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By Ellen Lomonico
This interview was conducted on January 18, prior to the military coup d’état in Myanmar on February 1, 2021. Since then, we have been in contact with the three Burmese Prize winners Ka Hsaw Wa (1999), Myint Zaw (2015), and Paul Sein Twa (2020) and are monitoring their safety.
Smiling and exuding boundless energy, Ka Hsaw Wa (Myanmar, 1999) logged on to our video conferencing call. His upbeat personality marked a sharp contrast to the pain and suffering he would share with us later personal experiences on the Thai-Burmese border that would launch his lifelong career as an environmental and human rights advocate.
by Mike Gaworecki on 10 February 2021
On this episode of the Mongabay Newscast, we look at two energy-related technologies that are being promoted as climate solutions, biomass and hydropower, which might have unintended consequences that hamper their ability to supply clean energy and thus might not be sustainable solutions at all.
Our first guest is Justin Catanoso, a professor at Wake Forest University and long-time Mongabay correspondent. Catanoso tells us about the loopholes in renewable energy policies that have allowed the biomass industry to flourish under the guise of “carbon neutrality,” even though the burning of biomass for energy releases more carbon emissions than burning coal.
New research shows that the killing of anti-mining activists is bad for business, and that when these assassinations are reported, the mining company’s share price falls, and stays down – at least in the short term. Read more at Monash Lens.
Honduras Investigates Killings of 2 Indigenous Leaders caribbeanherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from caribbeanherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Honduran authorities said Wednesday they are investigating the murders of two activists and Indigenous leaders killed in separate incidents during the weekend.
On Sunday, Jose Adan Medina was found shot to death in a remote location in the community of El Volcan, also in western Honduras. Medina was a member of the Tolupan Indigenous group.
Felix Vasquez, a longtime environmental activist from the Lenca Indigenous group, was shot by masked men in front of relatives Saturday in his home in Santiago de Puringla.
Vasquez, who was seeking the nomination of the opposition Libre party to run for congress, had fought hydroelectric projects and land abuses for years. National elections are scheduled for March.