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Plans have been shelved to use palm oil in a UK power station after campaigners highlighted the negative consequences for local communities, forests and wildlife.
November 15, 2006
The following account is by a member of DTE's staff who visited Sidoardjo in October.
November 15, 2006
Thousands of people have been forced from their homes since May 29th, when hot mud started spurting from the ground near a gas exploration well in Sidoardjo, East Java. Major impacts on the wider marine and coastal environment are expected.
November 15, 2006
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August 16, 2006
The following report from Yogyakarta, by Ima Susilowati, starts with a personal account of the events early on May 27th 2006, then moves on to a critique of the government's emergency response from an NGO worker's perspective.
August 14, 2006
This article is based on an interview with Andiko, Coordinator of the Legal Reform Programme of HuMA, the Association for Community and Ecology-Based Legal Reform, in Jakarta.
August 14, 2006