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Opposing the Mindoro nickel project
WITH the Arroyo administration in an “ala berde” mode, many public officials and opportunistic businessmen are scrambling to get juicy contracts from the government and provide for their future in the last two minutes before it bows out of office.
Second Mangyan hunger striker rushed to hospital
One more Mangyan hunger striker was rushed to the hospital Sunday morning after complaining of dizziness, chillness, and stomach pains, bringing to two the number of protesters who have been hospitalized, an anti-mining alliance said.
Tree-eating bugs threaten Monarch butterfly in Mexico
The mysterious Monarch butterfly, which migrates en masse annually between Canada and Mexico, is now facing a new peril: another insect thriving in Western Mexican forests.
Tree-bute: Odette ‘returns’ to earth
Even in death, she continues to nurture the earth. The ashes of Odette Alcantara, a fierce defender of the environment, were scattered Saturday in her farm in Tanay, Rizal, to nourish the saplings that were planted in her honor.
Mangyan hunger striker rushed to hospital
(UPDATE) One of the 25 anti-mining hunger strikers camped outside the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has been rushed to a hospital in Quezon City, organizers said Saturday night.