Tag: community activism
GMO potato fight sparks hot debate in Belgium
By Nick Meynen. On May 29, 2011, some 400 mothers with children, biological farmers, environmentalists and scientists gathered around a GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) potato field. In a symbolic and announced public …
Celebration of struggle starts in Kudankulam this New Year
For millions of people, 2012 was one big struggle for environmental justice. We have reported on many tragedies, successes and ongoing struggles. With an average of ten articles a month, …
High speed train in Italy. The end of the tunnel?
By Lucie Greyl. It will be almost 20 years since an entire Italian alpine valley started to resist against the development of a new high-speed train line between Lyon and Turin, …
Greek police chase demonstrators for seven kilometers, beating them up.
By Nick Meynen. On October 21, more than 2500 people gathered in Halkidiki to protest against gold mining in the region by a subsidiary of the Canadian company El Dorado. Like …
In South Africa, the poor pay the electricity bill of the world’s largest mining company
EJOLT collaborator Professor Patrick Bond recently published an article linking secret deals for almost free electricty for a mining giant with the explosion of electricity costs for ordinary users and …
Narmada valley (INDIA): After two weeks standing in the water the government reduces water level
By Nick Meynen Hundreds of villagers from 60 affected villages in central India standing for weeks in the rising waters of a reservoir – to protest their displacement – had some …
Destroying Africa’s oldest and best known slum: Makoko
By Godwin Ojo and Nick Meynen. In Nigeria, the Lagos State Government ordered to demolish a 200-year old settlement at the Makoko waterfront. The first works started in July and displaced …
Rio+20 ‘compensates’ emissions with Brazilian CDM credits. Bad idea.
Those that participated in the Rio+20 conference must have noticed that the UN was proud to ‘compensate’ all carbon emissions from the conference through buying credits from Brazilian CDM projects …
Mining through military rule in Peru
By Leah Temper & Joan Martinez Alier Several districts in Peru have been put under military rule through a state of emergency after protests from local inhabitants were met with violent …
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