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Mindfully Greenie, in the Philippines

ELAW partner Golly Ramos has a regular column in the Cebu Daily News called “Mindfully Greenie.”

May 20, 2013

CEBU Daily News  

ELAW partner Golly Ramos has a regular column in the Cebu Daily News called “Mindfully Greenie.”  Check out some of her recent posts:

giveBIG

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GiveBIG On Wednesday, May 15, The Seattle Foundation will host GiveBIG, a one-day, online charitable giving event that inspires people to give generously to nonprofit organizations that make our region a healthier and more vital place to live. When you make a donation to ELAW through The Seattle Foundation's website on May 15, the Foundation will make your gift even bigger!

Give Big: May 15, 2013

Awash in Waste in the Gulf of Honduras

ELAW Press Cigarettes, plastic bags, food containers, caps, plastic bottles, and more litter the beaches in Belize, Guatemala and Honduras. Inadequate management of waste at the local level poses a regional challenge, according to a new report by the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW).

For Immediate Release 

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India: Polluting Copper Smelter Ignites Toxic Debate

Residents near India's largest copper smelter in Tamil Nadu are complaining of breathing problems and burning throat pain following a release of gas on March 23rd, 2013. Tamil Nadu's Pollution Control Board closed Sterlite Industries, a unit of London-based Vedanta Resources, but Sterlite filed an appeal. The National Green Tribunal has since ordered that the polluting facility remain closed except for a temporary restart of operations for the purpose of inspecting the plant.

April 12, 2013

India: Protecting Grasslands & Forests in Karnataka State

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ELAW partner Leo Saldhana at the Environment Support Group is pleased to announce that plans to clear valuable grasslands and forests to make way for nuclear, defense, space, and other high tech projects are on hold.

   Amrit Mahal Cattle grazing in the Amrit Mahal
   Amrit Mahal Cattle grazing in the Amrit Mahal

March 28, 2013

India: Protecting Grasslands & Forests in Karnataka State

Fighting for Africa: Local rights versus multinational corporations

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The Eugene Weekly's Camilla Mortensen interviews ELAW partners Thuli Brilliance Makama of Swaziland and Elifuraha Laltaika of Tanzania.

  Thuli Brilliance Makama, Swaziland
   Thuli Brilliance Makama, Swaziland

February 28, 2013

Fighting for Africa: Local rights versus multinational corporations

Israel: Promoting Sustainable Energy and Protecting the Dead Sea

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ELAW partner Dana Tabachnik speaks with KLCC Radio about her work at the Israel Union for Environmental Defense.

  Dana Tabachnik at KLCC
  Dana Tabachnik at KLCC

February 28, 2013

Israel: Promoting Sustainable Energy and Protecting the Dead Sea

Environmental Heroes Come to Eugene

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Profiles of grassroots advocates from around the world who traveled to Eugene for the 2013 ELAW Annual Meeting followed by the 31st Annual Public Interest Environmental law Conference.

ELAW partner Ipat Luna ELAW partner Ipat Luna calls for the restoration of the coastal waters of Manila Bay

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ELAW partner Ipat Luna joins members of the newly-formed People's Network for the Integrity of Coastal Habitats and Ecosystems to call for the restoration, instead of reclamation, of the coastal waters of Manila Bay

February 7, 2013

ELAW partner Ipat Luna joins members of the newly-formed People's Network for the Integrity of Coastal Habitats and Ecosystems to call for the restoration, instead of reclamation, of the coastal waters of Manila Bay.

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/photo/32045/environmentalists-slam-manila-bay-reclamation

Congratulations Liz!

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The Wood River Land Trust of Hailey, Idaho has given its most prestigious award, the Founders’ Award, to ELAW Staff Attorney Liz Mitchell.

   Profiles of grassroots advocates from around the world who traveled to Eugene for the 2013 ELAW Annual Meeting
 
   ELAW Staff Attorney Liz Mitchell
   ELAW Staff Attorney Liz Mitchell

February 1, 2013

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