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September 2007

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17.09.2007 Close on the heels of a shocking study about high levels of heavy metals in plastic and PVC toys, cutting across brands and country of make, Toxics Link today released a new study that found dangerously high amounts of lead in household paint samples picked from Delhi and Mumbai markets.
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Piattaforma petrolifera a Sunkar (Kazakistan) - da foeeurope.org
17.09.2007 Denunciano "gravi rischi socio-ambientali e per la salute delle persone" e chiedono alla Commissione Europea e al governo italiano "una valutazione completa degli impatti ambientali e sociali del progetto di estrazione guidato dall’AGIP KCO del petrolio a Kashagan (Kazakistan)". Diverse associazioni e Ong che nei giorni scorsi hanno svolto una "missione sul campo" nei luoghi delle operazioni di estrazione petrolifera della Agip Kazakhstan North Caspian Operating Company N.V. (AGIP KCO) hanno raccolto prove di come le emissioni e la conservazione dello zolfo legato all'estrazione del petrolio "mettano in serio pericolo l'ambiente del Caspio e le comunità locali". Ad agosto il governo del Kazakistan aveva sospeso le operazioni ma in questi giorni le compagnie petrolifere, il governo italiano e la Commissione Europea stanno facendo pressioni per rinegoziare l'accordo del progetto di estrazione del petrolio a Kashagan.
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Related topics/regions: [Energy] [Corporations] [Environmental activism]
Image: Piattaforma petrolifera a Sunkar (Kazakistan) - da foeeurope.org
14.09.2007
Credit:Blackstone Group
Credit:Blackstone Group
Rapidly industrialising India and China have claimed four of the top 10 most polluted places on the planet for the first time, according to a report by U.S. and European environmental groups
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Related topics/regions: [China] [India] [Disease] [Environment]
Lembata. Sumber www.sanur.org
13.09.2007 Di kalangan wartawan pertambangan, Yusuf Merukh dikenal sebagai “Raja KP” karena memiliki banyak Kuasa Pertambangan (KP). Biasanya, Yusuf Merukh akan mencari mitra yang bersedia membiayai tambangnya, umumnya perusahaan tambang asing.
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Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] [Development] [Energy] [International cooperation] [Economy] [Corporations] [Environment] [Conservation]
Image: Lembata. Sumber www.sanur.org
Members of India’s Kuntia Kondh community arrive in London ahead of mining giant’s AGM to protest over aluminiun mining and processing plants.
08.09.2007 NEW YORK, Sep 8 (OneWorld) - Less than one month after a devastating mining incident rocked the United States, a coalition of some of the world's leading environmental and humanitarian aid groups is calling for tighter environmental and safety rules for the global mining projects financed by the World Bank.
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Related topics/regions: [Water/sanitation] [Credit and investment] [Finance] [Codes of conduct]
Image: Members of India’s Kuntia Kondh community arrive in London ahead of mining giant’s AGM to protest over aluminiun mining and processing plants. © ActionAid UK
Protes Anti-Industri Tambang, Sumber:http://jimmydomingo.blogspirit.com
03.09.2007 Akhirnya Aleta Ba’un menerima penghargaan dari Saprinah Sadli. Penghargaan itu diberikan karena kegigihannya melindugi kelestarian alam di Nusa Tenggara Timur dari kehancuran akibat aktivitas pertambangan. Banyak pelajaran yang dapat diambil dari perjuangannya.
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Image: Protes Anti-Industri Tambang, Sumber:http://jimmydomingo.blogspirit.com

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