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Posts Tagged ‘aid’
Natural disasters, Mar 13th, 2011,
In addition to Google Person Finder’s 2011 Japan Earthquake service and ShelterBox’s aid program for victims, several other organizations are mobilizing to help those affected by the recent tsunami and earthquake in northern Japan. Japanese authorities have upgraded the quake to a 9.0 on the Richter scale. I have been keeping up to date on the situation via the Guardian’s live news blog, where it was posted that Save the Children has set up a fund for Japan’s earthquake/tsunami victims. You can access Save the Children’s UK earthquake/tsunami site here and the US version here. Yahoo News has also provided…
Tags: aid, donate, earthquake, help, japan, tsunami, victims
Nature, Mar 11th, 2011,
Japan is reeling from one of the worst earthquakes in recorded history and the resultant tsunami and flooding. The quake measured at 8.9 on the Richter scale, causing severe damage and massive floods in the northeast of the country. Aftershocks continue to affect the nation while other pacific countries, particularly Oceanic islands, the Philippines and Indonesia are preparing for tsunamis. Though it’s early days yet, there are ways being set up to aid victims of the earthquake and tsunami. Google Person Finder has set up a page for the 2011 Japan Earthquake for people to post messages looking for lost loved…
Tags: aid, earthquake, help, japan, Person Finder, ShelterBox, tsunami
Climate Change, Nature, Videos & Documentaries, Sep 4th, 2010,
Celebrities are raising their voices to aid in the fight to help the people of flood-ravaged Pakistan. Pakistanis adding their star status to the cause include politician and former cricketer Imran Khan, film actress Meera and pop star Abrar-ul-Haq. Hollywood actress and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has donated $100,000 (€78,000) to the aid effort and is lending her voice in order to urge others to help. Read more on celebs joining the cause for Pakistan food victims in this BBC News report. Check out Angelina Jolie’s video message below. Jolie: Pakistan needs our help Almost 5 million are estimated…
Tags: aid, Angelina, celebrities, flood, help, Jolie, Pakistan, star, victims
Climate Change, Politics, Pollution, Jul 23rd, 2010,
Europe’s loss-making hard coal mines will be forced to close due to a new tightening of regulations regarding government subsidies. Coal mines deemed uncompetitive will have their subsides diverted from production costs to social and environmental aid for their respective areas. This has been the trend for hard coal mines during the last decade, when overall aid fell by more than 50%. From an article in the Financial Times: New European Union rules that come into force from January will only allow government operating aid to be provided to hard coal mines if closure plans are in place. Those plans…
Tags: aid, coal, EU, Europe, Germany, government, loss-making, mines, Ruhr, subsidies
Nature, Politics, Wildlife & Flora, Jun 20th, 2010,
Thanks to a recent stint pulled by some undercover reporters it would appear that the Japanese whalers are continuing their course aboard a sinking ship (so to speak). According to the Sunday Times, Japan has bribed a number of small nations in attempt to earn their support at the upcoming IWC meeting. Undercover reporters pretended to be representatives of a Swiss billionaire conservationist and approached officials from pro-whaling nations, offering them a special package if they changed their votes. During negotiations, many of the officials revealed they were supporting Japan and admitted the Japanese offered them a variety of “gifts”,…
Tags: aid, bribes, call girls, cash, gifts, IWC, japan, Japanese Whaling, meeting, pro-whaling, small nations, stint, Sunday Times, undercover reporters, votes
Natural disasters, Wildlife & Flora, Apr 18th, 2010,
A tornado that ripped through part of India last week killed at least 131 people and made any attempt of aid a real trying task. Aid and rescue workers had to make their way through uprooted trees and downed power lines blocking roads to provide food and shelter to the hundreds of thousands of victims left homeless by the storm. In West Bengal state alone, at least 250,000 people became homeless, thanks to the cyclone. Srikumar Mukherji, minister for civil defense of West Bengal, stated: “We are facing a crisis in the relief operation. There is a shortage of manpower…
Tags: aid, Cyclone, dead, help, homeless, homes destroyed, India, relief, storm, struggle, tornado, victims, workers
Natural disasters, Wildlife & Flora, Apr 15th, 2010,
A rare event happened in India yesterday. A tornado—with winds in excess of 100 mph (160 kph)—tore through the northeastern part of the country, injuring hundreds and leaving thousands homeless. At least 119 people were killed during the storm. Rescue workers have been busy distributing rice, dried fruit, and water to the cyclone victims. Tarpaulins were also passed out to the people who lost their homes for building temporary shelters. Hundreds of uprooted trees and electricity poles have also been cleared from roads and other areas. Nearly 50,000 mud huts were destroyed in West Bengal, along with thousands more in…
Tags: 119 dead, aid, Cyclone, help, India, no warning, rescue, thousands homeless, tornado
