News Updates 20-5-02
Corporate Watch | 20.05.2002 12:22
New stories on the Corporate Watch website - GM protests, oil and the U'wa, human rights and gold mining in Tanzania, Welsh schools on toxic waste dumps, and links to further stories.
News May 20 2002
The PRIVATE Sector
Toxic waste okay for kids, says Welsh Assembly
Campaigners against plans to build two schools on sites contaminated with toxic waste in Wales suffered a major setback recently when the Welsh Assembly rejected a motion to have such planning applications scrutinised by health authorities.
http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/news/private_sector_may_15.htm
PLUS links to other PFI stories
Tanzanian Activists Charged with Sedition for Criticizing World Bank Project
The Tanzanian government has charged two environmental activists and an opposition political leader with sedition for speaking out about allegations of widespread human rights abuses at a World Bank Group guaranteed gold mine.
http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/news/tanzania.htm
PLUS action request.
Occidental gives up on U’wa land
Occidental Petroleum announced at its annual meeting last week that it is withdrawing from oil exploration in the traditional territory of the U’wa people in Colombia, following a ten-year peaceful campaign by the U’wa, supported by activists around the world.
http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/news/oxy_victory.htm
Genetix RoundUp™
Bayer AGM stormed - Seven GM activists from the UK and the Netherlands managed to sneak into Bayer AG´s shareholder meeting in Cologne, Germany on April 26th. Their mission - to let the directors, employees and shareholders of Bayer know that Bayer´s new venture into GM crops will not go unopposed.
The Pink Castle - ‘By the light of the moon in the early hours of April 25th, protesters moved into a pink castle on one of the two GM sites that besiege Littlemoor near Weymouth…’
http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/news/genetics_update_may_b.htm
Michael Meacher scourge of the plastic bag (maybe)
According to the BBC, environment minister Michael Meacher has been observing with approval a scheme in the Republic of Ireland whereby shoppers pay a 15 cent (9p) tax on disposable carrier bags, and may be considering such a scheme for the UK.
http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/news/plastic_bag.htm
Around the Web
Labour to let business decide policy…Yusufeli dam protesters disrupt Amec AGM…Asbestos cancer sufferers win corporate liability case…IMF policies cause riots… Rendon Group PR and the Pentagon…US and oil lobby oust climate scientist…
http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/news/around_the_web_may.htm
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The PRIVATE Sector
Toxic waste okay for kids, says Welsh Assembly
Campaigners against plans to build two schools on sites contaminated with toxic waste in Wales suffered a major setback recently when the Welsh Assembly rejected a motion to have such planning applications scrutinised by health authorities.
http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/news/private_sector_may_15.htm PLUS links to other PFI stories
Tanzanian Activists Charged with Sedition for Criticizing World Bank Project
The Tanzanian government has charged two environmental activists and an opposition political leader with sedition for speaking out about allegations of widespread human rights abuses at a World Bank Group guaranteed gold mine.
http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/news/tanzania.htm PLUS action request.
Occidental gives up on U’wa land
Occidental Petroleum announced at its annual meeting last week that it is withdrawing from oil exploration in the traditional territory of the U’wa people in Colombia, following a ten-year peaceful campaign by the U’wa, supported by activists around the world.
http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/news/oxy_victory.htm Genetix RoundUp™
Bayer AGM stormed - Seven GM activists from the UK and the Netherlands managed to sneak into Bayer AG´s shareholder meeting in Cologne, Germany on April 26th. Their mission - to let the directors, employees and shareholders of Bayer know that Bayer´s new venture into GM crops will not go unopposed.
The Pink Castle - ‘By the light of the moon in the early hours of April 25th, protesters moved into a pink castle on one of the two GM sites that besiege Littlemoor near Weymouth…’
http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/news/genetics_update_may_b.htm Michael Meacher scourge of the plastic bag (maybe)
According to the BBC, environment minister Michael Meacher has been observing with approval a scheme in the Republic of Ireland whereby shoppers pay a 15 cent (9p) tax on disposable carrier bags, and may be considering such a scheme for the UK.
http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/news/plastic_bag.htm Around the Web
Labour to let business decide policy…Yusufeli dam protesters disrupt Amec AGM…Asbestos cancer sufferers win corporate liability case…IMF policies cause riots… Rendon Group PR and the Pentagon…US and oil lobby oust climate scientist…
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