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Friends of the Earth groups and partners need your help - it only takes a minute or two to send an e-mail in support of one of the actions below.
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take action on climate refugeesFriends of the Earth Australia needs your help to put pressure on its new government to deliver on policies relating to the displacement of climate refugees in the Pacific. Pacific Island nations are increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events, collapsing ecosystems and the contamination of their fresh water and crops with salt water. |
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justice for the bhopal survivorsPlease take urgent action to call for justice for the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal disaster who have once again walked 800km to Delhi seeking an appointment with the Prime Minister to seek redress for their long standing demands. |
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stand with tibetAfter decades of repression, Tibetans are crying out to the world for change. China's leaders are right now making a crucial choice between escalating brutality or dialogue that could determine the future of Tibet, and China. Sign the petition on avaaz.org |
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tell european Commissioners not to approve Mochovce nuclear reactor!In mid-April the European Commission will issue its official opinion on the construction of two nuclear reactors at the Mochovce nuclear power plant. Friends of the Earth Europe need your help in persuading European commissioners not to support these outdated plans which have not changed in more than twenty years. |
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sign the petition - citizens of the world say: Arroyo out!Filipino people have taken to the streets again in an attempt to oust President Arroyo, frustrated by a long series of scandals. The most recent to hit the Philippine government is the NBN-ZTE broadband network project, with accusations against Arroyo's husband that he sought kick-backs from the deal. Ongoing Senate hearings on the allegations have exposed to the Filipino people the web of corruption amongst Arroyo's officials and allies. A beleaguered Arroyo publicly admitted to knowing about "anomalies" of the deal much earlier. |
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Urge India to abandon steel megaprojectIn a massive resource sell-out, India has granted South Korean multinational Pohong Steel Corporation (POSCO) permission for a huge steel mining, manufacturing and export project in Orissa state. Protesters against the project have already been violently attacked. Now police appear set to launch an armed attack as they attempt to occupy part of the 6,000 acres the government promised to POSCO at a throwaway price. |