2 Apr 08 "Who emits more greenhouse gases?"

Poor African farmers who export their produce by air, or Western consumers who care about the environmental impact of ‘food miles’?

2 Apr 08 Anglo Platinum is polluting local water supplies

says an investigation by ActionAid into the activities of the world’s biggest platinum mining company.

23 Sep 05 Fears about exposure to crop spraying gain ground.

The independent Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution has condemned government regulation on pesticides as inadequate and flawed.

2 Apr 08 GM seeds persist for 10 years

Swedish scientists have found trangenic oilseed rape plants still growing in a field despite a decade of intensive efforts to remove them.

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19 Nov 09 Sh!t Matters

– especially on World Toilet Day. CLTS is using the opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of sustainable and safe sanitation systems around the world.

17 Nov 09 Delays show fragility of Nigeria's oil delta amnesty

YENEGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria has yet to begin the process of educating and reintegrating thousands of former militants in the oil-producing Niger Delta, prompting some to question their decision to lay down arms for clemency.

14 Oct 09 Twitter can't be gagged: online outcry over Guardian/Trafigura order

Trafigura, a London-based oil trader connected with dumping toxic waste in Ivory Coast in 2006, was the most used word on micro-blogging site Twitter this morning.

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