Category: News on Related Issues
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Film shares pain of Agent Orange victims
VIETNAMNETM AUGUST 11, 2006 Bill Megalos, Masako Sakata and Tadashi Namba (from the left). Bridge – Masako Sakata hopes that her story will support Vietnam Agent Orange victims in their legal action against American chemical companies. “Three years ago my husband died of cancer. Before that he told me he was in Dong Thap province…
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The way the river moves: Dow is working to find out
KATHIE MARCHLEWSKI, MIDLAND DAILY NEWS, AUGUST 1O, 2OO6 Starting at the Midland’s Tridge, crews of “fluvial geomorphologists” — that is, people who study rivers — have been busily collecting samples of sediment, measuring depth and movement. They’re starting first with six miles of the Tittabawassee, but plan to work on all 22 miles that stretch…
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Bilgaon microhydel project washed away
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, THE HINDU, AUGUST 11, 2006 The project was acknowledged as a model of decentralised development # Project inspired Bollywood film Swades # NBA got help to design the project # Water level at the Sardar Sarovar site has crossed 127 metres MUMBAI: The Bilgaon microhydel project in Nandurbar district, which inspired the Bollywood…
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Indian state bans sale, production of products made by Coke and Pepsi over pesticide concerns
RAJESH MAHAPATRA, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AUGUST 9, 2006 A southern Indian state on Wednesday banned the sale and production of Coke, Pepsi, Sprite and other soft drinks made by the Indian subsidiaries of Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc., an official said. Four Indian states have already banned the sale of Coke, Pepsi and other soft drinks…
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Vietnam to attend Agent Orange conference in Norway
THANHNIEN NEWS, AUGUST 8, 2006 The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin said Monday it would send two delegates to an international conference on Agent Orange and dioxins in Oslo, Norway, this month. The latest studies on the effects of dioxins on Vietnamese, like the higher rate of malformation in victims’ descendants, will be…
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A desperate Modi
TIMES NOW, AUGUST 8, 2006 Vadodara is overflowing, and the city’s residents are battling to stay afloat. Similar scenes are being played out in other parts of the state – be it Surat or Gandhinagar, all is submerged. “It has been raining since yesterday. Our houses have been inundated and all the household furniture has…
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Tribes stranded as India dam drowns valley
SIMON DENYER, BOSTON GLOBE, AUGUST 8, 2006 KHARYA BHADAL, India (Reuters) – Kishore Solanki picks up a rock on the banks of India’s swollen Narmada River, gesturing toward land, now submerged, where once he grew enough wheat and vegetables to make a comfortable living. “If someone offers you this stone in exchange for fertile land,…
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Coke responds to India pesticide charges
ASSOCIATED PRESS, AUGUST 8, 2006 ATLANTA – The Coca-Cola Co. is running ads in several newspapers in India to counter renewed allegations its drinks have high levels of pesticides. The move comes after the government of India’s western Gujarat state asked state-run colleges and schools not to allow sales of Coke and Pepsi soft drinks…
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President Triet writes to Agent Orange victims
VIETNAM NEWS AGENCY, AUGUST 5, 2006 HA NOI — President Nguyen Minh Triet has expressed his “profound sympathies ” for the victims of Agent Orange and other defoliants in a letter written both to them – and the entire Vietnamese people – as their day, next Thursday, draws nearer. “The war ended more than 30…
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Looking for more than words; it's time for action
TERRY MILLER, MIDLAND DAILY NEWS, AUGUST 8, 2006 On May 13, 2006, the News carried a front-page story by Kathie Marchlewski entitled “Environmentalists encouraged by Dow plan.” The context was the May Dow/DEQ meeting informing the public of progress on the Tittabawassee River floodplain cleanup. As the summer wears down, and another public meeting is…
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Eight peace protestors arrested in Oak Ridge
VOLUNTEER TV, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, AUGUST 5, 2006 Few would deny that Oak Ridge stands as a symbol. Birthplace of the Manhattan Project that ushered in nuclear warfare. 61 years later, home to our country’s only nuclear weapons facility. This day, ground zero for those who believe it should close for good. Volunteer TV’s Whitney Daniel,…
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Protesters gather in Oak Ridge on anniversary of Hiroshima bomb
MELISSA DiPANE, WATE NEWS, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, AUGUST 5, 2006 OAK RIDGE (WATE) — Peace activists assembled Saturday in Bissell Park in Oak Ridge to demonstrate against the continued production of atomic weapons. This weekend marks the 51st anniversary of the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Much of the work that went into producing…
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Vietnam looks to UN for help in dioxin removal
VIETNAM NEWS AGENCY, AUGUST 5, 2006 U.S. planes spray the defoliant Agent Orange over southern Vietnam in 1966 (Photo: AP) The United Nations Development Program is raising US$10 million to help Vietnam clean the environment of dioxin-polluted hotbeds, the Vietnam Association of Agent Orange Victims said Friday. The plan had received positive response from several…
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Tribes stranded as India dam drowns valley
SIMON DENYER, REUTERS, AUGUST 4, 2006 KHARYA BHADAL, India, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Kishore Solanki picks up a rock on the banks of India’s swollen Narmada river, gesturing towards land, now submerged, where once he grew enough wheat and vegetables to make a comfortable living. “If someone offers you this stone in exchange for fertile…
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Lok Sabha fizz: MPs take on cola firms
ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK, AUGUST 4, 2006 NEW DELHI: Incensed by reports of high pesticide contents in aerated drinks, members in the Lok Sabha on Thursday demanded an immediate ban on the sale of Coke and Pepsi. What raised the temperature unusually high were allegations of “collusion at the highest level” of government with MNCs and…