The concept of “ecological debt” and its value for environmental justice
EJOLT’s latest report is about the value of the ecological debt concept to struggles for environmental justice. Posted by {Nick } on [EJOLT] “Ecological debt. History, meaning and relevance for environmental justice” can be downloaded here. It comes together with a peer reviewed article published in Global Environmental Change. The ecological debt concept emerged in the early 1990s from within social movements driven by rising...
Nebraska court approves controversial Keystone XL pipeline route
</>Ruling from state supreme court clears one of the last remaining obstacles before President Obama is forced to make a decision on the pipeline by {Suzanne Goldenber } on [The Guardian] A Nebraska court has signed off on the proposed route for the Keystone XL, bringing the controversial project a crucial step closer to reality after six years of legal and political fighting. The Nebraska supreme court said the state’s...
Shell to pay out $83 million to settle Nigeria oil spill claims
Royal Dutch Shell will pay out 55 million pounds ($83.4 million) in compensation for two oil spills in Nigeria in 2008 after agreeing a settlement with the affected community. [by Julia Payne and Simon Falush on [Reuters->http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/07/us-shell-nigeria-spill-idUSKBN0KG00920150107?utm_content=buffer6b5a7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer]] The largest ever...
Help Mexican citizens fight GM corn
Grrrowd is a new crowdfunding movement supporting legal “David versus Goliath” actions to defend social, environmental and economic rights worldwide. by Nick on [EJOLT] Grrrowd is a new crowdfunding movement supporting legal “David versus Goliath” actions to defend social, environmental and economic rights worldwide. They want to realise “Justice powered by the crowd”. One of their first four crowdfund actions is a case of...
Anti-Cuadrilla group’s fracking protest leaflet misleading, says watchdog
An anti-fracking brochure produced by activists will no longer be distributed after the UK advertising watchdog decided it was misleading. by {Jamie Merill} on [Indipendent.uk] In a setback for the anti-fracking lobby, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found that sections of the leaflet from the Residents Action On Fylde Fracking (Raff) protest group misinterpreted scientific data around shale gas extraction and exaggerated...
WINTER SCHOOL ENTITLE | Political Ecology and Research for Society
Entitle Intensive Course, Research for civil society Rome December 2014 WINTER SCHOOL ENTITLE | Political Ecology and Research for Society From 14 to 18 December, the CDCA, in collaboration with A SUD, are organizing in Rome a week of Winter School of Political Ecology and several public activities inside of [ENTITLE PROJECT->https://cdca.it/spip.php?article2176&lang=en]}, the European doctoral program funded by the European...
