Northeastern Australia’s enormous coal deposits attract interest from all directions. Nine huge mining projects are underway in Queensland – along with train tracks and freight terminals, CO2 emissions by the millions, and a vital threat to the coastline’s unique world●●●
Large-scale coal mining backed by French bank Société Générale threatens the Great Barrier Reef
Multinationals Observatory
Mauritanian Villagers Protest Saudi National Prawn Company Investment
Richard Smallteacher, CorpWatch Blog
Dry season in Boghé, Mauritania. Photo: zbili. Used under Creative Commons license Villagers in Boghé, a community 190 miles south west of the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott, are protesting a proposed $1 billion investment by the Saudi National●●●
Profit slump, fines indicate Shell’s day of reckoning is here – ERA/FoEN
World Stage
The marked decline in Shell’s global profits in 2013 compared with previous years and the imposition of a N1.8 trillion fine on the company for the December 2011 spill in the Bonga Deep Offshore Oil field are twin●●●
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As #HRC55 moves ahead following #WTOMC13AbuDhabi, let's confront the reality: transnational corporations wield immense power, often at the expense of #HumanRights
It's time to demand accountability, regulation and justice in light of their violations
