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Issue 64, 26 Apr 2007 - 10 May 2007

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  Environment
Map of issue 64 articles in the Environment category
bullet point US 2 May
PacifiCorp sued over effect of its Klamath River Dams on salmon and human health
bullet point US 3 May
Apple makes environmental commitments after criticism by NGOs
bullet point Thailand 4 May
Tackling climate change will cost three percent of global GDP says latest IPPC report
bullet point US 8 May
Citigroup commits US$50 billion over 10 years to address global climate change
  Corporate governance
Map of issue 64 articles in the Corporate governance category
bullet point Belgium 26 Apr
Schneider Electric sues European Commission for damages of €1.6bn
bullet point US 3 May
Forbes list of 2006 CEO pay shows average rise of US$15.2m in biggest US companies
bullet point US 3 May
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board cites omissions by Ernst & Young
bullet point Netherlands 6 May
Dutch court forces ABN Amro management to consider shareholder interests in merger
  Conflict and political risk
Map of issue 64 articles in the Conflict and political risk category
bullet point Saudi Arabia 27 Apr
Saudis arrest 172 in major Islamist plot to attack oil facilities and military bases
bullet point Liberia 27 Apr
UN lifts six-year ban on rough diamond exports as Liberia joins the Kimberley Process
bullet point Venezuela 3 May
Chavez threatens banks and steel-maker with nationalisation after Orinoco oil takeover
bullet point Egypt 3 May
ICI participants pledge US$30bn and reduce debt to 80 percent to rebuild Iraq
bullet point Nigeria 7 May
Protests at Nigerian Chevron oil plant slow production by 42,000 barrels a day
  SRI and finance
Map of issue 64 articles in the SRI and finance category
bullet point US 29 Apr
180 new members worth US$8tn join Principles for Responsible Investment
bullet point US 1 May
Pax World Funds purchases emissions credits from Native American energy company
bullet point Germany 3 May
World Bank report says carbon market trebled in 2006 to US$30 billion
bullet point US 5 May
Lack of direct Darfur connection convinces shareholders to keep stake in PetroChina
  Labour and human rights
Map of issue 64 articles in the Labour and human rights category
bullet point US 1 May
HRW report alleges Wal-Mart exploits US labour laws to curb unionisation
bullet point China 1 May
Owner of Miaojiang coal mine sentenced to life imprisonment for explosion that killed 21
bullet point Peru 5 May
Peru's miners suspend strike on government promises of better working conditions
bullet point US 7 May
Freedom House and UN Watch question choice of candidate for Human Rights Council
  Development
Map of issue 64 articles in the Development category
bullet point Ecuador 27 Apr
Ecuador and Venezuela uneasy in relations with World Bank and IMF
bullet point Mexico 30 Apr
Mexican microfinance sector grows to more than US$180m in 2006
bullet point Colombia 30 Apr
Unión Fenosa involves Columbian communities in providing electricity and jobs
bullet point Ethiopia 3 May
Starbucks reaches agreement with Ethiopia over trademark of specialty coffee names
  Science, technology and health
Map of issue 64 articles in the Science, technology and health category
bullet point US 26 Apr
Health and environmental risks of nanotechnology can be controlled
bullet point US 2 May
Arctic could be ice-free by 2020, beating predictions by 30 years
bullet point US 3 May
Chemical combination poisons pets and enters human food chain
bullet point US 3 May
US judge upholds ban on genetically modified alfalfa
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