Climate Justice

Friends of the Earth Brisbane are concerned that aid money from the Asian
Development Bank are being misused to finance a socially and
environmentally disastrous coal mine project in Bangladesh. On May 14th
FoE Brisbane will be hosting visiting Professor Anu Muhammad of
Jahangirnagar University, talking about the profound local and global
effects of the mine.

The Phulbari Coal Project in Bangladesh is a contentious project under
consideration for funding by the ADB. It has been widely opposed on human

Dear Colleagues and Friends,
Greetings from the Center for Asia Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP) and
the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction
(UN-ISDR)!

We are pleased to invite you to the Third Global Congress of Women in
Politics and Governance which will be held on October 19-22, 2008 at the
Dusit Hotel, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The theme of the
congress is “Gender and Climate Change”.

Women and environment experts have raised concern over the absence of

Clean Up Dynegy houston, a coalition of groups and
individuals working to stop Houston-based Dynegy from building new
coal-fired power plants in six states, is seeking wide & diverse
support, co-sponsors, and turnout for the upcoming protest at the
company’s shareholders meeting on May 14.

Clean Up Dynegy houston, a coalition of groups and
individuals working to stop Houston-based Dynegy from building new
coal-fired power plants in six states, is seeking wide & diverse
support, co-sponsors, and turnout for the upcoming protest at the
company’s shareholders meeting on May 14.