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Wednesday 15th February 2012
A good thing:
One million more people have been lifted out of extreme poverty in Rwanda.
Read more: http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/one-million-more-out-of-poverty-in-rwanda
A bad thing:
Children as young as six are working full time in 120 brick factories around Kathmandu. Working in brick factories exposes workers, especially children, to irreparable health damage including acute respiratory infections, spinal injuries and lung cancer. Black carbon released by the chimneys is a mass killer and is highly toxic. It is estimated that air pollution results in 1600 premature deaths per year in Kathmandu alone.
Read more: http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/nepal-children-labouring-in-brickyards-irreparable-damage/
A thing to change:
Greenpeace: The new Forest Code bill has passed through the Brazillian Senate and now it is up to President Dilma to decide whether or not it becomes law. The bill would provide amnesty to forest criminals and open up a section of hte forest larger than the state of Minnesota to possible deforestation.
Ask President Dilma not to sign the bill: https://secure3.convio.net/gpeace/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=955&autologin=true&JServSessionIdr004=239bmj5qx3.app332a
