The Canadian mining company said it has exhausted legal options in Costa Rica regarding a lost gold mining concession. Infinito Gold Ltd. has been embroiled in a protracted legal battle with Costa Rica over its loss of the Las Crucitas…
Rachel Connor, who sufered severe vomiting, is fighting ScottishPower over wind turbines near her home Times photographer Paul Rogers ScottishPower has been accused of contaminating a private water supply to homes in the shadow of Europe’s biggest wind farm and…
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As the second round of negotiations on the proposed EU-US trade agreementkick off in Brussels next week, a new report published by the Seattle to Brussels Network (S2B) today reveals the true human and environmental costs of an EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP/TAFTA).…
Members of the Executive Committee Legislative Assemble of El Salvador Dear Members of the Legislative Assembly: The undersigned members of the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining in El Salvador, return to you again exercising our right to petition enshrined in…
Sally Burch Ecuador’s president has launched a call for people around the world to boycott Chevron products, in rejection of the company’s evasion of responsibility for oil contamination in the Amazon basin. In recent months, Chevron has targeted Ecuador…
Shouldn’t the government at least ask before they kick you out of your home? Berta Cáceres and her colleagues in Honduras think so. They believe that people have a right to their homes. They are facing serious legal…
Once again, the Marikana Commission has adjourned, this time until Wednesday. But it’s not because of administrative issues or the issue of the miners’ legal fees. In an explosive statement, the Commission says the South African Police Service (SAPS) has…
Energias de Portugal (EDP) and the Role of the Netherlands in Tax Avoidance in Europe There is growing concern about the negative impact national harmful tax regimes have on the domestic revenue of other countries, especially in the context of…
The agrarian sector launched a national strike in Colombia which spread quickly across other sectors, against the impacts of the FTA with the US and Canada. It is evident that the current economic model has failed as a result…
Over 100 social movements and civil society organizations representing hundreds of thousands workers, peasants, community and indigenous peoples have welcomed the historic call by nine countries together with the African and Arab Groups for binding obligations on Transnational…
The operations of many Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and other business enterprises cause the devastation of livelihoods, territories and the environment of the communities where they operate; they pursue the commodification of essential services and of nature itself. Many TNCs and…