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July 2005

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28.07.2005 The Rainbow Warrior slipped into the harbour of the world's biggest coal port this morning and dropped anchor to shut down coal exports for five hours in Newcastle, Australia.
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From: Greenpeace UK
Related topics/regions: [Australia] [United Kingdom] [Climate change] [Environmental activism] [Pollution]
27.07.2005 El pueblo huaorani, que habita en la Amazonia ecuatoriana, decidió levantarse para frenar la explotación petrolera que estį destruyendo su territorio y su forma de vida, basada tradicionalmente en la caza, la pesca y la recolección.
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From: Noticias Aliadas / Latinamerica Press
Related topics/regions: [Ecuador] [Biodiversity] [Conservation] [Pollution] [Indigenous rights]
26.07.2005 Ce que proposent les journées Alternatives 2005 : Créer des espaces pour débattre des luttes et des solidarités qui nous animent, en démontrant comment chacune de ces batailles, aussi locale soit-elle, s’inscrit dans une résistance globale pour le bien commun. Parce qu’en renforēant notre mouvement social ici, en préparant nos batailles et en consolidant nos solidarités au Québec et au Canada, c’est ą un mouvement global que nous contribuons.
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From: Alternatives
Related topics/regions: [Development] [Trade] [Environment] [Environmental activism] [Pollution] [Human rights] [Communication] [ICT] [Knowledge] [Politics] [Activism] [Civil society] [Democracy] [Geopolitics] [Globalisation] [Governance] [Law] [Conflict]
26.07.2005 Efforts to remove toxic arsenic from drinking water in the Indian state of West Bengal are failing, according to a study published this month. Researchers from Jadhavpur University say that efforts by the Indian government to decontaminate groundwater have failed.
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Related topics/regions: [India] [Water/sanitation] [Pollution] [Health]
Badger Army Ammunition Plan
25.07.2005 Fifteen years ago, after discovering carcinogenic solvents in their drinking water, Wisconsin citizens began demanding that nearby Badger Army Ammunition Plant--which was polluting the region’s water, land, and air--be closed. Today, the clean up continues and the volunteers remain a steady voice for human health.
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From: Environment News Service (ENS)
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Environment] [Pollution] [Health] [Activism]
Image: Badger Army Ammunition Plan © CSWAB / Environment News Service (ENS)
22.07.2005 Prilikom izvlacenja nedavno ostecenog turistickog broda “Pajo” u neposrednoj blizini Jadranskog brodogradilista u Bijeloj doslo je do izlivanja nafte u more. U saopstenju brodogradilista navodi se da se “izvlacenje broda odvijalo u privatnoj reziji, mimo nadleznosti preduzeca”Prilikom izvlacenja nedavno ostecenog turistickog broda “Pajo” u neposrednoj blizini Jadranskog brodogradilista u Bijeloj doslo je do izlivanja nafte u more. U saopstenju brodogradilista navodi se da se “izvlacenje broda odvijalo u privatnoj reziji, mimo nadleznosti preduzeca”
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Related topics/regions: [Serbia and Montenegro] [Environment] [Pollution]
Vrelo Bosne
21.07.2005 At its 119th session, the Government of Sarajevo Canton adopted the Draft-Law on Declaring “Vrelo Bosna” (Spring of Bosna River) Natural Monument. The Draft-Law defines the borders of the monument, the category of protection, zoning rules, developmental goals, protective measures, intervention in the protected area, as well as the use of natural resources, management and financing of the area.
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Related topics/regions: [Bosnia] [Pollution] [Rivers]
Image: Vrelo Bosne
Tirana Coat of Arms
21.07.2005 The Environmental Inspectorate and the Tirana Police Department announced that they will double the fines for legal entities that pollute the streets in Albanian capital.
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Related topics/regions: [Albania] [Cities] [Pollution]
Image: Tirana Coat of Arms
21.07.2005 Subjektet qė ndotin rrugėt e Tiranės do tė marrin gjoba tė dyfishta, nga specialistėt e Inspektoriatit tė Mjedisit dhe Policia Bashkiake. Kėshtu pėr plehra tė hedhura nė rrugė dhe trotuare inspektorėt mund tė firmosin gjoba nga 1.000 deri nė 10.000 lekė tė reja.
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Related topics/regions: [Environment] [Pollution]
19.07.2005 The campaign to replace the plastic with shopping bags made of cloth, sponsored by the Ministry of Environment, started last week with distribution of textile bags to the shoppers in front of “Vero” supermarket and “McDonalds” restaurant in Skopje.
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Related topics/regions: [Macedonia (FYROM)] [Environment] [Conservation] [Environmental activism] [Pollution]
18.07.2005 Kėtė vit pėrveē ujit tė tejndotur nė disa pjesė tė bregdetit shqiptar, gjendjes sė ulėt ekonomike, turizmi shqiptar vuajti edhe nga indiferenca qeveritare. Interesi i pushtetarėve tanė ishte i pėrqendruar i gjithė tek politika, duke lėnė mėnjanė kėshtu turizmin dhe promovimet, fushatat publicitare, tė cilat janė shumė tė nevojshme pėr nxitjen dhe rritjen e tė ardhurave ekonomike nga turizmi.
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Related topics/regions: [Tourism] [Environment] [Pollution]
14.07.2005 Exposure to hundreds of toxic chemicals begins in the womb, according to a new US study.
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From: Environment News Service (ENS)
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Pollution] [Health]
13.07.2005 Područje Golema i Shkembi I Kavajes, blizu Duresa u centralnoj Albaniji je ugroženo onečišćenjem. More ovog područja je najviše ugroženo sa čvrstim otpadima odbačenim od brojnih graditeljskih kompanija, koje ih odlažu tokom noći, isto kao i tokom dana.
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Related topics/regions: [Albania] [Environment] [Pollution]
12.07.2005 The areas of Golem and Shkembi I Kavajes, near Durres in Central Albania are endangered by pollution. The sea in these areas remains the most threatened by solid waste discarded by a number of construction companies, which dump the refuse both under the cover of the night, but also in broad daylight.
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Related topics/regions: [Albania] [Oceans] [Pollution]
12.07.2005 Udruga Zeleni Dalmacije na izvoru rijeke Jadra održala jeeko-skup, koji je nastavak njezine akcije radi zaštite kraških voda u Splitsko-dalmatinskoj županiji.
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Related topics/regions: [Croatia] [Environment] [Pollution] [Rivers]
11.07.2005 U izvješću koje su predstavili javnosti predsjednik uprave Plive Hrvatska dr. Matko Bolanča i predsjednik Odbora za održivi razvoj dr. Kruno Kovačević obuhvaćeni su svi aspekti kompanijinog održivog razvoja za 2004. godinu.
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Related topics/regions: [Croatia] [Economy] [Pollution]
11.07.2005 Na sjednici sazvanoj po hitnom postupku, barski parlament je jednoglasno odlucio da se regionalna deponija za tu i opstinu Ulcinj gradi na Mozuri.Izrada tog urbanistickog projekta bice pracena izradom studije izvodljivosti i studije uticaja na zivotnu sredinu za Mozuru. Vecinom glasova, Skupstina Opstine Bar je usvojila odluku o osnivanju medjuopstinskog preduzeca sa Ulcinjanima za upravljanje cvrstim otpadom.
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Related topics/regions: [Serbia and Montenegro] [Environment] [Pollution] [Soils] [Politics] [Corruption & transparency] [Governance] [Law]
11.07.2005 Zona e Golemit dhe e Shkėmbit tė Kavajės janė tė rrezikuara nga ndotja. Deti nė kėtė zone mbetet mė i kėrcėnuari pėr shkak tė mbetjeve tė ngurta tė hedhura nga kompani tė ndryshme ndėrtimi, tė cilat gjatė natės por edhe gjatė ditės hedhin mbeturinat nė det.
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Related topics/regions: [Albania] [Pollution]
EPA Permits Waste-Dump Next Door to Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
07.07.2005 Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a permit allowing the Coeur d’Alene mining company to dump chemically-processed waste into a southeast Alaskan lake--a region the federal government calls an "aquatic resource of national importance." The permit, granted after recent changes to the Clean Water Act, could pave the way for other companies to follow suit.
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From: BushGreenwatch.org
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Corporations] [Environment] [Conservation] [Pollution] [Politics] [Governance]
Image: EPA Permits Waste-Dump Next Door to Alaska’s Tongass National Forest © Greenpeace International
05.07.2005 NVO “Mrkojevici” juce je najostrije osudila “nacin na koji SO Bar rjesava lokaciju regionalne deponije za Bar i Ulcinj”. Reagovanje koje je potpisao menadzer za odnose s javnoscu te NVO Osman Grgurevic, uslijedilo je nakon javne rasprave o deponiji u nedjelju, gdje je pored ostalog, potpredsjednica Opstine Branka Nikezic (DPS) rekla da je uvjerena da ce "vecina odbornika podici ruku za lokaciju Mozura”.
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Related topics/regions: [Serbia and Montenegro] [Environment] [Environmental activism] [Pollution] [Soils] [Activism] [Civil society] [Codes of conduct] [Democracy] [Governance]
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