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Asbestos Study (1998)

The Asbestos Summit, Nov. 1998 SAEPEJ has compiled essential information such as laws and regulations on asbestos in the US and parts of Europe, alternatives, scientific studies and related illnesses for the National Asbestos Summit called by the Parliamentary Committee...
Posted by Toussaint at 07:35 PM October 25, 2005

Thor Chemicals

Thor and the mercury business: 3 deaths and many injuries later Thousands of mercury waste barrels are stockpiled at the Thor Chemical plant in Cato Ridge, Kwazulu-Natal. Most of these barrels belong to a few US companies and we are...
Posted by Toussaint at 07:27 PM October 25, 2005

Protest at the Headquarters of Strategic Minerals Corporation

Background on Stratcor/Vametco VAMETCO, a vanadium mine in South Africa and owned by Strategic Minerals Corporation in Danbury Connecticut, U.S.A., has refused to discuss the health and environmental concerns of workers and nearby communities. This vanadium mine had originally agreed...
Posted by Toussaint at 07:25 PM October 25, 2005

2005 Nigeria International Community Exchange: Bayelsa State

Crude drilling on the Cheap On 13 May 2005, our fist day in Bayelsa State, we visited the Imiringi community in the Ogbia Local Government Area. Here oil and gas exploration began in 1938 from the Kolo Creek gas flow...
Posted by Toussaint at 11:18 AM August 01, 2005

2005 Nigeria International Community Exchange: Rivers State

Where there is smoke, there is fire Following our arrival in the commercial capital of Lagos, the delegation travelled to the first leg of our journey, Port Harcourt, River State. While the British colonist first exploited this region for slaves,...
Posted by Toussaint at 11:15 AM August 01, 2005

Air Quality Exchange: Cape Town

On 30 March 2004, the US delegation traveled back to Durban and spent the day relaxing and shopping. That evening they flew to Cape Town. 31 March 2004 Our first stop in beautiful Cape Town was the Table View community...
Posted by Ravi at 04:09 PM May 26, 2004

Air Quality Exchange: KwaZulu-Natal

On Friday 26 May 2004, the US delegation traveled from the Vaal triangle to KwaZulu-Natal, landing in Durban in the afternoon. The delegation took some time to rest and do a little shopping on Durban's famous waterfront. On the evening...
Posted by Heeten at 01:46 PM May 06, 2004 | Comments (0)

Air Quality Exchange: South African Community Profiles

The Vaal Triangle The Vaal Triangle is South Africa’s industrial center and is notorious for its poor air quality. The Vaal Triangle straddles two of South Africa’s provinces namely Gauteng and the Free State Province. The area consists of...
Posted by Ravi at 12:17 PM May 05, 2004

Air Quality Exchange: Vaal

On the morning of 22 March 2004, The delegation of US environmental justice activists landed in Johannesburg. They were greeted by Ardiel Soeker of groundWork, Caroline Seipati Ntaopane from the Sasolburg Air Quality Monitoring Committee (SAQMC), and Maletsatsi Mokoena of...
Posted by Ravi at 02:41 PM May 04, 2004 | Comments (0)

Air Quality Exchange 2004: Biographies

Biographies of the Delegates
Posted by Ravi at 04:52 PM April 30, 2004

Air Quality Exchange: Introduction

groundWork organized a delegation of five environmental justice activists from the USA to tour South African communities, here is what they saw.
Posted by Ravi at 12:32 PM April 27, 2004

The Bucket Brigade: Background

The "Bucket Brigade" effort began in Northern California in 1995, when residents near oil refineries and chemical plants grew tired of toxic releases and the lack of independent information on air pollution.
Posted by Ravi at 11:36 AM February 20, 2004