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  • Nigeria to press First World on climate change 9 Nov 2009 12:10 GMT
    ... Updated: November 9, 2009 07:01 ET ABUJA, Nigeria — Eziuche Chinwe Ubani, a top Nigerian ... help it deal with the effects of global warming. “Of course I think we should ask ... for developing countries. Salifou Sawadogo, Burkina Faso’s environment minister, was this month quoted as saying ...

  • Peak oil review - Nov 9 9 Nov 2009 11:37 GMT
    ... undertake the substantial sacrifices necessary to bring global warming under control, few others are taking it ... in an Egyptian resort this past weekend. Nigeria, the world's eighth-largest producer, appears to be ... the oil sands as Washington debates new environmental policy, the country's energy minister said on ...

  • Two Million Mechanics May Lose Jobs 9 Nov 2009 13:53 GMT
    ... Abuja — ABOUT two million Nigerian auto mechanics may soon be forced out ... lack of understanding in the safety and environment. The DG said other areas in which ... to increase the fuel efficiency, reduce exhaust pollution and increase the safety of its occupants. ...

  • Lagos, Partners Sween On Mega City Climate Change 5 Nov 2009 12:15 GMT
    ... share common platform on healthy and sustainable environment, waste disposal system, waste reduction, recycling, pollution monitoring and control and greenery. Experts ... advocacy". He commended the Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria for the commitment he has shown in ...

  • Tackling Climate Change [editorial] 6 Nov 2009 14:14 GMT
    ... climate change ought to be heeded by Nigeria as the country falls within the category ... the theme: "From Kyoto to Copenhagen: Confronting Global Warming and Achieving Energy Security," also called for ... the midst of this, are lack of environmental awareness policies that can ameliorate hazards. Climate ...

  • Nigeria's post-amnesty challenge 8 Nov 2009 04:32 GMT
    ... focused on what is going on in Nigeria under President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's watch. This ... inflicted with untold damage through decades of pollution caused by oil and gas exploration. The ... be surrounded by poverty, neglect and ruined environment. They want development in the delta. And ...

  • GLOBAL TURN AROUND! 7 Nov 2009 23:14 GMT
    ... of NGOs and Social Movements for the Environment and Development (FBOMS) California Fair Trade Coalition ... East and Southern African Farmers Federation (ESAFF) Ecologistas en Accion EcoNews Africa Economic Justice & ... (MOLNAR) National Labour Economic Development Institute Navdanya Nigeria Labor Congress Nigeria Transformation Initiative (NgTI) Oakland ...

  • Climate Change - Global Warning And Local Opportunities [opinion] 5 Nov 2009 13:38 GMT
    ... which has a lot of potential for Nigeria The Federal Ministry of Environment, the Special Climate Change Unit in collaboration with ... and fashion a new framework, after the Kyoto protocol, to mitigate the impacts of Climate ...

  • Senate Queries Odey Over Incinerator Contracts 5 Nov 2009 12:15 GMT
    ... — The Senate has queried Minister of Environment John Odey for awarding contract for the ... process. Chairman Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology Senator Grace Folashade Bent (PDP, Adamawa South) ... also queried the minister for not articulating Nigeria's position which will be tabled at the ...

  • 6,000 mw by December, a mirage or reality? 5 Nov 2009 19:55 GMT
    ... achievement of 6,000 megawatts power generation promised Nigerians by the Federal Gov ernment begins, hapless ... year as a result of indoor smoke pollution, no thanks to generators, kerosene stoves and ... energy is cleaner as the question of environmental pollution with fumes and noise, green house ...

  • Nation Would Be Worse Hit By Climate Change If - Minister 5 Nov 2009 12:15 GMT
    ... The Minister of Environment, Mr. John Odey has warned that climate change ... drastically impact every facet of life in Nigeria if it continues to aggravate unabated. He ... agreement to address climate change is the Kyoto Protocol. The processes leading to the Protocol ...

  • 6,000 MW by December, a Mirage or Reality? [column] 6 Nov 2009 04:33 GMT
    ... achievement of 6,000 megawatts power generation promised Nigerians by the Federal Government begins, hapless Nigerians ... year as a result of indoor smoke pollution, no thanks to generators, kerosene stoves and ... energy is cleaner as the question of environmental pollution with fumes and noise, green house ...

  • Profits before people: The great African liquidation sale 5 Nov 2009 19:13 GMT
    ... flow out of Africa, leaving social and environmental upheaval in its wake. And just to ... itself, which in April 2009 concluded that agro-ecological agriculture by smallholder farmers was the best ... Friends of the Earth (FOE) Ghana; Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; Sierra Leone; Tunisia; Swaziland; South Africa; ...

  • Chevron Gets Fixed 5 Nov 2009 06:31 GMT
    ... both countries mired in human rights and environmental abuses. It is the only major oil ... execution and torture (for its operations in Nigeria). It is the only oil company to ... billion annually. It is the largest industrial polluter in the Bay Area and is among ...

  • JJ Missing 4 Nov 2009 08:30 GMT
    ... Agyekum (Ghana), Benjamin Mkapa (Tanzania), Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria), and Percival Noel James Peterson (Jamaica). But ... contributed least to the global recession and environmental pollution, she was suffering most for these dangers. ...


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