Oilwatch SouthEast Asia ! site syndication http://oilwatch-sea.org Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:26:40 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://oilwatch-sea.org/content/view/218/2/ Climate Change: Save the Planet from Capitalism Sisters and brothers: Today, our Mother Earth is ill. From the beginning of the 21st century we have lived the hottest years of the last thousand years. Global warming is generating abrupt changes in the weather: the retreat of glaciers and the decrease of the polar ice caps; the increase of the sea level and the flooding of coastal areas, where approximately 60% of the world population live; the increase in the processes of desertification and the decrease of fresh water sources; a higher frequency in natural disasters that the communities of the earth suffer1; the extinction of animal and vegetal species; and the spread of diseases in areas that before were free from those diseases. Countries - International Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:27:20 +0100 http://oilwatch-sea.org/content/view/217/2/ Chevron Trial: We’re optimistic the Ilaje will get justice, says ERA The Ilaje people are optimistic that Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) will be brought to book for instigating the murder of Ilaje youths who were on a peaceful protest on Parabe platform, Ondo State, in 1998. Countries - International Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:19:37 +0100 http://oilwatch-sea.org/content/view/216/ On 20th – 23rd October 2008, an international fact finding mission (IFFM) was organized by PAN AP, PCFS and FIDEC in Central Visayas, Philippines to look into the effects of off-shore oil and gas exploration. The IFFM team was composed of various organisations' representatives from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. Campaign - Petition Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:01:37 +0100 http://oilwatch-sea.org/content/view/215/2/ Updated November 15, 2008 12:00 AM CEBU - An environmental group yesterday warned of a possible food shortage if the oil drilling activities in the seas in Central Visayas continue. Countries - Philipina Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:53:16 +0100 http://oilwatch-sea.org/content/view/214/2/ Tuesday, 04 November 2008 00:25 By Chuka Uroko Human rights activists from across Africa have expressed worry over renewed focus on Africa by emerging global economic powers as one of the fastest growing sources of oil and gas for the global markets amidst tightening oil supplies and low sulphur content of the oil found in Africa. The activists who converged in South Africa recently for a conference convened by Oilwatch Africa and Groundwork South Africa noted that Africa was facing another round of colonization that threatens livelihoods and ecology. Countries - International Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:03:15 +0100