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Farmers and youth from Vidarbha demand Energy Justice

November 19, 2009

India’s energy programme is anti-poor and carbon-intensive

November 17, 2009

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Farmers and youth from Vidarbha demand Energy Justice

November 19, 2009

On the eve of the winter parliament session, more than 100 farmers and young people representing all eleven districts in Vidarbha, held a protest at the doorstep of the Ministry of Social Justice to highlight the injustice of the energy sector in their region and country. Carrying banners and lanterns and singing songs of revolution, they queued up to file their grievances on electricity poverty with this ministry. “We have waited long enough for electricity to reach us. We don’t believe that the current system will ever deliver us power. Even living next to a coal plant means nothing, I still get less than 12 hours of power in day”, says Ravi Gavai, Maharashtra Yuva Parishad. “That’s why I am here to ask Mukul Vasnik if he thinks this is justice?!

India’s energy programme is anti-poor and carbon-intensive

November 17, 2009

Greenpeace today released a report – “Still Waiting” – which reveals that despite growth in electricity generation – and increasing carbon emissions – the rural poor continue to be deprived of electricity. The report challenges the government’s energy model and recommends a decentralised energy mix as a solution to overcome social injustice and mitigate climate change.

Rajasthan farmers demand support for ecological farming practices in the upcoming fertilizer subsidy reforms

November 16, 2009

Farmers, agricultural scientists, civil society representatives from different parts of Rajasthan came together today in Udaipur to discuss on the topic of ‘National fertiliser subsidy policy reforms-What is in it for Rajasthan?’ This public consultation was organised by Astha Sansthan of Udaipur and Greenpeace India at the CASA resource centre here.

Extend subsidy benefits to Organic fertilizers, demands Vidharbha Farmers

November 10, 2009

Hundreds of famers from different districts of Vidharbha and other stakeholders of Agriculture came together at Sewagram Ashram, Wardha and demanded that the benefits of Central Government fertilizer subsidy should be extended to organic fertilizers. They were speaking at a Jansunvai organized by Kissan Adhikar Abhiyan and Greenpeace India.

A farm lady uses the river next to Kingboard Industrial park to water her crops. She unaware of the chemical KB is manufacturing or discharging. Resident farmers are concerned about the consistent pollution found in the nearby steams discharging from the from the factory. The vegetables produced from this village are considered toxic by the local consumers and therefore have a hard time to sell their produce. Enlarge Image

China’s Pearl River being poisoned by factories due to inadequate pollution regulation

October 28, 2009

According to a new Greenpeace research published today, industrial discharges are poisoning China’s Pearl River Delta.(1) The problem is exacerbated by inadequate water pollution regulation, allowing factories to discharge wastewaters containing complex cocktails of chemicals capable of causing irreversible damage to the Delta and life around China’s third longest river.

Google, Microsoft lag on climate solutions

October 27, 2009

With just 40 days to go for the crucial Climate Conference in Copenhagen, global ICT (Information, Communication, Technology) majors such as Google, Microsoft and Nokia have been slow to act on carbon emissions reductions reveals the newest Greenpeace Cool IT Leader Board report.

Sikkim demands subsidy for Organic fertilizers

October 26, 2009

Gangtok, 26 Oct 2009: The Government of Sikkim, farmers and other stakeholders of Agriculture in the State came together today to urge the Union Government of India to extend its fertilizer subsidy support to organic fertilizers, while implementing the newly proposed direct subsidy system. They were speaking at a public consultation on the fertilizer subsidy reforms organized by Greenpeace India. Sikkim has adopted an organic Agriculture policy and is planning to go completely organic by 2015. The State has adopted a plan to phase out the use of chemical fertilizers by 2010-11.

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GEAC fails the nation

October 14, 2009

The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) today considered the approval of Bt Brinjal at their 97th meeting. Internal sources say that GEAC approved the environmental release of Bt Brinjal although there were three voices of dissent within the committee, including that of Supreme Court observer and noted molecular biologist Dr P.M Bhargava.

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