped countries Stealth bomber program World clean water program for 6.5 years ...

15. Woodchippers eye the Otways

    could become extinct. Further logging of the area would also affect the water supply of a quarter of ... a million people. The Otways are the water catchment area for Geelong, Apollo Bay, Lorne and other ... settlements. Logging will affect the quality and quantity of water. The two most significant types of forest in ...

16. The Elbe: from a sewer back to a river?

    In both Germanies, the conservation of water resources was and is anchored in law. In fact, the GDR ... even had an article in its constitution declaring the conservation of water resources a prime ... water-testing and publicity voyage up the Elbe. In Magdeburg it blocked effluent outlets of the chemical giant ...

17. Residents march in Penrith against incinerator plan

    incinerator is only 5 kilometres from Prospect Reservoir, putting drinking water at risk from ultra-fine ...

18. ‘We’ve boundless plains to share’ — for the privileged few

    of hospitals, an effective sanitation system and clean water, are a result of US and Australian ...

19. Haiti’s suffering was imposed

    plastic bottles so the water would nourish life for more people. Hundreds gathered in newly forged ...

20. ‘We exist, we resist’ — Native nations in the United States march for rights

    Access Pipeline (DAPL) “Water is life!” was the cry heard throughout Washington, DC on March 10 as ... water supply at Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota, has brought together hundreds of First ...

21. Stop deepwater drilling now!

    giant plumes beneath the surface of the water. That’s the latest nightmarish evidence that the gulf oil ... or government officials have admitted. “There’s a shocking amount of oil in the deep water, relative ... to what you see in the surface water”, said Samantha Joye, a University of Georgia researcher who is ...

22. Malaysia: Faces of the Bersih 5 protest in Kuala Lumpur

    up road blocks to prevent the march from reaching the city... and a water cannon to intimidate those ...

23. White paper reveals gas industry scared of global protests

    communities in the US. A global movement has emerged to combat the risks to water and air quality, health and ... members with the US based group “Water Defence” and agreed to cooperate on fundraising. The white paper ... a desire to protect local jobs. Water, however, is a global issue. Around the world, anti-fracking ...

24. Jewish peace activist condemns Israeli crimes

    livelihoods. It is very difficult for Palestinians to move around and get to their land or water sources. Water ... is an important issue because Israel has been able to get hold of almost 100% of water in the area. ... Palestinians’ water is taken from under their feet and sold back to them by their occupier. Palestinians have to ...

25. Ecuador: Indigenous, government clash over mining

    will cause environmental destruction and may result in water privatisation. They also believe the law ... to water and grants specific rights to the environment. The new law allows for the expansion of ... other. Correa has called for calm and assured protesters there are no plans to privatise water, saying ...

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