http://www.elaw.org/taxonomy/term/864 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.elaw.org/news/advocate/2007-summer <div class="image-right" style="width: 375px"> <img src="/assets/images/events/ph.2006.guimaras.oil.spill.jpg" alt="2006 Guimaras Island, Philippines oil spill" title="2006 Guimaras Island, Philippines oil spill" height="281" width="375" /><br /> 2006 Guimaras Island, Philippines oil spill (PHOTO: Hazel P. Villa) </div> <p> <i>Communities around the world are suffering because of the world`s growing need for petroleum. Waterways and coastlines are being contaminated by oil spills while fragile ecosystems are threatened by new oil development.</i> </p> <p><a href="http://www.elaw.org/news/advocate/2007-summer">read more</a></p> Feature Summer/Autumn 2007 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 1281 at http://www.elaw.org http://www.elaw.org/node/1277 <div class="image-left" style="width: 275px"> <img src="/assets/images/events/us.2007.ann.aiken.chinese.wex.visit.jpg" alt="In July, ELAW Fellows and volunteers met with Hon. Ann Aiken of the U.S. District Court for Oregon" title="In July, ELAW Fellows and volunteers met with Hon. Ann Aiken of the U.S. District Court for Oregon" height="185" width="275" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.elaw.org/node/1277">read more</a></p> Feature Summer/Autumn 2007 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 1277 at http://www.elaw.org http://www.elaw.org/node/1279 <div class="image-right" style="width: 275px"> <img src="/assets/images/people/gh.2007.q-and-a.with.augstine.niber.jpg" alt="Augustine Niber, Ghana" title="Augustine Niber, Ghana" height="206" width="275" />Augustine Niber, Director of Litigation at the Centre for Public Interest Law in Accra, Ghana, is shown with ELAW Communications Director Maggie Keenan, while being interviewed on KWVA 88.1 FM </div> <p class="flotsam" style="margin-bottom: 1.5em"> <p><a href="http://www.elaw.org/node/1279">read more</a></p> Inside ELAW Summer/Autumn 2007 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 1279 at http://www.elaw.org http://www.elaw.org/node/1282 <p> <i>The Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide helps local advocates inform decisionmakers and engage citizens to build a healthier future for communities and the planet.</i> </p> <p> <i>ELAW partners publish guides to citizen participation; train community &quot;paralegals&quot; to represent community interests in administrative, legislative, and judicial proceedings; and empower citizens to play a role in decisions that impact their lives.</i> </p> <p><a href="http://www.elaw.org/node/1282">read more</a></p> Feature Summer/Autumn 2007 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 1282 at http://www.elaw.org http://www.elaw.org/node/1283 <div class="image-left" style="width: 250px"> <img src="/assets/images/pubs/advocate/ph.2006.children.in.st.teresita.by.ipat.luna.jpg" alt="Philippino children" title="Philippino children" height="410" width="250" /> </div> <p> Lost in the headlines of celebrity babies and imprisonments earlier this summer was a grim report issued by the World Health Organization, which stated that four million children under the age of five (roughly equal to the population of Oregon) die every year as a result of exposure to environmental pollutants. </p> <p><a href="http://www.elaw.org/node/1283">read more</a></p> Closing Summer/Autumn 2007 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 1283 at http://www.elaw.org http://www.elaw.org/node/1278 <h2>UGANDA</h2> <p class="top; jetsam"> <b>Mabira Forest and Bugala Island saved</b> </p> <p><a href="http://www.elaw.org/node/1278">read more</a></p> Summer/Autumn 2007 Victories and Steps Along the Way Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 1278 at http://www.elaw.org