September 21, 2001

There was a significant development in Premier Oil's long legal battle over the its plans to explore for gas in the Kirthar National Park on Wednesday (19 September) when Pakistan's Attorney-General became involved in the case. The Attorney-General's involvement substantially raises the political stakes of an issue which has hitherto languished in the regional court.

September 12, 2001

The organisations signed below wish to express their sincere sorrow for the enormous loss of life in the United States today. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the families and friends of the victims throughout the world as well as to the American people.

September 7, 2001

Premier Oil and the military Government of Pakistan will tomorrow face a legal challenge in a Karachi court over plans to explore for gas in the country's oldest national park. Local NGOs are questioning whether the British company has been using its influence with the Pakistani military authorities, to secure a weakening of wildlife legislation and so win approval for its exploration plans.

August 14, 2001

Sri Lanka, Thailand among those targeted by Bush Administration over genetically engineered food regulations

Washington, DC--More than 200 consumer, farm and environmental groups worldwide sent a letter today protesting threats by the Bush administration to challenge food safety laws of other countries as barriers to international trade. Groups representing citizens in Australia, Brazil, Germany, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United States and Zimbabwe signed the letter. The groups?including the Third World Network, Via Campesina, Friends of the Earth International, and the Consumer Policy Institute/Consumer's Union (U.S. publishers of Consumer Reports)?represent millions of members around the world.

August 8, 2001

On June 25, 2001, an oil spill and explosion occurred in the aged and rusty pipeline in Ogbodo, Nigeria.

It destroyed the only source of drinking water for 150,000 people. The spill has also destroyed community fishing equipment and farmlands, and resulted in fumes and pollutants that have sickened people and forced many to evacuate their homes. Shell's highly ineffective cleanup efforts and meagre offers of assistance are doing little to help the plight of the victims, the Ikwere ethnic nationality of the River State of the Niger Delta.

August 7, 2001

Cultural triumph in Colombia
A Communique to the international community

Cubará, July 31, 2001
Recently, the U.S multinational company Occidental of Colombia (OXY) publicly recognised the negative results regarding the expected petroleum developments of Gibraltar 1, in the traditional territories of the U'wa people of Colombia.

August 6, 2001

Environment groups today welcomed the announcement from the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) that they would impose 'Green Bans' on the construction of three proposed gas-fired electricity generators throughout Victoria.

August 6, 2001

Dear friends,

Exxon's 100% owned mining subsidiary Intercor is poised to evict all residents of the Indigenous/campesino community of Tabaco in the province of La Guajira, Colombia, on 9th or 10th August, in order to facilitate expansion of South America's biggest coal strip mine, Cerrejon Norte.

July 26, 2001

Fossil fuel lobbyists, President Bush and other reactionary politicians will be the only ones with frowns on their faces as the political deal approved on Monday was adopted in a plenary at the Bonn UN climate conference today. Millions around the world rejoiced at the break-through climate deal struck earlier this week, now Governments must immediately make the steps to ratify the treaty at home.

July 24, 2001

While welcoming the breakthrough in the international climate negotiations yesterday, Friends of the Earth (Australia) expressed disappointment that the progress of some Annex B countries was being impeded by Australia.