According to a story in the New York Times yesterday, The Federated States of Micronesia, located west of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is challenging a proposed refit of a Czech coal fired power plant. The F.S.M has built their case on the grounds that emissions from the plant are a threat to their country’s existence. The appeal marks one of the first occasions where a nation has stepped into a realm most often reserved for activist groups. The plant is the largest single source of carbon dioxide emissions in the Czech Republic. Sounds like shutting the plant down might be good the F.S.M and the Czech republic. Read the full story in the New York Times here:  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/business/global/19power.html

On a side note, World Bank statistics show that the Czech Repubic’s G.D.P. came in at            $215, 355, 000, 000 USD in 2008, while the F.S.M’s was a measly $247, 000,000 USD. It will interesting to see how a comparatively well off nation will respond to one that has little power on the world stage.

We’re pulling for you Micronesia.