Palm oil giants target Africa in ‘land grab’ following Indonesia deforestation ban
Tom Levitt
25th March, 2011
Indonesia’s move to bring in a two-year moratorium on new palm oil plantations to protect its remaining rainforests has seen agribusiness giants like Sime Darby switch expansion plans to Cameroon, Ghana and Liberia
via Palm oil giants target Africa in ‘land grab’ following Indonesia deforestation ban – The Ecologist.
It’d be very difficult to exaggerate the scale of damage caused by the Japanese trifecta disaster of earthquake-tsunami-nuclear power plant crisis, but in the middle of it all there’s one small bright spot: Japan’s wind turbines have survived it all unscathed, with operators being asked to step up operations where possible to help with electricity shortfalls.
via Japan’s Wind Turbines Survive 1,000 Year Earthquake Unscathed : TreeHugger.
Islandia revolución silenciosa
SIN NOTICIAS DE ISLANDIA:
Si alguien cree que no hay censura en la actualidad, que me diga si así como se ha sabido todo lo que pasa en Egipto, porque los periódicos no han dicho nada de nada sobre lo que pasa en Islandia :
En Islandia, el pueblo ha hecho dimitir a un gobierno al completo, se nacionalizaron los principales bancos, se decidió no pagar la deuda que estos han creado con Gran Bretaña y Holanda a causa de su mala política financiera y se acaba de crear una asamblea popular para reescribir su constitución.
Y todo ello de forma pacífica. Toda una revolución contra el poder que nos ha conducido hasta la crisis actual.
via el mundo a traves de mis ojos: Islandia revolución silenciosa.
Chernobyl Cleanup Survivor’s Message for Japan: ‘Run Away as Quickly as Possible’
Natalia Manzurova, one of the few survivors among those directly involved in the long cleanup of Chernobyl, was a 35-year-old engineer at a nuclear plant in Ozersk, Russia, in April 1986 when she and 13 other scientists were told to report to the wrecked, burning plant in the northern Ukraine.
via Viola Wilkins (23).
Cambio, ¡Ya!. Juan Pardo 2008.
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Credit: Courtesy of Huffington Post (Jerry Moran/Stuart Smith oilspillaction.com)
While the media is busy assuring their audiences that we still need nuclear energy despite catastrophic accidents potential, environmentalists would like you to remember we still have issues in the Gulf of Mexico from another one of our short-sighted energy policies.
The Coast Guard is investigating reports of a potentially large oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico not far from the Deepwater Horizon site. According to a knowledgeable source, the slick was sighted by a helicopter pilot on Friday and is about 100 miles long. A fishing boat captain said he went through the slick yesterday and it was strong enough to make his eyes burn.
via Oil Still Leaking New Deepwater Horizon Drill Site | Crooks and Liars.
By Center for Food Safety
The debate over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is no longer just over alfalfa; the Center for Food Safety reports that GM fish and GM sugar beets are now being considered for the market. A bipartisan effort to ban the sale of these new genetically engineered products, or to require mandatory labeling if the items get approved for consumption, is already underway. Click here to learn more about these issues, and to sign pledges and see what else you can do to prevent GM beets and fish from becoming commonplace fare in your supermarket.
[Photo by Maureen Reilly]
TAGS: alfalfa, beets, fish, genetically modified, GMO
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via It’s not just Alfalfa: threat of GM Sugar Beets and Fish « Ecology Center.
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