je.st
news
Tag: indigenous
Indigenous protesters rally against Sweden iron mining plans
2013-08-26 07:58:21| Appliances - Topix.net
Hundreds of indigenous Sami protesters and other activists gathered in northern Sweden this weekend to denounce iron ore mining plans in the Arctic Circle.
Tags: plans
sweden
iron
mining
Indian Navy activates first indigenous submarines nuclear reactor
2013-08-12 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The Indian Navy has activated the miniature reactor onboard the first domestically-constructed nuclear submarine, INS Arihant, marking a step ahead in completing the nation's nuclear weapons triad: the ability to fire nuclear-tipped missiles from lan
Tags: indian
nuclear
navy
indigenous
Development and indigenous peoples: creating community-owned solutions
2013-08-09 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Perhaps the most well-worn cliché in the field of development is the saying "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." While it's difficult to disagree with the sentiment that building community capacity in order to be self-sufficient is better than providing a quick fix to a temporary crisis, the implication is always that experts must come in and 'teach' the community how to find solutions to their problems. This would be perfectly...
Tags: development
solutions
creating
peoples
Developing indigenous hydro power plants
2013-08-07 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nation: Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, it is also inflicted with power shortage which is hampering the growth of any kind in the province. In the last few weeks the CM has expressed his willingness to start a solar powered, biomass powered and coal-powered plants in Punjab with different companies. Solar power is a renewable clear source of energy, but it is also one of the most expensive per unit production power plants. A solar power plant has an efficiency of 15 percent. There are some...
Tags: power
developing
plants
indigenous
Chile indigenous group appeals Pascua-Lama ruling: lawyer
2013-07-22 21:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A group of indigenous Chileans asked the Supreme Court to revoke the environmental license of Barrick Gold Corp's Pascua-Lama gold mine because it seeks a total re-evaluation of the project, a lawyer representing the group told Reuters on Monday. The Copiapo Court of Appeals last week ordered a freeze on construction of the project, which straddles the Chile-Argentine border high in the Andes, until the company builds infrastructure to prevent water pollution. However, it did not terminate the...
Tags: group
chile
lawyer
appeals
Sites : [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] next »