The Peruvian Government is updating the legal status of one of Peru's most important reserves, reportedly exposing 'isolated' indigenous groups to danger.
… reserve”, in accordance with 2006 and 2007 laws, would expose it to … Rubio Condo, a Kichwa man, continued: “The law says that if there are natural resources … them. So where’s the protection?” This 2006 law states that indigenous reserves are …
Peru is set to embark on a major expansion of gas operations in the Camisea region in the Amazon - a move which could decimate Indigenous peoples, both those in ‘voluntary isolation’ and others in the early stages of contact. David Hill reports
… david hill peru.jpg Will Peru enforce the law to protect its isolated Indigenous … new operations in Lot 88 violate Peruvian law, international law, and the UN’s Declaration on Indigenous …
Australia's nuclear industry has a shameful history of 'radioactive racism' that dates from the British bomb tests in the 1950s, writes Jim Green. The same attitudes persist today with plans to dump over half a million tonnes of high and intermediate level nuclear waste on Aboriginal land, and open new uranium mines. But now Aboriginal peoples and traditional land owners are fighting back!
… Corporation and the Anggumathanha Camp Law Mob - wrote in November 2015 statement : … was released under Freedom of Information laws. In one exchange, a government official … is the submission of the Anggumathanha Camp Law Mob (who are also fighting against the …
Public opposition to nuclear power in Japan remains strong, writes Jim Green, but piece by piece, Shinzo Abe's right-wing government has been putting the country's infamous 'nuclear village' back in control - boosted by draconian press censorship laws, massive interest-free loans, and a determination to forget all the 'lessons' of Fukushima. Is another big accident inevitable?
… - boosted by draconian press censorship laws, massive interest-free loans, and a … members of the LDP. "We avoided anti-nuclear lawmakers" , said a senior official of the … defamation suits, and Japan's 'state secrets' law makes investigative journalism about …
Amazon tribes in Peru's rainforest are at risk of 'massive deaths' from new diseases to which they lack immunity, gas company Pluspetrol admits - as it tries to expand its Camisea gas project into a Reserve for isolated indigenous people.
… one of its installations. Violating Peruvian law The Peruvian NGO Derechos, Ambiente y … and that the government is violating Peruvian law by failing to devise a plan to protect the …
A month-long blockade of the Rio Tigre deep in the Peruvian Amazon has secured promises of compensation and cleanup for Peru's Kichwa communities who have suffered 40 years of contaminated waters from oil drilling operations in their remote Amazon region. But until the funds materialize, they are holding firm in their resolve.
… being poisoned. "Our fathers and our in-laws are dying" , said Edinson Munoz Moscoso, … and consultation are rights recognised by law. "For the first time in our history the … are "unprecedented" , said Jorge Tacuri, a lawyer acting for the Kichwas, who accompanied …
An officially convened 350-strong Citizens' Jury has decisively rejected South Australia's plans to import over half a million tonnes of high and intermediate level nuclear waste for long term storage, writes Jim Green. This has dealt a powerful blow against the project from which it is unlikely to ever recover, and represents a major victory for campaigners, indigenous Australians and economic sanity.
… Green | 9th November 2016 News Nuclear Waste Law Australia Indigenous Peoples lester yami 4 … of storing the world's nuclear waste is flawed, and a bad deal for our state. "The …
Australia's nuclear industry has a shameful history of 'radioactive racism' that dates from the British bomb tests in the 1950s, writes Jim Green. The same attitudes have been evident in recent debates over uranium mines and nuclear waste, but Aboriginal peoples are fighting back!
… was released under Freedom of Information laws. In one exchange, a government official … waste dump in SA, and Aboriginal heritage laws and land rights were repeatedly … dump nuclear waste in the NT. Most of those laws are supported by the Liberal / National …
Peru - host of the COP20 UN climate conference now under way in Lima - is facing rebellion by a 3,500 strong indigenous people deep in the Amazon committed to fighting oil exploration in their forest territory, writes David Hill, following the government's failure to consult Matsés communities or respect their rights.
… taking up arms again, rather than using the law." The Matsés say they were not consulted … for indigenous people living in what Peruvian law and indigenous organizations call …
Four years ago today the world's biggest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl took place at Fukushima, Japan. Total clean-up costs are estimated around $0.5 trillion, writes Jim Green - but work to defuse the dangers has barely begun, the site is flooded with radioactive water making its way to the sea, and underpaid and illegally contracted workers are suffering a rising toll of death and injury.
… the government's disgraceful secrecy law , and much else besides. Prince William's … which is illegal under Japan's labour laws. A similar survey in 2013 found that … outside the Fukushima plant. Japan's labour laws prohibit people under 18 from working in …
Tension is mounting in one of the remotest regions in the Peruvian Amazon over plans to build a highway through the country's biggest national park
… The highway would contravene a new law passed last year by Peru's government … affecting them. Carlos Tubino called that law a 'historic page' in Peru's Congress's … story of the world's largest environmental lawsuit and investigates how the oil industry …
There's an Alice in Wonderland flavour to the nuclear power debate, writes Jim Green. Lobbyists are promoting all sorts of new reactor types - an implicit admission that existing reactors aren't up to the job. But the designs they are promoting have two severe problems. They don't exist. And they have no customers.
… for Energy and the Environment, Vermont Law School, notes that two US corporations are …
The UK's nuclear decommissioning authority has a problem - what to do with over 100 tonnes of plutonium. Jim Green evaluates the NDA's options, and sees another generation of nuclear white elephants in the making.
… , released under Freedom of Information laws, revealed that the NDA said it had …
The rejection of a plan to import vast amounts of high-level nuclear waste from around the world for profit was a significant result for campaigners but that threat is still far from over, writes JIM GREEN
… encourage the federal government to repeal laws banning nuclear power, "recognising that …
Politicians deny the existence of isolated tribes like the Mashco-Piro as oil, gas and logging exploration increasingly encroaches on their forest territory
… took a major step last year by passing a law guaranteeing indigenous people the right … story of the world's largest environmental lawsuit and investigates how the oil industry …
For all Japan's talk of 43 'operable' nuclear reactors, only two are actually running, writes Jim Green, as renewables and a 12% fall in demand eat into the power market. And while Japan's 'nuclear village' defends safety standards, the IAEA, tasked with promoting nuclear power worldwide, has expressed deep concerns over the country's weak and 'fragmented' safety regulation.
… way, there are other obstacles : citizen-led lawsuits; local political and public … 1974 and 1975), but citizens have initiated a lawsuit to keep them shut down. Japan's 'lax' … Associated Press report states that nuclear laws will be revised in 2017 but not enacted …
Global nuclear power capacity grew slightly in 2016, writes Jim Green, but it was more a dead cat bounce than the promised 'nuclear renaissance'. The collapse of Toshiba, the direct result of its failing nuclear ventures, is indicative of the crisis faced by nuclear contractors and utilities worldwide. Another sign of the industry's poor outlook: no major commodity had a worse 2016 than uranium.
… announcing measures to circumvent a liability law which does not completely absolve …