Soldiers and police armed to the teeth violently evict defenseless peasant families. The presence of human rights organizations and national and international journalists prevents, this time, a new blood bath in the Bajo Aguan.
Source: Venezuelanalysis.com Venezuela’s Environment Ministry announced this week that it will create a registry of the country’s primary sources of air pollution using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. The function of the registry will be […]
The short-cuts that the United Nations system is offering companies to profit from strategies against global warming were the target of loud protests on the Day of Action for Climate Justice. Two separate demonstrations, of […]
“Central America demands a climate where peace, social justice, and environmental sustainability flourish,” states the most recent communiqué from the Mesoamerican Climate Justice Campaign. And now is their chance to bring this demand to the global negotiating tables. […]
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo hasn’t delivered on promises to the farmers who brought him to power, while transgenic soy farms expand. […]
Source: Red Pepper Politics in the UK and the EU is likely to be dominated for the foreseeable future by massive cuts in public service provision. The furious demonstrations that have taken place in Greece […]
(Ottawa) A recently announced lawsuit against HudBay Minerals Inc. points to the industry’s failure to take responsibility for corporate abuses beyond Canadian borders. Paradoxically, the company recently won an award for Corporate Social Responsibility from […]
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