* Coastal homes at risk from rising seas Sep 6, 2009
Carteret islanders have decided to abandon their island home for the nearby and bigger Bougainville island after years of worsening storm surges and king tides infected their fresh water supplies and ruined their staple banana and taro crops. John Vaughan is fighting in court for the right to try and save his multimillion dollar beach house. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro: Plaintiffs Celebrate as Rio Tinto Loses Important Battle in Human Rights Case Aug 4, 2009
The case, originally filed in 2000 in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, seeks to represent Bougainville island residents exposed to toxins resulting from Rio Tinto mine operations and those who were injured or killed during the political and social conflict between Rio Tinto and PNG citizens, which began in 1989 and raged until 1999. Rio Tinto has argued for years that despite the Alien Tort Claims Act explicitly stating that foreign nationals can bring suit in the United States against... (PR Newswire)
Decorated veteran recalls violence of war May 26, 2009
Barresi took part in the invasion of Bougainville Island east of New Guinea and operations at Guam between November 1943 and early 1945. He was part of the battalion that made the first amphibious landings in the Pacific theater and later received the Navy Unit Commendation. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Im no hero, Braintree's Marty Kormann said May 23, 2009
From Guadalcanal, Kormann s ship brought the 3rd Marine Division to Bougainville Island in the Solomons to replace the casualties the American troops suffered as they invaded the tropical island. Kormann and his battalion waited on LSTs (landing ship tanks) as the battle raged on the island. (Braintree Forum, MA)
