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Development is a form of theft

admin April 20, 2011 0 Comments
Conventional development, under which the rich take from Third World people most of the value produced by their labour, land and capital, is a subtle and little-recognised form of theft. By Ted Trainer There are two quite different ways of conceiving development. The conventional approach tells poor Third World people to increase their exports, because then they will earn more money and be able...
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Corporate protectionism threatens people

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While the anti-democratic nature of the centralised nation state is undesirable, the emergence of corporate protectionism under globalisation is the real threat to democratic rights and economic livelihoods, says the writer. Countering this recolonisation requires the reinvention of national sovereignty by democratic processes, to create national systems which act in partnership with local...
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Defining poverty

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A life with zero income does not have to be degrading, if people can provide all their own needs for themselves. On the other hand, an income of $25,000 may be called poverty when all needs must be bought in, and such a sum is insufficient for the purpose. By Jeremy Seabrook There is a problem with most definitions of poverty, in that they do not do what they claim to. Thus, it is common for...
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Byproducts should not be wasted or be polluting

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CAP draws attention to a report in a local English daily in August 2008 that the current chemical fertiliser import bill amounts to RM5 billion for the oil palm industry alone. The bill was estimated “to increase two fold due to higher petroleum and other commodity prices”. This is a frightening scenario. As stated by the honourable Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk...
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GDP not an accurate measure of prosperity

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In his valedictory address on his graduation from university, the author asks why, despite all the reports of impressive economic growth and trade figures, high corporate profits and stock market activity, the world today is in such a bad shape, with high unemployment, widespread starvation, and environmental degradation. His conclusion — GDP and other conventional yardsticks of global economic...
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Re-thinking progress

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We must learn to look at nature as something sacred ... or we will have no future By José Lutzenberger TODAY we find ourselves in an absurd situation. Twenty per cent of us, mostly in the so-called First World but also the rich elsewhere, live a suicidal lifestyle that is simply not sustainable. There is hardly a patch on this Earth that we are not yet in some way exploiting or getting ready to...
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View Oscar-nominated documentary

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"The Warriors of Qiugang" was nominated for the Oscars 2011 for the Best Documentary (short subject). The film was co-produced by Yale Environment 360 with filmmakers Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon. An inspirational story of how a farmer led villagers to fight pollution in their village. In the process they transformed the village and themselves. See how the protestors in Qiugang in Anhui Province,...
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Risk Assessment of GM mosquito planned release is incomplete and lacks transparency, says GeneWatch UK

admin April 19, 2011 0 Comments
The Risk Assessment (RA) report of the Malaysian Genetic Modification Advisory Committee (GMAC) on the planned release of GM Aedes mosquitoes in Malaysia is incomplete and the RA process needs to be more transparent. These comments were made in a 13-page report by GeneWatch UK, a scientific organisation involved in genetic engineering and biosafety issues. GeneWatch UK states that ‘We are...
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Memorandum on Malaysia’s nuclear power proposal

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CAP and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) oppose the development of nuclear power plants in Malaysia and are very disturbed to read that the government has already decided on the proposed nuclear energy programme without genuine public consultation. Nuclear power has been generating energy for the world for more than half a century, but it is not without problems. It is an expensive, uneconomic,...
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Organic SRI rice: higher yields and safe for us and the environment

admin April 19, 2011 0 Comments
A participant at the CAP Go Natural fair, Cik Salwatinisa from Tunjong, Kelantan proudly displayed a range of organic SRI rice, farmed and milled for consumption by her company, Sunnah Tani Sdn. Bhd. in Tunjong, Kelantan. SRI is an acronym for System of Rice Intensification, a method of rice cultivation developed and popularised in Madagascar in the 1980’s. SRI is not a standardised...
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