Tag Archives: pollution

[en] Killer coal-burning plant switched off in Vado Ligure

Posted on 2014/03/14 by Struggles in Italy

The Tirreno Power coal-burning power station in Vado Ligure, near Savona, has been shut down by police at the request of the Public Prosecutor. This comes as a result of a three-year investigation by the Public Prosecutor into the plant’s … Continue reading →

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[en] Sardinia Earth March challenges Saras pollution

Posted on 2013/04/26 by Struggles in Italy

Last Saturday morning (20 April 2013), in Arborea, Sardinia, a thousand people gathered for the Earth March, organized by ProgReS (Progetu Repùblica de Sardigna, a Sardinian separatist party) and the No to Project Eleonora civic committee. This was a curtain-raiser … Continue reading →

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[en] Tornado hits Taranto: one Ilva worker missing, large-scale damage in the steelworks

Posted on 2012/11/28 by Struggles in Italy

One worker is missing after a huge tornado hit the Ilva steelworks in Taranto, the surrounding area and the nearby town of Statte, on the morning of November 28. The worker fell into the sea, as the crane he was … Continue reading →

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[en] Permanent general workers’ assembly in Ilva after the lockout of their plant

Posted on 2012/11/27 by Struggles in Italy

The Italian judiciary system is continuing its prosecution of the management of Ilva, the largest steel corporation in Europe, which has its main factory in Taranto. On Monday November 26th the judges ordered seven arrests (4 of which were house arrests) … Continue reading →

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[en] Court orders closure of ILVA steelworks for environmental damage

Posted on 2012/07/28 by Struggles in Italy

In recent days there were rumours circulating in Taranto, one of the biggest coastal towns in southern Italy, about the court-ordered closure of the ILVA plant, and workers had already started protesting. On July 26 it became official. A judge … Continue reading →

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[en] Saving the countryside

Posted on 2012/06/03 by Struggles in Italy

This article is our translation of this text. More infos and updates in Italian can be found here. The Italian Movements’ Forum for the Land and Landscape (Forum Italiano dei Movimenti per la Terra e il Paessaggio, or FIMTP) was officially established 29 … Continue reading →

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