17/11/2009   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.

 14/10/2009   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.

 18/09/2009   Stand up to Mandelson's draconian internet piracy laws now

Mandelson’s law would mean that the government could disconnect anyone they suspect of downloading anything copyrighted. Only in June this year the government had ruled out draconian measures like this but now it appears Mandelson has caved in to the wishes of the music and film industry.
16/09/2009   New Africa broadband 'ready'

The launch of the government-backed East African Marine System (Teams) comes as providers face a backlash over slow connection speeds and high prices.

 02/09/2009   Kayak protest over climate change

Campaigners sat in kayaks outside government offices in London to protest at “false solutions” to climate change. Twenty activists wearing flippers and goggles demonstrated at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to mark the end of the Climate Camp.

 26/08/2009   Climate Camp's YouTube letter shows the police's charm offensive has failed

It looks as if all the recent efforts by the police to put their best caring-sharing face forward have fallen a little flat. After last years violence by police just around the corner from GreenNet's office, watch this video letter response to the Met.
17/08/2009   Celebrate cycling in London

by ding donging your bell on 9th September. Ding Day is a day for London cyclists to ring their bells with impunity

 28/07/2009   Greenpeace says HP is all Hazardous Products

Greenpeace has attacked HP for using toxic chemicals in the production of PCs. In California, US, staff at HP’s global headquarters were greeted with the message “HP = Hazardous Products” painted on the roof

 23/07/2009   Kenya cable ushers in broadband era

The first of four undersea cables bringing high-speed internet to eastern Africa has gon live. The BBC’s Anne Waithera, in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, finds a nation impatient to join the broadband revolution.