Ecuadorian Government Seeks to Quash Legitimate Yasuní Referendum
The people have spoken The world is watching. Let them vote! The 22nd May is the International Day for Biological Diversity; this valuable diversity is the reserve through which terrestrial organisms were able to differentiate themselves, thus allowing the evolution of species. The National Park of Yasuni (Ecuador) has the highest number of tree, insect, birds, and mammal species per hectare on the planet, however this vital reserve...
May 21st, International Anti-Chevron Day
We invite you to unite in a joint statement rejecting the poor operational and corporate practices of Chevron, and to participate in a global day of action scheduled for May 21st that is called the “International Anti-Chevron Day” By Leah Temper on [EJOLT On the international day of action against Chevron we would like to highlight a call for Signatures from the Anti Chevron campaign and a global map of conflicts caused by Chevron...
The “mining massacre” in Turkey following the explosion in the coal mine in Soma
Hundreds of workers were killed following an explosion on Tuesday, May 13, in the coal mine close to the town of Soma, in Western Turkey. {From} EJOLT. By P?nar Ertör-Akyaz?, Cem ?skender Ayd?n, Begüm Özkaynak, Irmak Ertör. According to official reports, more than 200 workers were killed. Among them was a worker claimed to be under 18 years old. An estimated {700 to 1000 workers} were inside the mine at the time of explosion and an...
Supreme Court of India slams the building of megadams
The bombshell report “Assessment of Environmental Degradation and Impact of Hydroelectric Projects During The June 2013 Disaster in Uttarakhand” has been released and the time to push for a serious discussion on the energy production model has arrived. From EJOLT. By Nick Meynen and Daniela del Bene. When we wrote “Himalayan dams: goddamned!” last year and reported about the Uttarakhand floods, India’s worst ‘natural’ disaster since...
Barrick in the doldrums: shareholders angry about Pascua Lama
For many years, Barrick Gold has been heavily investing in the ill-fated project of Pascua-Lama in Chile, despite the local opposition. From EJOLT. By Joan Martinez Alier Communities resist the destruction of glaciers in this area near the border of Argentina in the Andes and the danger this poses to the supply of water for irrigation in the Valle de Huasco. One of the main actors in this long debate has been the indigenous Diaguita...
Namibia’s Rössing – Rio Tinto mine causes environmental and health problems
Through two reports and a documentary, the EJOLT team working on nuclear energy sheds light on the dangers of uranium mining in Namibia. Two NGOs in Namibia (Earthlife Namibia and LaRRI), a Brazilian university (FIOCRUZ), a French independent laboratory specialised in radiation (CRIIRAD) and team coordinator Marta Conde (UAB) partnered to produce this remarkable set of action oriented resources. Source: EJOLT. By Marta Conde. After a...
