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Plans to expand a coal-fired power plant on Bali’s north coast threaten one of the island’s best-loved beaches and West Bali National Park
Local people in Buleleng District, Bali, are contesting plans to expand the Celukan Bawang coal-fired power plant on the island’s north coast.
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“Chief, there is fire at sea!”
Saturday 31 March 2018, Margasari Village Chief, Ride, woke up because some of the villagers came to report an extraordinary thing. Oil was creeping into their villages.
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International coalition calls on Singapore banks to end coal finance
A broad coalition of leading environmental groups are today calling on Singapore’s major banks to end the financing of highly polluting coal-fired power stations in Southeast Asia.
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Stop waste of US$26 billion on unnecessary coal power projects, urges major new coalition.
‘Break Free From Coal’ coalition, has called for nine planned coal power plants to be dropped from the power supply plan
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Leaked letter reveals worries over Indonesia’s state power company PLN’s debts
Indonesia’s state-owned power company PLN, poses a financial risk to Indonesia’s state budget due to it’s over-ambitious plans to expand dirty coal plants in the Java-Bali region.
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Anti-coal communities in Thailand’s deep south say no to coal
Bangkok, Thailand - The “Teluk Patani” network, Permatamas, and Greenpeace Southeast Asia have raised concerns over the Environmental Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) of the proposed coal-fired power plant at Thepa. The groups say the project overlooks the importance of rich ecosystems, so-called “Teluk Patani”(in Malay dialect), which are vital to the culture and livelihood of…
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Cancelling Myanmar’s new coal plants could save 7,100 lives a year
Yangon, 4 May 2017 - Approximately 7,100 lives could be saved every year if Myanmar cancels its massive plan to build coal-fired power plants, and instead invest on renewable energy to meet the country’s electricity demand. This is according to a report launched today by Greenpeace Southeast Asia, EcoDev/ALARM, Myanmar Green Network, Paung Ku, EarthRights…
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Defending Mother Earth to the death
Yu Patmi (48 years old) was an ordinary village woman. But there was nothing ordinary in her determined struggle to defend her home village in Kendeng Highland in Central Java against destruction by cement industry.
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A movement spanning six continents demands a world free from fossil fuels
Amsterdam - Break Free from fossil fuels protests in Croatia and Israel have kickstarted the latest wave of protests by a global movement determined to accelerate the shift to an era of renewable energy, with further activities today in the Philippines and the Arab world.