2010
Sub-archives
Nov 15, 2010
The Lobby Cleaner gets to work
Lobby Cleaner is sick and tired of the lack of transparency in Business Europe's lobbying in the EU. They've been blocking legislation on climate change and then saying they're climate friendly. Obviously their organisational system's got a blockage somewhere - so who else to clean it up but Lobby Cleaner & her Cleaning Squad?
Mar 04, 2010
Nigeria: The impact of gas flaring in the Niger Delta
Poison Fire follows a team of local activists as they gather “video testimonies” from communities on the impact of oils spills and gas flaring. We see creeks full of crude oil, devastated mangrove forests, wellheads that has been leaking gas and oil for months. We meet people whose survival is acutely threatened by the loss of farmland, fishing and drinking water and the health hazards of gas flaring
Feb 10, 2010
Tin mining destroys forests and coral reefs in Indonesia
Mining for metals causes a lot of damage to the environment. Indonesia is a major tin producer. Tin is used for tin cans and electronics. It is produced by digging big holes in forest areas, and by dredging the sea bottom. International regulations for mining are non-existent. Friends of the Earth wants companies to be held responsible for the environmental impact of the metals they purchase.
Feb 03, 2010
Killing Fields the battle to feed factory farms
This ground breaking film investigates the impacts of growing soy in South America to feed factory farms in Europe. Our campaign gives people unwittingly caught up in this damaging chain hope that they can break out of it.
