WASHINGTON – November 4 – Global attempts to craft a pivotal new climate treaty in Copenhagen this December are being stymied by a far-reaching, multinational backlash led by fossil fuel industries and other heavy carbon emitters, according to The Global Climate Change Lobby, a new project by the International Consortium… Continue reading
Some three hundred indigenous people from the Peruvian Amazon region of Madre de Dios are on their way to the town of Salvacion to evict the Texas-based company Hunt Oil from their ancestral territory. According to reports on mongabay.com, hundreds of Peruvian police officers are waiting in the town for… Continue reading
This morning, activists have climbed a coal power station chimney in Oxfordshire and blocked a coal mine in Derbyshire in protests over climate change. A group bicycled around and forced their way into Didcot Power Station, run by N-Power, a subsidiary of German utility group RWE, at about 5:30am today. … Continue reading
We are proud to announce the launch of www.350reasons.org – a website presenting 350 reasons why carbon trading will not serve to stabilize the climate. In addition to the website we are releasing a pamphlet illustrating the top 35 reasons, as well as 350 reasons stickers. If you would like… Continue reading