Moanda : pollution de la rivière Nzeze Siansitu, Perenco Rep menacée de dédommagement

6 06 2007

Le ministre de l’Environnement confirme que le pĂ©trole s’est Ă©chappĂ© d’une des rĂ©serves de la sociĂ©tĂ© Perenco Rep pour souiller les eaux de cette rivière avec des consĂ©quences environnementales. Didace Pembe se dit indignĂ© et a mĂŞme dĂ©cidĂ© de se rendre sur les lieux ce lundi pour faire une Ă©valuation, rapporte radiookapi.net. Le ministre est [...]

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Mines et contrats lĂ©onins au Katanga : des maffieux gagnent des millions d’euros

6 06 2007

Les nouveaux investisseurs miniers empochent des millions d’euros au Congo… sans avoir produit un seul gramme de cuivre ou de cobalt ! Ou se prĂ©parent Ă  ĂŞtre repris par un des grands groupes miniers qui s’affrontent Ă  couteaux tirĂ©s. Le Katanga est-il rĂ©vĂ©lateur des enjeux miniers portĂ©s par la hausse des matières premières ? Assistons-nous [...]

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Is Big Business Buying Out the Environmental Movement?

5 06 2007

In the business world these days, it appears that just about everything is for sale. Multi-billion-dollar deals are commonplace, and even venerable institutions such as the Wall Street Journal find themselves put into play. Yet companies are not the only things being acquired. This may turn out to be the year that big business bought [...]

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WWF and Coca-Cola announce partnership to conserve freshwater resources

5 06 2007

Beijing, China – The Coca-Cola Company has launched a multi-year partnership with WWF to conserve and protect freshwater resources, including seven of the world’s most important freshwater river basins. “We are focusing on water because this is where The Coca-Cola Company can have a real and positive impact,” E. Neville Isdell, Chairman and CEO of [...]

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L’environnement crĂ©e de nouveaux services aux entreprises

4 06 2007

Principal client pour l’instant d’EcoAct, General Electric a conclu un partenariat de deux ans qui consiste à impliquer les salariés du groupe dans des actions éco-citoyennes. A l’occasion de la journée mondiale de l’environnement, les salariés procèderont, en collaboration avec une association de réinsertion sociale, au nettoyage des berges de la Seine. Objectif : réhabiliter [...]

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After Sanctions, Doctors Get Drug Company Pay

3 06 2007

A decade ago the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice accused Dr. Faruk Abuzzahab of a “reckless, if not willful, disregard” for the welfare of 46 patients, 5 of whom died in his care or shortly afterward. The board suspended his license for seven months and restricted it for two years after that. But Dr. Abuzzahab, [...]

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Toxic avengers target Target

2 06 2007

Environmentalists — some in hazmat suits, some in tank tops — protested outside of Target at the Atlantic Terminal Mall on May 24, decrying the discount chain’s refusal to phase out the sale of some vinyl products, which are believed to release dangerous toxins into the environment. The protestors, from Wetlands Activism Collection, a New [...]

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Dr Hadwen Trust: Ethical ranking of top pharma companies slammed for ignoring animal testing

1 06 2007

A report on the ethical reputations of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies which gives UK-based multinational GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) the top score, has been heavily criticised for ignoring one of the most contentious ethical issues around, animal testing. Ethically ranking animal-testing companies without considering animal suffering is deeply misleading, says non-animal research charity, the Dr Hadwen [...]

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Murdoch: Neglecting green issue ‘dangerous’ for brands

1 06 2007

BSkyB chief executive James Murdoch has warned that it might prove “dangerous” for brands and their reputations not to take action against climate change, in an exclusive interview with Marketing Week. Murdoch says: “Our customers will care about this issue perhaps more than any other over the next decade and it’s right for us to [...]

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Et si la finance sauvait la planète ?

1 06 2007

Coup de pub ou signe des temps ? Le gĂ©ant financier britannique HSBC a annoncĂ©, mercredi 30 mai, 100 millions de dollars d’investissements (74,5 millions d’euros) au cours des cinq ans Ă  venir pour combattre le rĂ©chauffement climatique. Cette somme sera rĂ©partie entre quatre ONG Ă©cologiques internationales (WWF, Climate Group, Earthwath Institute et Smithsonian Tropical [...]

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