[:en]The Hague Rules Against Chevron in Ecuador Case[:]
[:en][by Nick on www.ejolt.org] The international court ruled in favor of Ecuador in its case against the U.S. oil giant for causing one of the world’s greatest environmental disasters. The International Court of Justice (CIJ) ruled Thursday a prior ruling by an Ecuadorean court that fined the U.S.-based oil company Chevron US$9.5 billion in 2011 should be upheld. The money will benefit about 30,000 Ecuadorians, most of them...
No prospect of relief from constant nuclear headache
Keeping nuclear waste safe costs billions of dollars a year, but what to do with it in the long-term is still no nearer being resolved by Paul Brown on Climate News Network LONDON | A private consortium formed to deal with Europe’s most difficult nuclear waste at a site in Britain’s beautiful Lake District has been sacked by the British government because not sufficient progress has been made in making it safe. It is the latest...
Travelling through the contaminated territories of Campania
The polluted fields of the Campania region in Southern Italy are infamous as the outcomes of two decades of urban and industrial waste mismanagement. There, struggles for environmental justice are also struggles for reclaiming dignity. By Ilenia Iengo* on [Entitle Blog] Acerra, Giugliano, Chiaiano. In this order, on December 14 2014, a delegation of international researchers, journalists and activists have met and discussed with local...
Bolivia’s nuclear dream: What is at stake?
Evo Morales’s plans to develop a nuclear energy programme in Bolivia have sparked debates in the country around issues of citizen participation and socio-ecological justice. by Isabella M. Radhuber on [Entitle Blog] “Bolivia could be the energy centre of South America; that is our dream” (Evo Morales). Bolivia’s government has publicly announced plans to develop a nuclear energy programme for peaceful purposes, such as electricity...
The concept of “ecological debt” and its value for environmental justice
EJOLT’s latest report is about the value of the ecological debt concept to struggles for environmental justice. Posted by {Nick } on [EJOLT] “Ecological debt. History, meaning and relevance for environmental justice” can be downloaded here. It comes together with a peer reviewed article published in Global Environmental Change. The ecological debt concept emerged in the early 1990s from within social movements driven by rising...
Nebraska court approves controversial Keystone XL pipeline route
</>Ruling from state supreme court clears one of the last remaining obstacles before President Obama is forced to make a decision on the pipeline by {Suzanne Goldenber } on [The Guardian] A Nebraska court has signed off on the proposed route for the Keystone XL, bringing the controversial project a crucial step closer to reality after six years of legal and political fighting. The Nebraska supreme court said the state’s...
