Stephen Leahy

World’s Last Remaining Forest Wilderness at Risk

Since 2000, more than 104 million hectares of forests - an area three times the size of Germany - have been destroyed or degraded.

By: Stephen Leahy ,; InterPressService

September 14, 2014

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In Developing World, Pollution Kills More Than Disease

Pollution, not disease, is the biggest killer in the developing world, taking the lives of more than 8.4 million people each year

By: Stephen Leahy ,; InterPressService

June 15, 2014

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Small Farmers’ Loss of Land Increases World Hunger

The world is increasingly hungry because small farmers are losing access to farmland.

By: Stephen Leahy ,; InterPressService

May 31, 2014

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Conflict With Local Communities Hits Mining and Oil Companies Where It Hurts

Conflicts with local communities over mining, oil and gas development are costing companies billions of dollars a year.

By: Stephen Leahy ,; InterPressService

May 19, 2014

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Peak Water, Peak Oil … Now, Peak Soil?

Soil is becoming endangered.This reality needs to be part of our collective awareness in order to feed nine billion people by 2050.

By: Stephen Leahy ,; InterPressService

June 2, 2013

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In Conservatives’ Canada, It’s Not Easy Being Green

Canadau2019s police and security agencies think citizens concerned about the environment are threats to national security, and some are under surveillance, documents reveal.

By: Stephen Leahy ,; InterPressService

February 23, 2013

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Climate Rally Draws “Line in the Sand” on Canadian Pipeline

The largest climate rally in U.S. history is expected Sunday against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.

By: Stephen Leahy ,; InterPressService

February 17, 2013

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Doha Climate Summit Ends With No New CO2 Cuts or Funding

'It's very clear that countries' economic interests dominate the negotiations,' said an environmental NGO leader from Central America.

By: Stephen Leahy ,; InterPressService

December 10, 2012

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Fossil Fuel Lobby in the Driver’s Seat at Doha

A new scientific report shows that global warming can be kept well under two degrees C, but only if most of the known deposits of coal, oil and gas …

By: Stephen Leahy ,; InterPressService

December 1, 2012

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The “Writing Is on the Wall” at Upcoming Climate Summit

Two-thirds of the worldu2019s proven fossil fuel reserves cannot be used without risking dangerous climate change, the International Energy Agency warned this week.

By: Stephen Leahy ,; InterPressService

November 22, 2012

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