The big polluters’ thirst for gain has nothing compared to the peoples’ courage
By May Boeve
Today was an unusual day for me. It started with a journey into West Java, Indonesia, to a community in Cirebon that is fighting to stop a coal plant already in existence and another on the way. …
Standing up against pollution and corporate impunity
By Chuck Baclagon
The year started on a bleak note here in the Philippines, especially for the residents of Limao, in Limay town in the province of Bataan. Ash from the coal plants of both Petron and San Miguel Consolidated …
We stand with Bataan in saying no to coal
By: Chuck Baclagon
Solar and wind energy are now at the same price or even cheaper than new fossil fuels in over 30 countries, according to the World Economic Forum. It is both ironic and tragic then that companies …
Bikers ride against fossil fuels in Baliwag, Bulacan
By Cris de Vera
Over fifty activists joined our Critical Mass bike ride in Baliwag, Bulacan against coal and other fossil fuels last December 18.
The ten-kilometer bike ride, organized by the local Food Not Bombs group in partnership with …
Activists storm international coal summit
By: Chuck Baclagon
Activists protested at an international coal industry summit in the Philippines, ahead of the closing of the global climate negotiations in Morocco which aim to phase out coal and in turn limit global warming.
Climate activists dressed
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Duterte relents on Paris pact position
By Chuck Baclagon
President Duterte’s agreement to ratify the Paris climate agreement is welcome news for the Philippines. It opens the potential not just for renewables and the bigger energy sector but also for the overall economy.
With the Philippines …
Anti-coal protest in the Philippines forces Korea Eximbank to withdraw from Green Climate Fund
Protests in the Philippines against the Export-Import Bank of Korea’s (KEXIM) funding for coal projects have forced the latter’s withdrawal from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), a global fund under the auspices of the UN climate pact allocated for low-emission and climate-resilient development “After several months of campaigning against the accreditation of the Korean […]
Coal in the Philippines: A Filipino American’s Perspective
When I think of coal, the first thing that comes to mind is the dirty, foul puffs of smoke billowing out of the smoke stacks of coal power plants, drifting into the atmosphere and surrounding environments. I also think of soot and ash spreading around buildings, homes, and people’s clothing and skin. I think of […]
Bac Lieu chose clean energy, clean environment, clean shrimp and phased out coal-fired power plant – a wise decision which satisfies people’s expectation, and leads a new initiative for Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Hanoi, September 23, 2016 –Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance (VSEA) and Non-Communicable Diseases Viet Nam (NCDs-VN) wholeheartedly support Bac Lieu Province leaders in their decision to “Withdraw Cai Cung coal-fired power plant project1 in the province from the Power Development Plan VII to ensure clean environment for aquaculture in the context that this province has high […]
Of one mind and vision
“It always seems impossible until it is done.” – Nelson Mandela. The following months after the signing of the Paris Agreement has been a challenging time for the East Asia region The fossil fuel industry is still active with a host of projects on the ground and are still bent on expanding dirty energy development […]