Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Claudia Ciobanu BUCHAREST, Oct 14, 2010 (IPS) – The red sludge spill at the Ajka alumina plant in Hungary has been called one of the three worst environmental disasters in Europe in the last 20-30 years. But environmentalists warn other waste depositing sites in Central and Eastern [...]
Paraguayan ‘Jewel’ Lake Loses Its Lustre
October 7, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Natalia Ruiz Díaz* ASUNCIÓN, Oct 7, 2010 (Tierramérica) – Just two months before the austral summer season begins, Lake Ypacaraí, centrepiece of Paraguay’s campaign to promote tourism, has become the centre of attention for its polluted waters. The state of Lake Ypacaraí is cause for concern because [...]
The Water Pollution Challenge is Tackleable
August 6, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Brenda Sorensen IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis STOCKHOLM (IDN) – Whether rich or poor, people in every corner of the world are confronted with the pressing challenge of water pollution. Some two million tonnes of human waste are disposed of in watercourses everyday. Seventy percent of industrial wastes in developing [...]
MEXICO: Poisonous Pesticides on the Doorstep
August 4, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Emilio Godoy IZÚCAR DE MATAMOROS, Mexico, Aug 4, 2010 (IPS) – "People want to get rid of the factory. It has to go. There’s already been an accident," a taxi driver said on the drive to the pesticide plant belonging to the Agricultura Nacional company in this [...]
Nigeria Suffers Acute Lead-Poisoning Outbreak
July 17, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Genevieve Marie Ilg UNITED NATIONS, Jul 16, 2010 (IPS) – The Nigerian government is trying to cope with an outbreak of lead poisoning which has killed over 200 people in Zamfara State since early July. According to NGO News Africa, medical personnel supervising the treatment of victims [...]
ENVIRONMENT: Oil Spill Gives Urgency to UN Oceans Meet
May 5, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS A. D. McKenzie PARIS, May 5 (IPS) – The disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has given increased urgency to the fifth Global Oceans Conference taking place here at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The five-day meeting, which ends May 7, has brought [...]
U.S.: Offshore Drilling Badly Tarnished by Gulf Oil Leak
May 5, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Matthew Berger WASHINGTON, May 4 (IPS) – As oil seeps into the environmentally and economically critical Gulf of Mexico following an explosion on a rig there two weeks ago, some groups are saying this catastrophe should mark the end of offshore drilling for oil – and be a ”clarion [...]
MIDEAST: Settler Sewage Ruins Palestinian Crops, Drinking Water
April 28, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Mel Frykberg BEIT UMMAR, West Bank, Apr 28 (IPS) – Residents of this Palestinian village refuse to buy the idea that the flood of raw sewage from the adjacent Israeli settlement of Kfar Etzion, that destroyed vineyards and contaminated their drinking water, was an accident. The Israeli Civil Administration, [...]
Mexico on the Alert Over Massive Oil Spill
April 27, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Emilio Godoy MEXICO CITY, Apr 28 (IPS) – Mexico is gearing up for the environmental effects of the oil spill caused by last week’s sinking of a BP-owned deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of the U.S. state of Louisiana. A BP team using [...]
NIGER: Lack of Data on Causes of Death Buffers French Company
April 22, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Julio Godoy PARIS, Apr 22 (IPS) – French state-owned company Areva continues to deny any wrongdoing after findings that populated areas in Niger remain contaminated with high levels of radio-activity. The company seems to be escaping censure partly because of lack of data on cancer-related causes of death among [...]
