Tag: Environment
New Delhi’s poisonous air a perennial crisis of its own making
For a sprawling metropolis of 18 million, there are only 40 field staff to enforce environment standards
Philippine faith communities to form coalition on fossil fuel divestment
Faith leaders agreed to establish a platform to unite all ecological efforts against dirty energy in the country
Catholic priest appeals for end to black sand mining in central...
MacArthur parish priest Amadeo Alvero calls the attention of the government to the “destruction of the environment”
Green groups mark ‘National Day of Action Against Coal’ with protest...
The Philippines has the third biggest coal capacity in the pipeline at 12.014 gigawatts of new coal power
Catholic institutions across Asia join calls for ‘ethical investment’
The announcement was the first since the Vatican issued an “operational guidance” on the environment in May
Youth group in Bicol region calls for ‘climate emergency’ declaration
The demand for strong political commitment also came as the country marked the seventh anniversary of super typhoon “Yolanda (Haiyan)”
First ‘living chapel’ in Asia rises in central Philippines
The "open-air chapel" was built by the faithful of Santo Niño parish on Sibuyan island under the ecclesiastical territory of Romblon
Green activists call for probe into quarry operations in typhoon affected...
Kalikasan called for an "independent investigation" after government spokesman Harry Roque downplayed the impact of the quarries
Rampage at Guinobatan
Typhoon Rolly’s seven-hour rampage over Guinobatan left the whole community buried under tons of debris and seven-to-eight feet of mud
Quarrying activities around Mayon Volcano suspended following disaster
Stockpiles left in the middle of rivers were carried by the water current during the typhoon and flowed to villages downstream
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