14 December 2011 Last updated at 13:34 GMT By Brian Wheeler BBC News, Alabama Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Sheila Tyson, a community activist in the deprived West End area of Birmingham, tells the BBC how her community has been affected Banks stand to lose millions of dollars in debt repayments [...]
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December 14, 2011
December 14, 2011
Occupy Oakland’s port shutdown has re-energised the movement | Aaron Bady
On my way to the Occupy the port action this morning, I stopped by Oscar Grant Plaza, the tiny patch of lawn in front of Oakland’s city hall where – until the city evicted them for the second time on 14 November – Occupy Oakland’s tents, kitchen, library, and meeting place had stood. Now it’s [...]
December 11, 2011
EPA finds toxic chemicals in water supply near fracking sites in Wyoming
December 10, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis EPA finds toxic chemicals in water supply near fracking sites in Wyoming 10 Dec 2011 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday it found chemicals used in the process of hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas in water supplies in Wyoming. The EPA’s findings are based on two [...]
December 8, 2011
New radioactive leak at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant
December 7, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis New radioactive leak at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant –About 300 litres (79 US gallons) was estimated to have escaped and run into a nearby gutter that leads to the ocean: TEPCO 05 Dec 2011 A fresh leak of radioactive water into the open ocean has been discovered at Japan’s [...]
December 8, 2011
Tepco may dump decontaminated water from Fukushima plant into sea
December 8, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Tepco may dump decontaminated water from Fukushima plant into sea –Fishing groups protest against Tepco [Protest? We need 'protest' -- and a whole lot more.] 08 Dec 2011 The operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant is considering dumping water it treated for radiation contamination into the ocean [...]
December 5, 2011
Peru state of emergency over mine
5 December 2011 Last updated at 04:52 GMT There have been protests, strikes and marches against the Conga gold mine project Peru’s President Ollanta Humala has declared a state of emergency in a northern region that has seen bitter protests against a gold mine project. Mr Humala said the measure would last 60 days and [...]
December 2, 2011
Pump hack ‘false alarm’ explained
2 December 2011 Last updated at 13:07 GMT Mr Mimlitz said that the incident could have been avoided if he had been questioned earlier Reports that foreigners hacked into the US water system and destroyed a pump have been dismissed as a false alarm. A water district contractor, Jim Mimlitz, has said he logged into [...]
December 2, 2011
Japan may announce Fukushima cold shutdown on Dec. 16: Yomiuri
December 2, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Japan may announce Fukushima cold shutdown on Dec. 16: Yomiuri 01 Dec 2011 Japan may announce on December 16 that tsunami-damaged nuclear reactors in Fukushima are in a cold shutdown, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Friday. The Fukushima Daiichi plant, 240 km (150 miles) northeast of Tokyo, was wrecked [...]
November 30, 2011
Protests halt Peru mine project
30 November 2011 Last updated at 05:54 GMT Protesters say the project will cause pollution and destroy water supplies US company Newmont which is planning a huge open-cast gold mine in northern Peru says it is halting construction after days of protests. At least 10 people were injured on Tuesday at the site in the [...]
November 28, 2011
Israel threatens to cut off power, water to Gaza
November 27, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Israel threatens to cut off power, water to Gaza 27 Nov 2011 Israel warned on Saturday that it would cut the supply of water and electricity to the Gaza Strip if rival Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas form a unity government. “The foreign ministry is examining the possibility of [...]
November 27, 2011
Tokyo to require companies to stockpile for next major earthquake
November 26, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Tokyo to require companies to stockpile for next major earthquake 24 Nov 2011 The government of Tokyo is to require companies and organisations in the city to stockpile food, water, blankets and other emergency supplies to be ready for the major [HAARP-generated] quake that is expected to strike the [...]
November 25, 2011
Germany nuclear protesters clash with police
November 25, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Germany nuclear protesters clash with police 24 Nov 2011 Police in northern Germany have used water cannons against demonstrators waiting for the arrival of a shipment of nuclear waste from France. Scuffles broke out between police and protesters after fireworks and paint were thrown at officers. Protesters had tried [...]
November 24, 2011
FBI downplays water supply ‘hack’
23 November 2011 Last updated at 13:19 GMT Reports of a hacking attack raised fears about the security of the US water system US officials have cast doubt over reports that a water pump in Illinois was destroyed by foreign hackers. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security said they had “found no evidence [...]
November 24, 2011
DHS denies report of water utility hack
November 23, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis DHS denies report of water utility hack 22 Nov 2011 The Department of Homeland Security and FBI today dismissed the conclusions of a report that a cyber intrusion caused a pump at an Illinois water utility to burn out. But the statement doesn’t explain why an Illinois state terrorism [...]