« Des syndicalistes colombiens ont réussi à faire asseoir Coca-Cola à la table des négociations »

9 03 2010

Dans « L’affaire Coca-cola », diffusé lors du festival international du film des droits de l’homme*, le réalisateur canadien d’origine colombienne, Germán Gutiérrez suit pendant trois ans l’action de deux avocats américains qui se battent pour que la responsabilité de la multinationale soit reconnue dans le meurtre de 8 syndicalistes colombiens (Sinaltrainal) travaillant dans une [...]

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IBM makes Earth-friendly plastic from plants

9 03 2010

IBM researchers on Tuesday said they have discovered a way to make Earth-friendly plastic from plants that could replace petroleum-based products tough on the environment. The breakthrough promises biodegradable plastics made in a way that saves on energy, according to Chandrasekhar “Spike” Narayan, a manager of science and technology at IBM’s Almaden Research Center in [...]

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Point d’achèvement, 5 Chantiers… La RDC sur des charbons ardents

8 03 2010

L’heure est cruciale pour la République démocratique du Congo. Autant elle doit réunir toutes les conditions optimales pour atteindre le point d’achèvement et accéder au Programme PPTE pour bénéficier de la réduction de la dette extérieure, autant le Gouvernement est appelé à faire preuve de bonne gestion pour que le vaste programme de cinq chantiers [...]

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Pompton Lakes residents begin suing DuPont over pollution

4 03 2010

More than 350 residents of a Pompton Lakes neighborhood beset with groundwater pollution began suing DuPont and another company Thursday seeking financial damages on claims they have lost property values. The complaints also want DuPont to provide medical monitoring of illnesses the residents say they suffered because of the contamination, and they demand that DuPont [...]

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Shell Oil to be grilled by Amnesty on human rights record

4 03 2010

The Niger Delta is one of the world’s 10 most important wetland and coastal marine ecosystems and is home to about 31 million people. Its huge oil deposits have been extracted for years by the Nigerian govenment and multinational oil companies such as Royal Dutch Shell. It is estimated that  oil has generated an estimated [...]

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Syngenta launches “weed out hunger in 2010″ program

2 03 2010

The fight to weed out hunger across the Corn Belt has officially begun. Weeding out Hunger, a new campaign sponsored by Halex GT corn herbicide and Syngenta Crop Protection, made a stop at the National Farm Machinery Show, held Feb. 10-13 in Louisville, KY, as part of the Weeding out Hunger Road Show. Throughout the [...]

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Ford hybrids, electrics will arrive in Europe starting next year

2 03 2010

Ford Motor Co. said today that it will expand its global vehicle electrification program to Europe in 2011, starting with the battery-powered Transit Connect. In all, Ford will offer five electric or hybrid vehicles in Europe across its C, C/D and light commercial vehicle ranges by 2013. Ford announced the initiative today at the Geneva [...]

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