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ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) — Residents of Pulau Pari, an Indonesian island threatened by rising sea levels, are suing cement giant Holcim over its carbon dioxide emissions, a Swiss charity said on Tuesday. “Holcim… bears a significant share of the responsibility for the climate crisis as well as for the situation on… Pari,” Yvan Maillard Ardenti, climate expert at Swiss Church Aid (HEKS), said on the charity’s website. The complaint was lodged on Monday with […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Jessica Chastain followed her idol Elizabeth Taylor in sinking her hands and feet into cement Thursday at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre, marking a career that has brought two Oscar nominations. Eyes concealed by black sunglasses, she struggled to control her emotions as she described how her family had kindled her passion for acting — but she also acknowledged her debt to the actresses of Hollywood’s golden age. “Having my […]
by Marco SIBAJA SIQUIRRES, Costa Rica (AFP) — A giant cement structure rises from the river in the middle of Costa Rica’s Caribbean tropical forest, and its turbines spin, each rotation putting the Central American country closer to its goal of relying only on renewable energy. The $1.4-billion Reventazon Hydroelectric Project is the second-biggest infrastructure work in Central America after the just-finished expansion of the Panama Canal, and following six years of construction, it’s nearly […]
