[posted by J Sam Daniel Stalin on NDTV, May 28th, 2018] In the village of 2,000, around 60 people have cancer and they blame the smelter, even though the state government has not carried out any specific study to identify the cause for cancer in high numbers among residents around the plant. In a village called Silverpuram in Tamil Nadu, 31-year-old Ram Lakshmi’s husband Murugan died of intestinal cancer three years ago....

It is illegal to set fire to someone’s house; we believe it is also illegal for fossil fuel companies to knowingly burn our common home. Today, the global call for climate justice is growing louder, Sara Shaw and Freek Bersch write   Twenty years ago, Shell made a prediction. In a scenario-planning exercise, the fossil fuel company prophesied a series of violent storms caused by catastrophic climate change would hit the east...

Rassegna stampa luglio 2018

Vuoi ricevere la rassegna stampa quotidiana su ambiente e territori, in Italia e nel mondo? Basta inviarci una mail a segreteria@asud.net indicando nell’oggetto “RASSEGNA STAMPA QUOTIDIANA” se ti interessa riceverla ogni giorno, “RASSEGNA STAMPA SETTIMANALE” se vuoi riceverla ogni settimana e “RASSEGNA STAMPA MENSILE” per ricevere una mail con gli aggiornamenti di tutto il mese.    ...

Aggiornamento progetto CleanUp 100celle – Patagonia

Mercoledì scorso, con il supporto tecnico di SOURCE International e della PL, abbiamo prelevato 8 campioni di suolo all’interno del Parco Archeologico di Centocelle.   Il progetto intende arrivare ad una conoscenza puntuale delle criticità ambientali dell’area, attraverso un’analisi indipendente del suolo, e a diffondere i risultati ottenuti ai cittadini del quartiere e alla pubblica amministrazione.  ...

[posted by Chloe Farand on DesmogUK, June 18th, 2018]   One of the biggest corruption cases faced by the oil industry in recent years is due to resume in Milan on Wednesday as two of the world’s biggest oil companies Royal Dutch Shell and Italian firm Eni are facing trial. Prosecutors are bringing criminal charges against Shell and Eni executives over allegations of corruption regarding a $1.3 billion oil deal in Nigeria. This is the...