Topic: Environmental News and Articles
Open-pit mining ban questioned
November 23, 2011 · By Reuters
MANILA, Philippines — Officials of a southern Philippine city are questioning the legality of a local law prohibiting open-pit mining in their province, providing support to a battle waged by the local unit of Canada’s TVI Pacific Inc. against the ban. The legislative council of Dipolog City in Zamboanga del Norte province on the southern […]
Read More...Climate Change and Philippine Deforestation
November 16, 2011 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The greatest hope we have for saving our planet from catastrophe is the dedication of those dedicated environmentalists and scientists who love creation and work tirelessly to protect it from the irresponsible tycoons of industry and corrupt politicians who cause global warming. Many choose to deny the scientific evidence that climate change is underway and […]
Read More...OPEN LETTER TO PRES. AQUINO AND XSTRATA
November 7, 2011 ·
This is an open letter to President Aquino and Peter Forrestal, President of Sagittarius Mining, Inc. (SMI), a sequel to my previous column on the possible link in the murder of Fr. Tentorio to the Xstrata mining project in Tampakan, South Cotabato. The Xstrata project in Tampakan will be, if you approved it, Mr. President, […]
Read More...Subic’s coal-fired plant must be cancelled
October 26, 2011 · , The Manila Times
The people of the Subic Bay area, of Olongapo City, Zambales province and neighboring places will suffer if the Redondo Peninsula Energy Inc’s project to build a coal-fired power plant in a barangay within the territory governed by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority pushes through. Not only the people of the present generation living in […]
Read More...Aboitiz named MAP Management Man of the Year
October 26, 2011 · By Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Erramon I. Aboitiz, president and CEO of Aboitiz Equity Ventures and Aboitiz Power Corp., is this year’s “MAP Management Man of the Year.” Aboitiz was given the prestigious award by the Management Association of the Philippines for “being a model of management excellence and dedication in the transformation of a regional business group into a […]
Read More...Coal-fired power plants kill
October 23, 2011 · By Rene Q. Bas Editor In Chief, The Manila Times
MORE and more neutral voices that are not those of anti-business leftists or those of environmental advocacy militants have joined the call for the government to reverse the policy on coal-fired power plants.
Read More...Consortium to build coal power plant in Subic
July 22, 2011 · , Subic Times
SUBIC BAY Freeport: Three (3) energy companies signed a memorandum of agreement to put up a US$ 1.28 billion 600-megawatt (MW) coal power plant in Subic, Friday. Meralco, Aboitiz Power and Taiwan Cogen signed a memorandum of agreement which will pave the way for the start of the construction of a coal plant in Redondo […]
Read More...The Resistance of the people of Midsalip to mining
June 23, 2011 ·
The mining case in Midsalip is just one of the many cases being handled by the NCC affecting indigenous communities. I admire the perseverance and determination of the Subanens in preserving and protecting their ancestral territories.
Read More...Danger of Planned Coal Fired Power Plant in Subic Bay
June 6, 2011 · By Alex Corpus Hermoso
The Olongapo-Zambales Civil Society Organization otherwise known as the OZCSN is a coalition of Civil Society Organizations organized itself to pursue the following priority thrusts namely: (1) Poverty reduction and MDGs, (2) Equitable economic growth, (3) Peace, security and human rights, (4) Democratic governance, and (5) Disaster Risk Reduction, Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation.
Read More...Nuclear and Coal Plants Are Environmental Disasters
June 1, 2011 ·
Governments continue to create fear with warnings of possible terrorist attacks by bombs and shootings and the possibility of terrorists using stolen nuclear waste material as a Dirty Bomb.
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