NAIROBI, Kenya — A global group says a key African human rights body has determined Kenya illegally evicted an indigenous population to make way for a wildlife reserve.Minority Rights Group says African leaders endorsed that decision during their three-day summit that ended Tuesday.The group on Thursday said it was a landmark decision that sets a precedent for recognizing the land rights of indigenous people in Africa.
via African body: Kenya illegally evicted group – washingtonpost.com.
But the problems facing Uganda – and Katine – are almost certain to be exacerbated rather than solved by oil. Last month, the campaigning group PLATFORM published three of the production sharing agreements PSAs the government has spent years keeping a closely guarded secret. The deals point towards a resource extraction programme designed for profit, not development, and contain a series of provisions that undermine any hope of changing course
via Uganda oil contracts give little cause for optimism | Katine | guardian.co.uk.
“A few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee.” A quote from President Bill Clinton on Obama while courting Senator Kennedy for endorsement of his wife Hilary Clinton for Presidency!!!
Wow! Wow Wow!
via Book: ‘08 campaign marked by internal discord – Politics- msnbc.com.
Local people clapped and cheered yesterday as hundreds of Africans were moved by police out of a small town in Calabria following clashes in which immigrant farmworkers were shot at, severely beaten and run over.
More than 300 immigrants were loaded on to buses in the riot-torn town of Rosarno, destined for immigrant holding centres. Meanwhile, an immigrant was shot from a moving car with a pellet rifle, bringing to five the number who have been shot.
Numerous residents have fled the city and al-Shabaab fighters are patrolling the city, broadcaster Radio Garowe reported. The city had previously come under the jurisdiction of the Ahlu Sunnah militia, which supports the government of President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.
But the government has slowly been losing control of the thin strip of land under its jurisdiction to the advancing al-Shabaab fighters.
A government spokesperson on Monday appealed for more international help on the BBC, saying that groups like al-Qaeda are gaining ever more influence in the country.
Several countries, including the United States, have listed al- Shabaab as a terrorist organisation. The group has noted the presence of international fighters in its ranks. Many of its leaders have reportedly visiting al-Qaeda training facilities
via ‘Terror’ group takes Somali city: News24: Africa: News.
The Global Climate Coalition, a group of representatives of the oil, auto and coal industries, spent years telling the public that the link between human activity and climate change was too uncertain to justify U.S. participation in the Kyoto Protocol, a 1997 treaty aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions. They have been accused of doctoring information prepared by their scientific experts before releasing it to the public.
Al Gore former US VP accused the coalition of committing fraud and telling lies to people who trusted them, in order for the industry to make money. This he highlighted before the House Energy and Commerce Committee where he equated the cause of global warming legislation with the civil right legislation of the 1960s and the Marshall Plan of the 1940s.
John Kerry pointed out on the need to be wary of some of the industry studies and analyses that will come out in the months as Congress debates whether to impose a mandatory limit on greenhouse gas emissions.
Industry Group Excised Own Experts’ Climate Findings From Report – washingtonpost.com.
This article is one of the many appearing in the net lately from America questioning the impact of CO2 on global temperatures. The argument is based on reviewing CO2 data over a longer historical/geological timeline.
Black cars absorb more heat than lighter-colored cars in the California sun. Therefore, the AC has to work harder to cool off the car after your trip to the multiplex to see the latest summer blockbuster. If the AC has to work harder, your vehicle will consume more fuel. Consuming more fuel means spewing more CO2 into the atmosphere. And despite the fact that CO2 does not cause global warming, the California legislature passed a bill requiring that the state reduce its CO2 emissions 25 percent by 2020.
Opposing Views: OPINION: Would Calif. Really Ban Black Cars to Fight Global Warming?.