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28.06.2005 The Vidharbha region of the west Indian state of Maharashtra, which is a water-starved area, has a growing number of water parks and amusement centres. Compare this with the life of villagers who get water once is 15 days.

27.06.2005 A Congressional vote on CAFTA is likely this week. Don't let the mistakes we've learned from NAFTA be repeated with CAFTA, says Global Exchange, offering eight easy ways you can declare independence from trade agreements that profit corporations and marginalize working families.

24.06.2005 The Indian government has taken steps to ban the blending of MMT, a manganese-based deadly octane enhancer, in petrol as it damages the brain and also harms emission control components in vehicles. New Delhi-based NGO, Centre for Science and Environment, has alleged that though it was banned in Canada and the US, the MMT business had just about begun to shift its base to Asia and Africa.

23.06.2005 As Tesco prepares to announce more record profits, Friends of the Earth says that the government is paying insufficient attention to the implications of the increasing monopoly over the life of British consumers.

22.06.2005 Nigerian communities have brought legal action against the government, the state petroleum company, and foreign oil corporations--including Shell, Exxon, Chevron, Total, and Agip--for violating environmental regulations and putting local citizens at risk from toxic chemicals in gas flares.

22.06.2005 Gas flaring in Nigeria is the most significant contributor to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa, creating literally a hellfire environment for people living in the oil delta.
From: OneWorld TV

21.06.2005 The World Water Week in Stockholm is the leading annual global meeting place for the world's diverse water community and will include experts from more than 100 countries. Representatives of business, civil society, governmental, inter-governmental, science and water management sectors will participate at the meet from August 21-27, 2005.

20.06.2005 Scotland's eclectic history embracing free trade philosophy and radical protest creates an appropriate setting for the G8 summit. But modern history marks Scotland as a template of the corporate paradigm promoted by G8 governments.

20.06.2005 More than 200 citizens of Bhopal, led by survivors organisations, entered the Union Carbide factory site to stop the illegal pre-remediation work being carried out by Ramky Pharma City Ltd. Survivors and residents say they had to take this extreme step after waiting in vain for three days for the Madhya Pradesh State Government and the Supreme Court Monitoring Committee on Hazardous Wastes (SCMC) to stop what was clearly a dangerous and illegal activity.

20.06.2005 The University of Michigan is placing the Coca-Cola company on probation until August 2006 for the company's egregious actions in Colombia and India. The major setback for the Coca-Cola company comes after a 10 month investigation into Coca-Cola's crimes in India and Colombia by the Dispute Review Board (DRB), an advisory body set up by the University of Michigan.

20.06.2005 The news that Coca-Cola was in negotiations to sponsor the anti-poverty Live 8 concert series brought swift condemnation from across the globe. Among other gross misdeeds, the company stands accused of pumping massive amounts of groundwater from India's parched earth and allowing the intimidation and killing of union leaders in Colombia.

17.06.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Jun 17 (OneWorld) - U.S. legislators are looking for ways to prevent tax evaders from doing business with the government after a congressional probe revealed that outside contractors have failed to pay billions of dollars in federal taxes.

17.06.2005 The decision by the Indian government to allow foreign newspapers to print facsimile editions in the country has been hailed by journalists and editors who feel that this move would widen the news choice for Indian readers. It would allow foreign newspapers to introduce their fascimile editions to the Indian reader.

16.06.2005 Though the dangers of asbestos have been known since the early 1900s, the material--which kills nearly 10,000 Americans each year--is still not banned in the U.S. New legislation introduced by Sen. Arlen Specter would limit the liability of companies who knowingly poisoned their workers. Moving Ideas wants you to take action to ensure asbestos victims are protected, not the companies that poisoned them.

16.06.2005 The offices of Acción Ecológica, a group working on behalf of indigenous people who are opposed to international companies drilling for oil in the Amazon, were burgled recently, and Amnesty International fears that the lives of the organization's staff may be in danger. You can send a letter on their behalf.

16.06.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Jun 16 (OneWorld) - Five of the nation's largest labor unions are forming a breakaway coalition in hopes of reversing the declining membership and political fortunes of the premier U.S. labor federation, the AFL-CIO.

16.06.2005 Bolivia's president has resigned, the next two in line for succession have been convinced to defer, and journalists, politicians, and social leaders have moved from talking about "crisis" to talking about "war." At issue, explains NACLA editor Teo Ballvé, is under what terms foreign corporations will be allowed to explore, process, and export the country's oil and gas resources--if at all.

16.06.2005 There is little sign of "best practice" in the proposed construction of a gas pipeline in North Mayo by a consortium led by Shell. Campaigners have drawn up a long list of grievances.

16.06.2005 A recent Wall Street Journal feature helped spread awareness about many of Coca-Cola's abuses in India, but the article let the company off the hook in several irrefutable respects and failed to properly characterize the massive grassroots movement behind the campaign to hold Coke to account, says the India Resource Center.

13.06.2005 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EBRD is one of the most important international financial institutions that funds several projects in Croatia, such as the facilities for processing of waste water in Zagreb and Karlovac, as well as a part of the Rijeka-Zagreb highway. On May 22-23, the General Assembly of EBRD was held in Belgrade, observed by non-governmental organizations.