Category Archives: Health Care

[en] 16 years sentence for Eternit owners

Posted on 2012/02/16 by

The courtroom in Turin was crowded. People had to wait on their feet until the judge finished to read the sentence. They were asbestos victims relatives, ex-workers, doctors, environmental activists, people living in cities and villages were Eternit had its … Continue reading →

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[en] City council accepts money for the 1800 victims of Eternit industry in Casale Monferrato. Citizens protest.

Posted on 2011/12/19 by

It took six hours to the city council of Casale Monferrato (a small town in North-West Italy), to approve the acceptance of the 18.3 million euros compensation proposed by one of the two tycoons accused in the Eternit trial. Stephan … Continue reading →

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[en] No Coal Day

Posted on 2011/11/05 by

Saturday 29 was set as worldwide ‘No Coal Day’: demonstrations in many countries aimed to draw attention on the human and environmental health damages caused by coal-fired power stations. Italy decided to decommission its five nuclear power plants following a … Continue reading →

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