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Indonesian Villagers Driven from Villages in Palm Oil Land Theft
2014-05-07 09:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Spiegel: Palm oil can be found in many of the products we consume each day. Much of it comes from Indonesia, where brutal methods are deployed against locals. One of the main suppliers says it is cleaning up its act, but has it really changed? Two months ago, soldiers abducted day laborer Titus, hit him with the butts of their rifles, whipped him and then let him wipe off the blood. It was only later that he found out the reason for his torture. A sign had been placed in his village, Bungku, stating, "This...
Zimbabwe: Chisumbanje Villagers Land Quandary
2014-04-25 14:15:51| Sugar Industry News
Many villagers in Chisumbanje, where a massive ethanol project has been sited, may be in for significant prospects created by the venture, such as irrigation, jobs and seeing their countryside turn a lush green
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Romanian villagers take on Chevron over shale gas
2014-04-14 06:37:35| Energy - Topix.net
US energy major Chevron, shielded by barbed wire, under police protection and under fire from egg throwers, is in trouble in Romania with villagers angry at its drive to drill for shale gas.
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United Kingdom: Floodwaters recede but life is still on hold for villagers of Somerset Levels
2014-03-16 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Bryony Sadler was picking her way through the damp, cold, jagged mess that used to be her beloved kitchen, the heart of her family home. "It's difficult to see it like this," she said. "This was our home and look at it now. It's horrendous. We will be back. It will be a special place for the children again. But it's going to take a long time." The Sadler household is one of scores that suddenly had to pack up and go when the floodwaters swamped the villages of Moorland and Fordgate on the Somerset...
Chinese villagers attack factory after reports polluting
2014-02-12 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Villagers in south-western China, infuriated by a factory that was polluting the environment, smashed its offices and equipment and later clashed with police. Residents of Baha, a village in Yunnan province, said they had grown increasingly angry over a local metalwork factory that had been coughing up black smoke and discharging polluted wastewater into the rural area. After the factory's boss refused to meet with villagers last week, they smashed cars, equipment, offices and dormitories. On...
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