By Ugochukwu Chimeziri
Only a comprehensive review of the 1999 constitution and enacting of laws
to regulate man’s activity on the environment can stave off an imminent
environmental chaos in the country.
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Last Updated ( 15 December 2008 )
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Poznan
statement from the Climate Justice Now! coalition
12
December 2008
Members
of Climate Justice Now! – a worldwide alliance of more than 160
organisations -- have been in Poznan for the past two weeks closely
following developments in the UN climate negotiations. This
statement is our assessment of the Conference of Parties (COP) 14,
and articulates our principles for achieving climate justice.
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Last Updated ( 15 December 2008 )
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 WRM Monthly review
Being “carbon neutral” has become fashionable. The World Bank, the Vatican, the World Olympics, the Football World Cup, the Body Shop, the Rolling Stones, and a long list of celebrities proclaim themselves to be totally or partially “carbon neutral”. Even
Mercedes Benz held in California what was described as “the world’s first ever carbon neutral fashion week”! It is therefore
understandable that the New Oxford American Dictionary proclaimed "carbon neutral" as its Word of the Year in 2006.
The “offsetting” myth
One must acknowledge that being “carbon neutral” sounds good – and that some of those mentioned above honestly believe to be doing the right thing- because it gives the impression that “neutral” is synonymous to not emitting carbon dioxide at all. However, the concept hides a dangerous cheating game, where many corporate players are winning, while the Earth’s climate is losing.
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Last Updated ( 10 November 2008 )
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 CHINA’S EXPANDING OIL VENTURES FUEL ANGER IN WESTERN BURMA.
New York and Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed CNOOC behind series of abuses on oil exploration project, says report
BANGKOK – An unregulated scramble for oil and gas by Chinese companies in Burma is exacerbating poverty and creating a potential environmental and security flashpoint that could have repercussions throughout the region, a study released today revealed.
“Blocking Freedom”, a damning new report by environmental and human rights group Arakan Oil Watch said that Chinese companies have been working together with Burma’s military regime to confiscate land and farms, and damage crops and destroy livelihoods by polluting soil and waterways as they search for the oil that will fuel China’s economic development.
“Corporations and their supporting governments engaged in the oil and gas sector in Burma must ensure they follow international standards on local people’s rights, and ensure environmental and revenue transparency,” said Jockai Khaing, director of Arakan Oil Watch. “Until then, we are demanding that they stop oil and gas exploration in Burma.”
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Last Updated ( 27 October 2008 )
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Oilwatch position paper on the voluntary carbon market.
 Download the position paper in PDF (116.94 KB)
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Last Updated ( 10 September 2008 )
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One year on from the Ecuadorian proposal
One year has passed since the official acceptance of the initiative on
behalf of the Government of the President Rafael Correa, who presented
it in a sense as a provocation towards the international community to
come up with compensation worth half of what would be obtained if the
country were to exploit these findings. |
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Last Updated ( 22 July 2008 )
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