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Get Out of Jail Fee
Dutch company pays nearly $200 million to help resolve Ivory Coast mess |
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15 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Get Out of Jail Fee Dutch company pays nearly $200 million to help resolve Ivory Coast mess Six months after toxic sludge was pumped from a ship and dumped in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, leading to 10 deaths and thousands of poisonings, the company responsible will pay the country nearly $200 million. Oops, did we say responsible? Trafigura, the Dutch-based company that chartered the ship o' death, says the fee is not an admission of guilt. ... |
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| Topics: Africa, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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Their Day in Cote
Groundwork begins for Ivory Coast toxic-dumping lawsuit |
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08 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Their Day in Cote Groundwork begins for Ivory Coast toxic-dumping lawsuit It's been almost five months since a cargo ship dumped over 400 tons of toxic "slops" in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, leaving at least 10 people dead and more than 40,000 ill. At the time, residents of the African nation responded by blockading streets, burning stuff, and collapsing their government. Now that's direct action ... |
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| Topics: Africa, environmental justice, news, politics, toxics (all these topics) |
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The Amazing Technicolor Dream Cote
Ivory Coast scandal highlights illegal dumping of toxic waste |
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28 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Amazing Technicolor Dream Cote Ivory Coast scandal highlights illegal dumping of toxic waste The recent dumping of toxic oil byproducts and subsequent deaths of eight citizens in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, has highlighted the shady world of illegal toxic-waste disposal. The practice of unloading nasties on developing countries was addressed by the U.N.'s Basel Convention in 1989 (you remember that one), ... |
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| Topics: Africa, globalization, news, toxics, United Nations (all these topics) |
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Sludge, Jury, and Executioner
Toxic waste dumping in Ivory Coast unleashes chaos |
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19 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Sludge, Jury, and Executioner Toxic waste dumping in Ivory Coast unleashes chaos Chaos still reigns in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, a month after 400 tons of toxic waste were illegally dumped at 14 open-air sites near residential areas. The black sludge -- petroleum waste containing hydrogen sulfide and hydrocarbons -- is letting off fumes that have sickened tens of thousands, killed seven, and angered countless others. ... |
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| Topics: Africa, news, pollution and waste, toxics (all these topics) |
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Malaria?
World Health Organization endorses controlled use of DDT to fight malaria |
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18 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| How Do You Solve a Problem Like Malaria? World Health Organization endorses controlled use of DDT to fight malaria Reversing a 30-year-old policy, the World Health Organization on Friday announced that the pesticide DDT, used indoors in moderation, is critical to fighting malaria, and argued that such use won't harm people or the environment. Applied to the inside walls of dwellings once or twice a year, DD ... |
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| Topics: Africa, news, toxics, World Health Organization (all these topics) |
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Ivory Cower
Ivory Coast government resigns after dumped toxic-waste sickens hundreds |
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07 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Ivory Cower Ivory Coast government resigns after dumped toxic-waste sickens hundreds Fumes from toxic waste that was recently dumped around Abidjan, Ivory Coast, have killed three people and sickened more than 1,500. Under criticism that the government failed to act decisively, Ivorian Interim Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny took the unprecedented step of dissolving his cabinet, and will form a new government today. (Per ... |
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| Topics: Africa, news, politics, toxics (all these topics) |
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DDT Time
DDT poised for a comeback to fight malaria in Africa |
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02 Aug 2006 |
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| DDT Time DDT poised for a comeback to fight malaria in Africa Hoping to gain ground in the fight against malaria, the World Health Organization will soon endorse the spraying of DDT in small amounts inside homes in afflicted areas. In May, the U.S. Agency for International Development made a similar endorsement. Malaria, spread by mosquitoes, kills as many as a million people a year, 90 percent of them in A ... |
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| Topics: Africa, news, toxics, World Health Organization (all these topics) |
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