by Justin Kushik and Kielly Dunn Imagine: you step outside to pick up your morning newspaper and the headline reads, “Authorities Claim Local Refinery Complies with Environmental Standards.” As you glance toward the plumes of smoke billowing from the refinery’s stacks, you scratch your head and wonder about the accuracy of the government’s finding. You […]
by Kielly Dunn with contributions from Lori Pottinger, International Rivers Network Bujagali Falls Dam is a 200-megawatt hydropower project proposed for Bujagali Falls on the Nile River near Jinja, Uganda. Although the original sponsor, a United States-based energy company named AES, has backed out, the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation and the African Development Bank […]
by Tracy Kirkland and Kielly Dunn Cross River State Cross River State, located along Nigeria’s southeastern border, is home to the nation’s last remaining intact rain forest and mangrove forest, both of which serve as wildlife sanctuaries for many endangered species. In 1991, the World Wide Fund for Nature, in collaboration with the Nigerian Conservation […]
by Kielly Dunn P. Madhavan believed that the harmful effects of radiation in the small mining community of Jadugoda were receiving too little attention from the Indian government and the international community. A talented photographer, he put together a photo exhibit to document the suffering in Jadugoda and contrast it with the community of Domiasiat, […]
by Michelle Wallar, Greengrants Intern Americans love bananas: banana splits, banana bread, banana smoothies, and just plain bananas. We import about 27 pounds annually for every American, according to Michael Jessen of AlterNet. And yet we often know little about the consequences of the pesticides used to grow bananas. The people who grow our bananas […]
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