Full Coverage: Pollution

26.02.2008 Tiedätkö, mitä tietokoneellesi tapahtuu, kun olet hankkiutunut siitä eroon? Ehkä et, mutta jonkun tulisi tietää, sillä elektroniikkaromu sisältää esimerkiksi myrkyllisiä kemikaaleja. Greenpeacen selvityksen (engl.) mukaan maailmassa kuitenkin katoaa edelleen miljoonia tonneja elektronista jätettä vuosittain. Euroopan unionissa jopa 75 prosenttia romusta joutuu hukkaan.

22.02.2008 The Energy and Resources Institute in its recent report has criticised Coca-Cola in India. The findings say that the company is responsible for contributing to further depletion of community water resources in already water scarce regions. It says at least one of the bottling plants should be either closed or relocated.

21.02.2008 India generates around 300,000 tonnes of e-waste annually, which is likely to grow more than five fold by 2012. In a recent ranking guide, environmental body Greenpeace has called upon Indian electronics companies to adopt green practices to deal with the e-waste menace so as to come at par with global brands.

18.02.2008 In western India, jaladindi (a water procession) is undertaken by a local doctor every year to spread awareness on keeping rivers clean. It was felt that people would relate better if it was linked to the 800-year old spiritual tradition of a march for the realisation of life’s noble values.

18.02.2008 In western India, jaladindi (a water procession) is undertaken by a local doctor every year to spread awareness on keeping rivers clean. It was felt that people would relate better if it was linked to the 800-year old spiritual tradition of a march for the realisation of life’s noble values.

18.02.2008 Per il terzo anniversario del Protocollo di Kyoto, Legambiente si è data appuntamento sabato scorso a Saline Joniche (Reggio Calabria) per la 'Giornata annuale di mobilitazione nazionale contro l’uso del carbone nelle centrali termoelettriche'. E nel suo dossier "No al carbone" riporta come le centrali a carbone italiane nel 2006 hanno emesso 42,2 milioni di tonnellate di CO2, il 30% delle emissioni del settore termoelettrico, per produrre solo il 14% dell'elettricità' nazionale. Da sabato scorso gli "elettricisti verdi" di Greenpeace stanno sostituendo lampadine incandescenti con lampadine a risparmio energetico: l'attività fa parte della campagna "Bando alle Incandescenti", lanciata lo scorso ottobre da Greenpeace per chiedere alle maggiori catene della grande distribuzione di rimuovere dai propri scaffali le lampade nemiche del clima. Il governo italiano ha già messo al bando le incandescenti a partire dal 2011.

18.02.2008 There are millions in India who do the dirty job risking their lives. We never notice their lives or deaths. Bereft of the honour of uniform and the posthumous glamour of martyrdom, these soldiers sacrifice their lives making sure the rivers of filth flow unhindered, says S. Anand of Tehelka, a weekly magazine.

12.02.2008 NEW YORK, Feb 12 (OneWorld) - Some of the nation's top jewelers declared Tuesday they were ready to dump gold miners who abuse indigenous communities and their environment.

08.02.2008 NEW YORK, Feb 8 (OneWorld) - A much-delayed U.S. government report has been obtained by journalists, raising allegations that officials may be suppressing politically inconvenient data that, if released, could help protect the health of millions living in the Great Lakes region of the country.

07.02.2008 NEW YORK, Feb 7 (OneWorld) - Environmental campaigners scored a major victory this week as some of the nation's top banks agreed to link energy sector investment with initiatives to combat climate change.

07.02.2008 Äärimmilleen pelkistetty ja ultrahalpa Nano-pikkuauto ei sisällä turvateknologiaa, huomauttavat asiantuntijat. Moni pelkää myös, että Nanon päästöistä syntyy turvallisuuden puutteitakin pahempi ongelma: päästöt ylittävät esimerkiksi EU:ssa uusille henkilöautoille sallittavat enimmäisarvot.

05.02.2008 Tingkat dan akselerasi kerusakan lingkungan saat ini telah lebih jauh berubah menjadi masalah sosial yang pelik. Aktivitas pembangunan saat ini telah menimbulkan masalah-masalah sosial seperti mengabaikan hak-hak rakyat atas kekayaan alam, marjinalisasi, dan pemikisnan.

05.02.2008 Kecaman keras dilayangkan oleh sejumlah kelompok konservasi sehubungan dengan rencana konversi hutan alam Taman Nasional Bukit Tigapuluh di Riau dan Jambi untuk memenuhi kebutuhan industri pulp dan kertas. Realisasi aktivitas tersebut akan cepat menghilangkan tutupan hutan sebagai ekosistem habitat hidup yang tersisa dari harimau, gajah, dan orangutan Sumatera.

04.02.2008 Peranan zat kimia mutlak diperlukan dan (mungkin) tidak akan bisa dilepaskan dari kehidupan sehari-hari kita. Misalnya saja, kita memakai detergen untuk membersihkan kotoran yang melekat pada pakaian.