#Greenpeace Malaysia

[streetartusa]

My Right To Breath

Fighting for basic human rights is quite an understatement for the Beiruti in me.  From the right to health, education, water, electricity – not to mention basic women and people with challenges’ rights for equality – the list is endless and has literally become a survival roadmap for any local.  Yet one basic and global human right transcends it all: the right to breathe.  Splash and Burn and…

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 9.15 (after 1950)

1950 – Korean War: The U.S. X Corps lands at Inchon. 1952 – The United Nations cedes Eritrea to Ethiopia. 1954 – Marilyn Monroe's iconic skirt scene is shot during filming for The Seven Year Itch. 1958 – A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 48. 1959 – Nikita Khrushchev becomes the first Soviet leader to visit the United States. 1962 – The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis. 1963 – Baptist Church bombing: Four children are killed in the bombing of an African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. 1966 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to a sniper attack at the University of Texas at Austin, writes a letter to Congress urging the enactment of gun control legislation. 1968 – The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. 1971 – The first Greenpeace ship departs from Vancouver to protest against the upcoming Cannikin nuclear weapon test in Alaska. 1972 – A Scandinavian Airlines System domestic flight from Gothenburg to Stockholm is hijacked and flown to Malmö Bulltofta Airport. 1974 – Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board. 1975 – The French department of "Corse" (the entire island of Corsica) is divided into two: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica). 1978 – At the Superdome in New Orleans, Muhammad Ali outpoints Leon Spinks in a rematch to become the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title three times. 1981 – The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 1981 – The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C. 1983 – Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns. 1995 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133 crashes at Tawau Airport in Malaysia, killing 34. 2001 – During a CART race at the Lausitzring in Germany, former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi suffers a heavy accident resulting in him losing both his legs. 2004 – National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announces lockout of the players' union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office. 2008 – Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history. 2011 – Four miners are killed in the Gleision Colliery mining accident in the Swansea Valley, Wales, UK. 2017 – The Parsons Green bombing takes place in London. 2020 – Signing of the Bahrain–Israel normalization agreement occurs in Washington, D.C., normalizing relations between Israel and two Arab nations, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

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"Lynas Corporation, Ltd. (Lynas) is a rare earth mining company Australia, with the construction of a plant worth over A $ 1 billion in Kuantan, east coast Peninsular Malaysia. This Lynas plant has become one of the processing plants the largest rare earth in the world, and also poses a wide range of social and environmental problems around . The report suggested that the Malaysian authorities should suspend the license Lynas temporary operations and discontinue the issuance of permanent operating licenses, which will granted in September 2014, unless Lynas completes the overhaul comprehensive construction defects of its facilities to upgrade the plant to the best environmental practices and present a plan and safely deal with waste streams radioactive from this plant outside Malaysia. Greenpeace stated that the Malaysian authorities should stop Lynas operations in Kuantan until the best environmental protection protocols and conditions are achieved. This solution also involves not disposing of radioactive waste in Malaysia. The Lynas plant is not built with the best technology. Lynas Company does not follow the practice the best environment in Malaysia and does not function according to international standards such as: air emissions, water emissions and temporary waste disposal. Lynas has no plan concrete for waste disposal, especially radioactive waste. In addition, Lynas did not give sufficient information for a detailed environmental impact assessment. So, the effect contamination of this plant is still unclear. As an Australian company, Lynas can, and should, comply with international standards higher as prescribed by the country of origin. Environmental law in Malaysia is less stringent compared to other countries, including Australia, where companies it needs to be registered and a permit issued under very strict legislation. Public involvement and public information in the plant construction approval process Lynas is very lacking. Documents provided by Lynas to the supervisor for obtaining an operating license is insufficient and inaccessible to the public. This situation alarmed the public and eventually resulted in mass protests against the factory. The people's protest against this development can be seen in the Kuantan and Balok areas and further becoming an issue throughout Malaysia. This problem is also attracting the attention of the people on environmental and health impacts; in particular the effects of radioactive toxic waste. To date, Lynas has yet to come up with a solution Congratulations. Lynas plant closure is the best option unless satisfactory means are accepted by the local community. Any solution to this problem must be transparent and involving public consultation. Participation in decision making is a must contains a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment that meets the standards international. Lynas needs to manage radioactive waste responsibly cannot be dumped in this country. The report shows Lynas has failed to meet its protection commitments sufficient for its operations in Malaysia. The Malaysian Government has the right to discontinue the Temporary Operating License (TOL) of the Lynas plant, specifically involving the system radioactive waste disposal. The plant did not produce any REE, so the plant closure will not affect the global REE market. By using this proposal, the Malaysian government is giving a clear message to all industries that environmental pollution is not allowed, no matter in the country industrial or developing countries."

[psatalk]

8 in 10 Indians want cut in plastic production

Just ahead of a key fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) meeting for a Global Plastics Treaty to be held in Ottawa, Canada, this month, a new global survey says eight out of 10 people in India support cutting plastic production to save the country's biodiversity and limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Globally too, eight out of 10 people support cutting plastic production to stop plastic pollution.

The new Greenpeace International report indicates that more than 90% of the Indian respondents were concerned about the adverse health effects of plastics on their children's health.

The survey, which was conducted across 19 countries, indicates overwhelming public backing for measures aimed at ending single-use plastics and promoting reuse-based solutions.

According to the survey, 87% of Indian respondents support cutting the production of plastic to stop plastic pollution while 89% believe that the Global Plastics Treaty should include targets that oblige governments and corporations to transition away from single-use plastic packaging to reusable and refillable packaging.

Eighty percent of the global respondents advocate protecting biodiversity and the climate by reducing plastics production, and 90% endorse transitioning away from single-use plastic packaging to reusable and refillable alternatives. 75% of global respondents support a ban on single-use plastic packaging.

“The survey findings are pivotal in the fight against plastic pollution and climate change. The overwhelming support from 87% of Indians and echoed globally reaffirms our shared commitment to safeguarding our planet's biodiversity and limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius,” said Abhishek Kumar Chanchal, project lead, Plastic Free Future, Greenpeace India, in a statement.

Action on plastics

The survey reveals unwavering support for ambitious action on plastics worldwide, especially in regions of the Global South where plastic pollution levels are notably high. A majority of people endorse these measures across all demographics, with 79% of Indian respondents advocating for the exclusion of lobbyists from the fossil fuel and chemical industries from treaty negotiations.

“With over 90% of Indians expressing grave concerns about the health impacts of plastics on our children, it is clear that urgent action is not only desired but imperative. The findings of this survey underscore the overwhelming public demand for transformative measures, including transitioning away from single-use plastics towards reusable and refillable solutions,” Chanchal said.

The Greanpeace research was conducted by Censuswide, from a sample of 19,088 members in the UK, USA, Canada, India, Brazil, Egypt, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, China, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Austria, and Norway. The data was collected between 16 and 26 February 2024.

Graham Forbes, Greenpeace head of delegation to the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations and Global Plastics Campaign Lead for Greenpeace USA, said: “The level of public support demonstrated by this survey sends a clear message: the vast majority of people want a Global Plastics Treaty that cuts plastic production and ends single-use plastic. It is time for world leaders to listen and rise to the occasion. They must stand up to the fossil fuel industry and deliver a strong and ambitious treaty that represents the will of the people, or face significant political repercussions.”

In several countries, there is a significant disconnect between the level of public support for cutting plastic production and the position of their governments on the treaty. Despite having widespread public support for reducing plastic production in India, the Indian government opposes limitations on plastic production.

Focus on INC-4 meeting in Ottawa

Greenpeace has demanded that the Global Plastics Treaty cuts total plastic production by at least 75% by 2040 to protect biodiversity and ensure that global temperatures stay below 1.5° C. Over 99% of plastic is made from fossil fuels, and with production set to skyrocket, it is a significant driver of climate change.

Ahead of the INC-4 meeting for a Global Plastics Treaty, Greenpeace has urged governments and corporations to heed the call of the people by incorporating ambitious targets that promote sustainable alternatives and prioritize the protection of our environment and climate.

Government ministers from 173 countries will gather at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, Canada from 23 to 29 April 2024, for the INC-4 conference to negotiate a legally binding Treaty. INC-1 was held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, in 2022, followed by INC-2 in Paris in 2023. INC-3 was in Nairobi, Kenya in November 2023.

The INC3 meeting in Nairobi ended in frustration as low-ambition countries derailed the negotiations, with the talks ending without a mandate to create a first draft of the treaty. Instead, the meeting saw the Zero Draft reworked to add weaker options, resulting in a convoluted document.

In Nairobi, a majority of the nations, led by African countries, favored a treaty that had some reduction form of primary polymer production. A few nations, including oil, gas and plastic-producing countries, opposed it.

“There was an organized approach to prevent the treaty from delivering its mandate. These countries questioned the procedures and tried to derail conversation,” said an international expert at a recent meeting to discuss the Nairobi meet.

India urged in an intervention, “It needs no over-emphasis that plastics are useful materials and that the INC should address the pollution caused by plastic... Accordingly, there must be no binding targets/cap on the production of plastic polymers,” CSE expert Siddharth Ghanshyam Singh wrote in a review on Down To Earth.

The last negotiation meeting will happen in Busan, South Korea in November 2024.

[ankenho1932]

Lynas Corporation, Ltd. (Lynas) is a rare earth mining company Australia, with the construction of a plant worth over A $ 1 billion in Kuantan, east coast Peninsular Malaysia. This Lynas plant has become one of the processing plants the largest rare earth in the world, and also poses a wide range of social and environmental problems around . The report suggested that the Malaysian authorities should suspend the license Lynas temporary operations and discontinue the issuance of permanent operating licenses, which will granted in September 2014, unless Lynas completes the overhaul comprehensive construction defects of its facilities to upgrade the plant to the best environmental practices and present a plan and safely deal with waste streams radioactive from this plant outside Malaysia. Greenpeace stated that the Malaysian authorities should stop Lynas operations in Kuantan until the best environmental protection protocols and conditions are achieved. This solution also involves not disposing of radioactive waste in Malaysia. The Lynas plant is not built with the best technology. Lynas Company does not follow the practice the best environment in Malaysia and does not function according to international standards such as: air emissions, water emissions and temporary waste disposal. Lynas has no plan concrete for waste disposal, especially radioactive waste. In addition, Lynas did not give sufficient information for a detailed environmental impact assessment. So, the effect contamination of this plant is still unclear. As an Australian company, Lynas can, and should, comply with international standards higher as prescribed by the country of origin. Environmental law in Malaysia is less stringent compared to other countries, including Australia, where companies it needs to be registered and a permit issued under very strict legislation. Public involvement and public information in the plant construction approval process Lynas is very lacking. Documents provided by Lynas to the supervisor for obtaining an operating license is insufficient and inaccessible to the public. This situation alarmed the public and eventually resulted in mass protests against the factory. The people's protest against this development can be seen in the Kuantan and Balok areas and further becoming an issue throughout Malaysia. This problem is also attracting the attention of the people on environmental and health impacts; in particular the effects of radioactive toxic waste. To date, Lynas has yet to come up with a solution Congratulations. Lynas plant closure is the best option unless satisfactory means are accepted by the local community. Any solution to this problem must be transparent and involving public consultation. Participation in decision making is a must contains a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment that meets the standards international. Lynas needs to manage radioactive waste responsibly cannot be dumped in this country. The report shows Lynas has failed to meet its protection commitments sufficient for its operations in Malaysia. The Malaysian Government has the right to discontinue the Temporary Operating License (TOL) of the Lynas plant, specifically involving the system radioactive waste disposal. The plant did not produce any REE, so the plant closure will not affect the global REE market. By using this proposal, the Malaysian government is giving a clear message to all industries that environmental pollution is not allowed, no matter in the country industrial or developing countries.

[barbarapicci]

Streetart: "Can you feel it in the air?" by Ernest Zacharevic @ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for Greenpeace Malaysia More pics at: https://barbarapicci.com/2023/06/01/streetart-ernest-zacharevic-kuala-lumpur-malaysia/

[spaceasianmillennial]

Unlicensed recyclers, however, can set up factories and hire workers cheaply, Phee said, and illegally access groundwater for the recycling process. Without any environmental regulations to worry about, the recyclers can leave contaminated water untreated — which, Phee said, has been affecting local waterways and biodiversity. Leftover recyclables that can’t be processed can then be dumped illegally (in other words, for free). Often these dumped plastics are then burned, their noxious fumes polluting neighborhoods and sickening residents.

“This is a global problem” that requires a global solution, [Yeo Bee Yin, Malaysia’s minister of environment] said. “Yes, we can solve this domestically here in Malaysia, but we are all sharing the same ocean. The trash may end up in neighboring countries … and it will eventually come back to us. These are transboundary issues.”

Learn about the Basel Amendment seeking to assuage the issue.

For the United States, the world’s top exporter of plastic scrap, such an amendment could have an even greater impact. Though 185 countries and the European Union are parties to the Basel Convention, the US is not. If the amendment is approved, “many Basel Convention countries would be barred from accepting scrap plastic from non-party countries,” whether they give consent or not, Resource Recycling noted last year.

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Art Attack Against a Hazy and Forgotten Threat

Art Attack Against a Hazy and Forgotten Threat

To coincide with World Environment Day, Lithuanian Artist Ernest Zacharevic reveals ‘Transboundary Haze’, a new artwork in Kuala Lumpur launching a collaboration with Greenpeace Malaysia, Splash and Burn and filmmakers Studiobirthplace. The project is the first in a series of creative intervention planned throughout the year, urging those in authority to hold polluters accountable for clean air…

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 9.15 (after 1950)

1950 – Korean War: The U.S. X Corps lands at Inchon. 1952 – The United Nations cedes Eritrea to Ethiopia. 1954 – Marilyn Monroe's iconic skirt scene is shot during filming for The Seven Year Itch. 1958 – A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 48. 1959 – Nikita Khrushchev becomes the first Soviet leader to visit the United States. 1962 – The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis. 1963 – Baptist Church bombing: Four children killed in the bombing of an African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. 1966 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to a sniper attack at the University of Texas at Austin, writes a letter to Congress urging the enactment of gun control legislation. 1968 – The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. 1971 – The first Greenpeace ship departs from Vancouver to protest against the upcoming Cannikin nuclear weapon test in Alaska. 1972 – A Scandinavian Airlines System domestic flight from Gothenburg to Stockholm is hijacked and flown to Malmö Bulltofta Airport. 1974 – Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board. 1975 – The French department of "Corse" (the entire island of Corsica) is divided into two: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica). 1978 – Muhammad Ali outpoints Leon Spinks in a rematch to become the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title three times at the Superdome in New Orleans. 1981 – The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 1981 – The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C. 1983 – Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns. 1995 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133 crashes at Tawau Airport in Malaysia, killing 34. 2001 – During a CART race at the Lausitzring in Germany, former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi suffers a heavy accident resulting in him losing both his legs. 2004 – National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announces lockout of the players' union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office. 2008 – Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history. 2011 – Four miners are killed in the Gleision Colliery mining accident in the Swansea Valley, Wales, UK. 2017 – The Parsons Green bombing takes place in London. 2020 – Signing of the Bahrain–Israel normalization agreement occurs in Washington, D.C., normalizing relations between Israel and two Arab nations, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

[jgf6mn4trrrpkgmu]

"Lynas Corporation, Ltd. (Lynas) is a rare earth mining company Australia, with the construction of a plant worth over A $ 1 billion in Kuantan, east coast Peninsular Malaysia. This Lynas plant has become one of the processing plants the largest rare earth in the world, and also poses a wide range of social and environmental problems around . The report suggested that the Malaysian authorities should suspend the license Lynas temporary operations and discontinue the issuance of permanent operating licenses, which will granted in September 2014, unless Lynas completes the overhaul comprehensive construction defects of its facilities to upgrade the plant to the best environmental practices and present a plan and safely deal with waste streams radioactive from this plant outside Malaysia. Greenpeace stated that the Malaysian authorities should stop Lynas operations in Kuantan until the best environmental protection protocols and conditions are achieved. This solution also involves not disposing of radioactive waste in Malaysia. The Lynas plant is not built with the best technology. Lynas Company does not follow the practice the best environment in Malaysia and does not function according to international standards such as: air emissions, water emissions and temporary waste disposal. Lynas has no plan concrete for waste disposal, especially radioactive waste. In addition, Lynas did not give sufficient information for a detailed environmental impact assessment. So, the effect contamination of this plant is still unclear. As an Australian company, Lynas can, and should, comply with international standards higher as prescribed by the country of origin. Environmental law in Malaysia is less stringent compared to other countries, including Australia, where companies it needs to be registered and a permit issued under very strict legislation. Public involvement and public information in the plant construction approval process Lynas is very lacking. Documents provided by Lynas to the supervisor for obtaining an operating license is insufficient and inaccessible to the public. This situation alarmed the public and eventually resulted in mass protests against the factory. The people's protest against this development can be seen in the Kuantan and Balok areas and further becoming an issue throughout Malaysia. This problem is also attracting the attention of the people on environmental and health impacts; in particular the effects of radioactive toxic waste. To date, Lynas has yet to come up with a solution Congratulations. Lynas plant closure is the best option unless satisfactory means are accepted by the local community. Any solution to this problem must be transparent and involving public consultation. Participation in decision making is a must contains a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment that meets the standards international. Lynas needs to manage radioactive waste responsibly cannot be dumped in this country. The report shows Lynas has failed to meet its protection commitments sufficient for its operations in Malaysia. The Malaysian Government has the right to discontinue the Temporary Operating License (TOL) of the Lynas plant, specifically involving the system radioactive waste disposal. The plant did not produce any REE, so the plant closure will not affect the global REE market. By using this proposal, the Malaysian government is giving a clear message to all industries that environmental pollution is not allowed, no matter in the country industrial or developing countries."

[ankenho1932]

"Lynas Corporation, Ltd. (Lynas) is a rare earth mining company Australia, with the construction of a plant worth over A $ 1 billion in Kuantan, east coast Peninsular Malaysia. This Lynas plant has become one of the processing plants the largest rare earth in the world, and also poses a wide range of social and environmental problems around . The report suggested that the Malaysian authorities should suspend the license Lynas temporary operations and discontinue the issuance of permanent operating licenses, which will granted in September 2014, unless Lynas completes the overhaul comprehensive construction defects of its facilities to upgrade the plant to the best environmental practices and present a plan and safely deal with waste streams radioactive from this plant outside Malaysia. Greenpeace stated that the Malaysian authorities should stop Lynas operations in Kuantan until the best environmental protection protocols and conditions are achieved. This solution also involves not disposing of radioactive waste in Malaysia. The Lynas plant is not built with the best technology. Lynas Company does not follow the practice the best environment in Malaysia and does not function according to international standards such as: air emissions, water emissions and temporary waste disposal. Lynas has no plan concrete for waste disposal, especially radioactive waste. In addition, Lynas did not give sufficient information for a detailed environmental impact assessment. So, the effect contamination of this plant is still unclear. As an Australian company, Lynas can, and should, comply with international standards higher as prescribed by the country of origin. Environmental law in Malaysia is less stringent compared to other countries, including Australia, where companies it needs to be registered and a permit issued under very strict legislation. Public involvement and public information in the plant construction approval process Lynas is very lacking. Documents provided by Lynas to the supervisor for obtaining an operating license is insufficient and inaccessible to the public. This situation alarmed the public and eventually resulted in mass protests against the factory. The people's protest against this development can be seen in the Kuantan and Balok areas and further becoming an issue throughout Malaysia. This problem is also attracting the attention of the people on environmental and health impacts; in particular the effects of radioactive toxic waste. To date, Lynas has yet to come up with a solution Congratulations. Lynas plant closure is the best option unless satisfactory means are accepted by the local community. Any solution to this problem must be transparent and involving public consultation. Participation in decision making is a must contains a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment that meets the standards international. Lynas needs to manage radioactive waste responsibly cannot be dumped in this country. The report shows Lynas has failed to meet its protection commitments sufficient for its operations in Malaysia. The Malaysian Government has the right to discontinue the Temporary Operating License (TOL) of the Lynas plant, specifically involving the system radioactive waste disposal. The plant did not produce any REE, so the plant closure will not affect the global REE market. By using this proposal, the Malaysian government is giving a clear message to all industries that environmental pollution is not allowed, no matter in the country industrial or developing countries."