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30.04.2007
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Leer másWorld Bank President Wolfowitz's continued presidency of the World Bank is untenable and there must be an end to the archaic practice of leaving the leader of the world's most important development institutions in the gift of one country, the USA. Organización: Oxfam International Temas relacionados: [Estados Unidos] Imagen: The World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz
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25.04.2007
Students at the University of Guelph in Canada have voted to remove Coca-Cola products from campus because of the company's unethical practices in India and Colombia. A referendum calling for replacing Coca-Cola products with "an alternate beverage supplier" received 65% of the votes.
Leer másOrganización: India Resource Center Temas relacionados: [Canadá] |
24.04.2007
The White House is planning a vast expansion of "risky and outrageously expensive" nuclear power activity, claims a new report.
Leer másOrganización: Friends of the Earth International Temas relacionados: [Estados Unidos] |
23.04.2007
LOS ANGELES, Apr 23 (OneWorld) - Sean Huze smokes a cigarette on the first floor patio of his two bedroom apartment in the heart of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley. The 32-year-old Iraq war veteran still keeps his hair in a crew-cut and wears a sweatshirt that reads "Marines" across the front.
Leer másOrganización: OneWorld US Temas relacionados: [Iraq] [Estados Unidos] [Salud] [Cultura] [Armas & Ejército] |
23.04.2007
TORONTO, Apr 21 (IPS) - Today's children will live in a new world of climate change and greatly diminished natural resources, which may give way to a nightmarish reality, or it could give birth to a happier and lighter way of living on the Earth, say environmentalists.
Leer másOrganización: Inter Press Service (IPS) Temas relacionados: [Consumo] [Ambiente] [Cambio Climático] [Activismo Ambiental] |
21.04.2007
More...Temas relacionados: [Estados Unidos] [Agricultura] [Construcción de Capacidades] [Educación] [EnergÃa] [Pesca] [Alimentos] [Tierra] [Deuda] [Ambiente] [Animales] [Cambio Climático] [Conservación] [Activismo Ambiental] [Bosques] [Oceanos] [Contaminación] [EnergÃa Renovable] [RÃos] [Salud] |
20.04.2007
Starting with the fact that the vast majority of votes in America are counted by computers, Hacking Democracy takes apart any pretence of security in electronic voting systems. The film offers a fascinating view into how a world of vested interests can ride roughshod over the lynchpin of the democratic system, raising the possibility of universal disenfranchisement.
Leer másLondon release: 20 April. Temas relacionados: [Estados Unidos] |
18.04.2007
Pohjoisen alkuperäisasukkaat syyttävät ilmastonmuutosta ihmisoikeuksiensa
Leer másloukkaamisesta. Moni on viime vuosina hukkunut jään petettyä alta. Useat alkuperäisyhteisöt ovat myös joutuneet jättämään ikiaikaiset asuinsijansa rannikolla ja siirtymään muualle. Organización: Suomen IPS Temas relacionados: [Cambio Climático] [Derechos Humanos] [Derechos IndÃgenas] Imagen: © Howie Garber / Resurgence
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17.04.2007
WASHINGTON, Apr 17 (OneWorld) - Dubbing the battle against climate change a moral test for the United States, global anti-poverty and religious leaders called on U.S. politicians Monday to take drastic and immediate action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to minimize the country's contributions to global warming.
Leer másOrganización: OneWorld US Temas relacionados: [Estados Unidos] [Pobreza] [Cambio Climático] [Ética & Sistema de Valores] Imagen: U.S. Congressperson Ed Markey. © Jeffrey Allen / OneWorld US
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16.04.2007
Activists all over the U.S. pressed for action this weekend in the "Step It Up Congress: Cut Carbon 80% by 2050" campaign.
Leer másTemas relacionados: [Estados Unidos] Imagen: A US student poses as a climate change conference official © Franny Armstrong
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13.04.2007
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 12 (OneWorld) - On February 18, 2005 an Iraqi man was driving his vehicle from his house to work at his farm. On the way, U.S. forces shot him when they passed, damaging the vehicle and killing the man. His case is among the hundreds detailed in internal Pentagon documents released today.
Leer másOrganización: OneWorld US Temas relacionados: [Afganistán] [Iraq] [Estados Unidos] [Derechos Humanos] [Códigos de Conducta] [Armas & Ejército] [Conflicto] Imagen: Marla Ruzicka, who founded the group CIVIC to campaign on behalf of Iraqi civilians, was herself killed in Iraq in 2005. © Global Exchange
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11.04.2007
The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued an order that controls what federal government scientists can say to the media or in public -- even on their own time.
Leer másOrganización: Environment News Service (ENS) Temas relacionados: [Estados Unidos] |
11.04.2007
As the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombings approaches, a September 11 response group is encouraging Americans to write to their newspapers about constructive ways to respond to acts of hatred.
Leer másOrganización: Our Voices Together Temas relacionados: [Estados Unidos] |
10.04.2007
NEW YORK, Apr 10 (OneWorld) - A nationwide grassroots campaign aiming to force the U.S. Congress to take drastic action on climate change is now in full swing.
Leer másOrganización: OneWorld US Temas relacionados: [Estados Unidos] Imagen: Climate activist in Scotland. © Peter Armstrong
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09.04.2007
On April 14th in all 50 states, tens of thousands of Americans will hike, bike, climb, walk, swim, kayak, canoe, or simply sit or stand with banners telling the U.S. Congress to "Step it up! Cut carbon 80% by 2050." Will you be with them?
Leer másOrganización: CODEPINK: Women for Peace Temas relacionados: [Estados Unidos] Imagen: © CODEPINK: Women for Peace
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08.04.2007
Testifying at a Massachusetts State House hearing, faith leader Charlie Clements urged the state legislature to prohibit state pension funds from being invested in companies doing business in Sudan.
Leer másOrganización: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Temas relacionados: [Sudán] [Estados Unidos] |
08.04.2007
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been told it can put limits on global warming gases released by motor vehicles. Tell them they should do it, and now, says Friends of the Earth!
Leer másFrom: Friends of the Earth Temas relacionados: [Estados Unidos] |
08.04.2007
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 6 (IPS) - "The ice is not only our roads but also our supermarket," says Sheila Watt-Cloutier, an Inuit leader who has been fighting for the rights of indigenous peoples in the Canadian Arctic region for many years.
Leer másOrganización: Inter Press Service (IPS) Temas relacionados: [Canadá] [Estados Unidos] [Cambio Climático] [Derechos IndÃgenas] |
08.04.2007
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 6 (OneWorld) - An immigration coalition known as the Rights Working Group held hundreds of community meetings Thursday to push for immigration reform that "restores basic civil liberties and human rights, protects our core American values of fairness and justice, and defends due process for everyone."
Leer másOrganización: OneWorld US Temas relacionados: [Estados Unidos] [Migración] [Activismo] [Justicia y Crimen] [Leyes] Imagen: © Independent Media Center
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06.04.2007
Global warming forced mother harp seals to give birth at sea this year, where thousands of pups drowned. Then, despite conservationists' concerns, the Canadian seal hunt began as scheduled on Monday.
Leer másOrganización: Environment News Service (ENS) Temas relacionados: [Canadá] |
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