links for 2010-04-19

• CO2 emissions, birth & death rates by country, simulated real-time
  (tags: environment statistics pollution reference map population)
• Collateral Murder
  wiki leak of US troops murdering from the air
  (tags: military united-states iraq war politics video journalism warcrime wiki)
• Europe Finds Cleaner Energy Source by Burning Trash – NYTimes.com
  "Far cleaner than conventional incinerators, this new type of plant converts local trash into heat and electricity. Dozens of filters catch pollutants, from mercury to dioxin, that would have emerged from its smokestack only a decade ago.
  [..]
  Denmark now has 29 such plants, serving 98 municipalities in a country of 5.5 million people, and 10 more are planned or under construction. Across Europe, there are about 400 plants, with Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands leading the pack in expanding them and building new ones.

  By contrast, no new waste-to-energy plants are being planned or built in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency says — even though the federal government and 24 states now classify waste that is burned this way for energy as a renewable fuel, in many cases eligible for subsidies. There are only 87 trash-burning power plants in the United States, a country of more than 300 million people, and almost all were built at least 15 years ago. "

  (tags: energy environment green denmark waste waste-management europe recycling united-states policy)
• YouTube – من على رصيف مجلس الشعب (١)
  MoAgriculture public servants protest 60EGP/mo salaries
  (tags: egypt labor humanrights employment activism)
• Canada's First Nations Take Legal Stand on Oil Sands | Cultural Survival
  The Supreme Court of Canada has taken a positive step for First Nations in a case that may have major legal implications for the development of oil sands, pipelines, and other projects in the province of Alberta. The court granted intervenor status to Duncan's First Nation and Horse Lake First Nation. This “standing” allows the nations to pursue their case before the court, where otherwise, they wouldn’t be allowed to appeal at all. The First Nations turned to the court because of their increasing frustration over the government’s refusal to act on earlier court decisions that direct governments to deal with Indigenous rights.
  (tags: canada environment pollution indigenous humanrights law)