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Public Statement of Partido Kalikasan on the Macro Economic Framework of the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) A t the beginning of the process for the next Medium Term Philippine... more
Previous blog entries:
Jan 23-Natural resource under-utilization: a disastrous mind-frame for Philippine development
Aug 23-Meet Partido Kalikasan Institute's new Executive Director
Apr 23-Join the Launch of Partido Kalikasan's GREEN RATING INITIATIVE
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PK Council Meeting (Aug29 2009)
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Jan30 Pateros Peoples' Rally to Open the Pateros FloodGate
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PK Members Protest Against Ratification of JPEPA
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ThumbnailThis video is about the ongoing partnership talks between Partido Kalikasan (PK) and the emerging PANGMASA (Partido ng Marangal na Sambayanan) headed by "Green Presidentiable" Nicky Perlas. Listen as Nicky talks about the convergence between PK and... more
Previous videos:
Jan 31-Patido Kalikasan on the Pateros Floodgate Issue
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TagboxMonitoring the First 100-Day Agenda
ThumbnailPublished at: http://www.denr.gov.ph/article/articleprint/5786/-1/39/

Below is the First 100-Day Agenda submitted by the DENR to the President. Partido Kalikasan together with other groups will be closely monitoring the implementation and where... more
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HomeAbout Partido Kalikasan (Philippine Green Party)
We are national green political party in the Philippines dedicated to: a) Ecological Integrity, b) Social Justice, c) National Solidarity & Active Non-Violence (ANV), d) Participatory Democracy and e) Personal Integrity.

As of December 2009, we are composed of seventeen (17) local autonomous green movements who believe in the above principles and have banded together as local partido kalikasan organizations.

For more information, please visit our official website at http://www.partidokalikasan.org or send an email to secretariat@partidokalikasan.org or send an SMS or call 0908 7443146. Our telefax number is +63 2 434-02-11

Our National Secretariat is through Attorney Ilya Kristine Ravanera, PK National Coordinator at 1-D Guatemala Street, Loyola Grand Villas, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

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TagboxGlobal Climate Change Talks Review
ThumbnailThis is a good initiative from One world, a UK based non profit organization to bring a daily, live video coverage of the upcoming Tianjin (China) leg of the ongoing Global Climate Talks.

Their website is at: http://www.oneclimate.net/tianjin... more
Previous posts:
Aug 13-Updates on the Global Climate Change Negotiations (Bonn, August 2-10 2010)
Aug 11-Climate change: Up close and personal
Aug 4-Updates on the Global Climate Change Negotiations (Bonn, August 2-6 2010)
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The ANECON is a three-day convention on climate change that targets student leaders involved in environmental initiatives or student council members from various colleges and universities around the... more
Previous posts:
Sep 23-Pinoy youth join global drive vs disarmament
Aug 23-Global Young Greens (GYG) held their 2nd Congress in Berlin
Aug 22-Environmental Human Rights:A Present and Future Challenge for Youth Work Training
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TagboxBasic Party Documents & Public Statements
DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK REFORM (Fiscal Management, Trade Policies, Asset Reforms & Green Productivity) Revival of Philippine Agenda 21 (PA21) through the implementation of constitutional provisions... more
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Nov 15-Human Nature Organic Beauty Products (Set 1)
Nov 14-Victoria Herbal Laundry Granules (1,000 grams)
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partidokalikasan wrote on Nov 19, '09
Visit and subscribe to our various multiply groups above and at http://partidokalikasan.multiply.com/groups. Most of these are PK-manage multiply site of our various PROGRAMS, CAMPAIGNS and LOCAL PK GROUPS and OTHER PARTY ORGANS. These also include multiply sites of other groups we support and partner with in the broader green movement. Join us now!
partidokalikasan wrote on Nov 19, '09
The reviews below follow the various political agenda that Partido Kalikasan is involved in as per our National Green Governance Political Platform. These reviews from various mainstream and alternative media are link to our DAILY PK MEDIA ROUND UP and used as basis for writing our WEEKLY PK POLITICAL BRIEF as we analyze and make sense of all these developments as a party and share our perspectives to the public. Finally, we react to media by publishing PRESS STATEMENTS and PUBLIC STATEMENTS that reflect our consensus position as a party to some of the key development in these issue. We will make this MEDIA STATEMENTS and OFFICIAL PK POSITIONS available as part of the section on PK BASIC DOCUMENTS and POSITION above.
partidokalikasan wrote on Nov 19, '09
We are constantly improving this multiply site and linking it with our other social websites (facebook, friendster, hi5, ning), with twitter, with our blogs (blogspot, livejournal, wordpress), our youtube, flicker and eventually with our official web at http://www.partidokalikasan.org. Please help us with your feedbacks and suggestions. PLEASE SIGN OUR GUESTBOOK!!
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TagboxClimate Change Adaptation Review
ThumbnailTHE ASSOCIATION of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday launched a five-year program for member countries to include disaster management and emergency response in local development planning.

Forged last December, the Agreement on Disaster... more
Previous posts:
Dec 30-Rehabilitating riverside settlements
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TagboxClimate Change Review
Thumbnail http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/floods-hit-metro-cebu

CEBU CITY -- Hundreds were evacuated from their homes and thousands more were stranded in heavy traffic and flooding in the cities of Mandaue and Cebu on Tuesday morning.

At... more
Previous posts:
Jan 25-Environmental group proposes solutions for climate change challenges
Jan 23-Study finds lakes a big source of climate-warming gas
Jan 22-Scientists find 'drastic' weather-related Atlantic shifts
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TagboxRenewable Energy Review
Thumbnail http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/39594-electric-coops-warn-of-power-crisis-in-off-grid-areas

OFF-GRID utilities that source their electricity from state-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) are appealing to President... more
Previous posts:
Jan 25-Govt to require oil firms to purchase local ethanol
Jan 25-Koreans eye another coal-fired power plant in Naga City, Cebu
Jan 22-China’s outstanding wind power figures
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TagboxClean Air Review
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MANILA, Philippines - The year 2010, which follows a year of destructive typhoons, became a challenge for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (... more
Previous posts:
Aug 22-Philippine Energy Dept finalizing guidelines on 2011 ethanol imports
Aug 22-Clean Air Campaign of Rotary Club-Metro Cubao (Philippines)
Nov 22-LCP helps cities' environmental capability
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TagboxMining Review
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ROMBLON, Jan. 20 (PIA) -- Several municipalities in the province of Romblon welcomed the order of Governor Eduardo C. Firmalo for an indefinite moratorium in metallic mining in the province.... more
Previous posts:
Jan 22-No mining in Romblon
Sep 24-Presentations during the last Philippine Mining Conference now available for download
Sep 23-The Fallacy of 'Ethical Oil' Better to describe Canada's oil sands crude as 'the devil's tears.'
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TagboxAdequate & Safe Food Review
ThumbnailThe Philippines will be the first to grow “Golden Rice,” the only rice variety to be fortified with Vitamin A to prop up the immune system and combat blindness, particularly among children.

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) affects 40 percent of... more
Previous posts:
Aug 26-Biotech bill unlocks doors to GM food into India
Aug 26-Philippine Chamber of Agriculture & Food Inc (PCAFI) Favors GMOs!
Aug 22-Food Derived From GM Fed Animals Are Not GM-Free
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TagboxEcowaste & Toxics Review
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THE Metro Manila Development Authority on Friday urged other local governments to follow Muntinlupa’s City’s example and ban or limit the use of... more
Previous posts:
Jan 22-Muntinlupa City faces tough fight over plastics ban
Jan 22-The other side of Apple
Jan 22-MMDA urges cities nationwide to adopt ban on plastic bags
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TagboxForestry & Logging Review
Thumbnail http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=8&sid=&nid=8&rid=325774

MANILA, Jan. 25 (PNA) – The Save Sierra Madre Network (SSMN) suggested on Tuesday some solutions for climate change challenges facing the country.

SSMN said the massive flooding and... more
Previous posts:
Jan 23-Thoughts on forest conservation
Jan 23-Extinction threatens RP’s unique bonsai forest
Jan 22-Quirino province governor supports total log ban
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TagboxFreshwater Management Review
ThumbnailSeveral militant groups on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to stop the government from disposing of the 246-megawatt hydroelectric power plant component of Angat Dam in Bulacan.

In a petition, the groups sought an order to restrain the Power... more
Previous posts:
Feb 10-Water level at Magat Dam in Isabela continues drop
Feb 9-Maynilad rushes leak repair as drought sets in
Jan 31-To Curb Climate Change, We Need to Protect Water: An International Rescue Plan for Fresh Water
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TagboxEcosystem Management Review
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CANDABA, Philippines (AFP) – The number of birds flying south to important wintering grounds in the Philippines has fallen sharply this year, with experts saying the dramatic... more
Previous posts:
Jan 23-Thoughts on forest conservation
Jan 23-Extinction threatens RP’s unique bonsai forest
Jan 22-Quirino province governor supports total log ban
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TagboxGreen Transport Review
ThumbnailWe helped launch the bicycle lanes in the CCP Complex yesterday and had a fun turn-over of a Firefly Brigade-Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Bicycle Rack.

The bicycle lanes (called Green Lanes) hope to bring down the level of air... more
Previous posts:
Aug 23-Bike for the Environment (September 18 · 3:30pm - 7:00pm)
Aug 22-Bamboo Mountain Bike Made in the Philippines
Aug 8-Pushing for Laguna de Bay ferry
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TagboxLabor & Employment Review
Thumbnail http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20110125-316449/ILO-Job-recovery-still-lags-in-Asia-Pacific-region

MANILA, Philippines—Despite a sharp rebound in the economies of many countries, job recovery in the Asia-Pacific region... more
Previous posts:
Aug 8-Business outsourcing reshaping Philippine society
Feb 23-OFW problem poses major challenge for next president
Feb 23-What the presidential candidates say about OFWs
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TagboxGlobal Greens Review
ThumbnailGermans were out in force this past weekend in Berlin to give vocal and visible protest to Chancellor Merkel’s plan to extend the life of nuclear power plants beyond their statutorily mandated closure dates. The World From Berlin - “Most Germans... more
Previous posts:
Sep 21-Green Party's candidate in Brazil, Marina Silva, has about 10 % of vote intention.
Sep 21-Swedish Greens updates
Aug 22-Australia set for hung parliament as voters punish PM (Labor loses majority, Greens go up)
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TagboxGreen Business & Monitoring Green CSRs
ThumbnailGermany is Europe’s capital for utilizing clean, renewable sources of energy. It is also the world’s first major renewable energy economy in terms on financial sustainability. Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany’s largest privately-owned company, is active... more
Previous posts:
Nov 23-Smart hosts awarding of ‘greenest’ schools
Nov 19-Cemex, Batas Kalikasan partner to protect Visayan Sea
Nov 5-Ayala adopts sustainability as new business strategy (click here to post your comments)
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TagboxSustainable Population
Thumbnail http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/pro-rh-lawmakers-worried-over-similar-bill

MANILA -- Authors of reproductive health (RH) measures pending in the House of Representatives expressed worry over the similar responsible parenthood bill being... more
Previous posts:
Jan 25-Church, Malacañang agree on family planning agenda
Jan 23-The RH bill is constitutional
Aug 11-RP rulers abandon women health rights to Catholic Church
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TagboxPolitical Party Reforms Review
ThumbnailSomeday, when it finally becomes possible to amend the 1987 Constitution without the narrow considerations of personal and partisan interest, like term extensions, perhaps the people who get to do the amending will take a long, hard look at the... more
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TagboxRP-China Review
ThumbnailAn increasing number of the first wave of investors mostly from Taiwan, Japan and the United States are packing up and leaving China.

They are looking for new host countries with level playing fields in terms of permanence of policies, industrial... more
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TagboxDENR Watch
ThumbnailThe outgoing administration is brazenly relentless in perpetuating the destruction it has wrought our communities and ecosystems. With just four months to go, President Arroyo has placed Horacio Ramos, the country’s long running top mining... more
Previous posts:
Feb 11-Green org apprehensive over new DENR head
Feb 10-Quinto replaced as DENR chief
Jan 27-Quinto’s revamp order spawns management revolt at the Department of Environment
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TagboxDevelopment Framework Reform
ThumbnailTowards an Economic System that Works for People and the Planet

On November 15, the leaders of 20 nations and the major multilateral financial institutions will gather behind closed doors in Washington to discuss the future of the global economy.... more
Previous posts:
Aug 22-Overview for 2010 R.P. economy under PNOY (President Noynoy Aquino)
Feb 9-El Niño to push down growth to 2.6-3%: NEDA
Jan 31-The Peak Oil Crisis: A Meeting in California
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Nov 22-If business is booming, why are people poor?
Nov 19-Neoliberalism, Surviving by Default
Nov 14-Neoliberalism in the Philippines Rise, Apogee, Crisis
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TagboxPoverty Review
Thumbnail http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/01/26/11/minority-lawmakers-warn-misuse-cct-program

MANILA, Philippines - Minority lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Wednesday said they have received reports that the controversial P21 billion... more
Previous posts:
Sep 23-Biodiversity, Climate, Poverty: A Solution for One is No Solution
Aug 19-Saving Rainforests May Help Reduce Poverty
Aug 11-What RP needs to do to achieve poverty goal by 2015
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TagboxSustainable Development Planning Review
Public Statement of Partido Kalikasan on the Macro Economic Framework of the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) A t the beginning of the process for the next Medium Term Philippine... more
Previous posts:
Jan 23-Natural resource under-utilization: a disastrous mind-frame for Philippine development
Sep 20-ATM Assessment of the Mining Program of the Philippines (2004-2010 Medium Term Philippine Devt Plan)
Sep 20-Towards an Economic System that Works for People and the Planet
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TagboxTrade Review
Thumbnail http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/39591-imf-raises-growth-forecast-for-asean-5

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised slightly its average growth forecast for the Asean 5, which includes the Philippines. In... more
Previous posts:
Jan 22-JPEPA Update: Japan nurse hiring disappoints DOLE
Aug 23-DID THE PHILIPPINES GET A GOOD DEAL? - A Public Forum on the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA)
Aug 19-Trade pact sees rise of Japan investments
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TagboxDebt & Fiscal Management Review
Thumbnail http://globalbalita.com/2011/01/01/p-noy-starts-the-new-year-by-putting-his-money-where-he-promised/

The signing of the 2011 National Budget in Malacañang last December 27 is a great way for President Noynoy Aquino III (P-Noy) to start 2011 on... more
Previous posts:
Sep 20-Cancelling debts under MDG projects demanded
Aug 26-Government agencies admit to World Bank lobbying for climate loans
Aug 17-Gov’t to borrow $1.5B more from overseas market
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TagboxGreen Productivity Review
ThumbnailMSMEs play a major role in the country’s economic development. In the Philippines, micro, small and medium enterprises or MSMEs make up 99.7 percent of the country’s total registered enterprises, generate 70 percent of total jobs, and contribute... more
Previous posts:
Nov 19-Editorial: Harnessing OFW remittances
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TagboxAsset Reform Review
Thumbnail http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20110121-315817/Land-title-handed-to-Boracay-tribe

BORACAY ISLAND, Philippines—The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) on Friday formally turned over a land title to the... more
Previous posts:
Jan 9-Philippine Government focus on land reform in 2011
Sep 20-Hacienta Luisita compromise proposal may violate land reform law (Philippines)
Aug 23-The Philippine National REDD-plus Strategy
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TagboxEducation for Sustainability Review
ThumbnailEducational reform

P.Noy’s commitment to extend the basic education cycle from 10 to 12 years has provoked adverse comments from activist groups, self-proclaimed "pro-poor" politicians, media commentators, and even some academics. It is time to... more
Previous posts:
Aug 13-Education sector split on 12-year basic ed
Aug 9-Two more years in school almost certain
Feb 23-Health, education reforms pressed
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TagboxEconomic Crisis Review
ThumbnailTHE Social Security System plans to increase its social protection expenditure by 5 percent next year from P80 billion this year as it strives to give ample assistance to its members.

“We have allocated P80 billion for our social protection... more
Previous posts:
Aug 8-Aquino admin to ready own stimulus package next year
May 22-World markets plummet
Nov 19-The super sovereign reserve currency
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TagboxPublic Health Review
Thumbnail(NaturalNews) The Consumer Wellness Center (CWC), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting nutrition as a way to prevent disease and enhance human health and longevity, announces its third annual Nutritional Education Grant Program. In order... more
Previous posts:
Sep 20-DoH Warns on Global Warming Diseases
Aug 22-Eggs con salmonella; dengue in RP
Aug 17-Court to tobacco firm: Don’t preempt decision on smoke-risk graphics
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TagboxDecentralization & Ancestral Domain Review
Thumbnail http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/p64-b-development-projects-mindanao-pushed

MANILA -- Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala on Wednesday said cities and towns in Mindanao will now be able to put up more agricultural infrastructure... more
Previous posts:
Jan 22-Land title handed to Boracay tribe
Sep 19-NEDA Crafts Mindanao Dev’t Strategy
Aug 13-Why the barangay (village) is important
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TagboxAll Out Peace Review
Thumbnail http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=0&nid=1&rid=325793

Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri urged on Tuesday President Benigno S. Aquino III to appoint a peace and order czar following the bombing of a passenger bus along Epifanio Delos Santos Ave. (EDSA)... more
Previous posts:
Jan 23-Philippines rejects demand to free rebel
Jan 23-Land reform, privatization contentious issues in peace talks
Jan 22-Secretary Deles:Peace constituency vital to “hear women’s voices”
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TagboxGreen Legal System Review
ThumbnailRecently, the spotlight was on new Supreme Court Justice Ma. Lourdes Aranal Sereno, who was appointed by President Aquino from among the 28 nominees of the Judicial and Bar Council. In fact, she was not on the initial list and even in the second... more
Previous posts:
Aug 17-University of the Philippines Law School Statement on Supreme Court Plagiarism (Part III)
Aug 17-University of the Philippines Law School Statement on Supreme Court Plagiarism (Part II)
Aug 13-UP College of Law Statement on Philippine Supreme Court Plagiarism (part 1)
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TagboxGreen Information Sector Review
ThumbnailAs many know, the Freedom of Information (FOI) act was bypassed together with equally important bills during the last session of the House of Representatives. “It fell by the wayside, a collateral casualty of the little wars among our legislators”... more
Previous posts:
Jan 27-Statement of Right to Know Right Now! Network
Jan 24-Tañada sees passage of Freedom of Information Act
Jan 4-Rock star Bono calls for tougher Internet controls
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TagboxBio Ethics Review
ThumbnailScientists have created the world's first synthetic life form in a landmark experiment that paves the way for designer organisms that are built rather than evolved.

The controversial feat, which has occupied 20 scientists for more than 10 years... more
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TagboxNuclear Energy Review
Thumbnail http://www.gov.ph/2011/01/23/ph-presses-for-mideast-nuclear-free-zone-conference-in-2012/

The Philippine Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York reported that the Philippines pressed for the holding of a Conference on the... more
Previous posts:
Sep 21-Aquino bats for nuclear non-proliferation in Middle East
Sep 21-Is Spent Nuclear Fuel a Waste or a Resource?
Aug 27-Asia Pacific Greens Network (APGN) Oppose the Gong-Liao Nuclear Plant in Taiwan!
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TagboxOil and Gas Review
ThumbnailFollowing the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) calls for a global moratorium on oil and gas exploitation in ecologically sensitive areas, including deepwater ocean... more
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