by Jessica Sherman, Greengrants Intern On the drawing board since the 1980s, Lore Lindu Hydroelectric Power Project is the Indonesian government’s response to a growing need for electricity for the island of Sulawesi. The project would flood as much as 10,000 hectares of Lore Lindu National Park and displace an estimated 4,000 indigenous people living […]
By Jennifer Stein, Greengrants Intern A liquid natural gas spill from the Camisea pipeline has reignited long-term controversies about the rights of indigenous communities to be consulted on decisions and protected from environmental and social harm. On December 22, 2004, a major spill at kilometer eight of the Camisea pipeline leaked liquid natural gas into […]
by Jessica Sherman, Greengrants Volunteer The villagers of the San Andrés area of western Honduras now know what a river of dead fish looks like. An estimated 18,000 fish were casualties of a cyanide spill by a gold mining company, Minerales de Occidente (MINOSA), in an incident at the San Andrés open-pit gold mine on […]
by Ben Wheeler, Greengrants Intern Notorious for polluting waters in the United States, pork producer Smithfield Foods has taken its show to Poland where lax regulation allows its standards to reach new lows. Waste from hog farms is creating serious water pollution and public health problems. The grassroots group, Green Federation Gaja, is working to […]
Wang Yongchen, co-founder of the Chinese organization Green Earth Volunteers, was awarded the 2004 Condé Nast Traveler Environmental Award in November. Wang, who is also a journalist, was recognized for her work in organizing an unprecedented public campaign against plans to build 13 dams on the Nu River. That campaign resulted in an April 2004 […]
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