Anti-Cuadrilla group’s fracking protest leaflet misleading, says watchdog
An anti-fracking brochure produced by activists will no longer be distributed after the UK advertising watchdog decided it was misleading. by {Jamie Merill} on [Indipendent.uk] In a setback for the anti-fracking lobby, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found that sections of the leaflet from the Residents Action On Fylde Fracking (Raff) protest group misinterpreted scientific data around shale gas extraction and exaggerated...
WINTER SCHOOL ENTITLE | Political Ecology and Research for Society
Entitle Intensive Course, Research for civil society Rome December 2014 WINTER SCHOOL ENTITLE | Political Ecology and Research for Society From 14 to 18 December, the CDCA, in collaboration with A SUD, are organizing in Rome a week of Winter School of Political Ecology and several public activities inside of [ENTITLE PROJECT->https://cdca.it/spip.php?article2176&lang=en]}, the European doctoral program funded by the European...
Why Nicaragua’s canal could spell environmental disaster, and possibly revolution
Construction is about to begin on a massive, Chinese-built canal through the heart of Nicaragua — but there are many people who want to stop it [By Sami Grover on [mnn.com->http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/why-nicaraguas-canal-could-spell-environmental-disaster], 15th december 2014] Lake Nicaragua is the largest reservoir of drinking water in Central America, not to mention an important source of both...
Degrowth: a vocabulary for a new era
“Degrowth: a vocabulary for a new era” is now available! The book has more than 50 chapters on the key words of the degrowth theory and movement. Email the news about the release of the book to your network, tweet it to your followers, share the video on facebook. We will be very grateful! The Editors {Giacomo D’Alisa, Federico Demaria and Giorgos Kallis } – Watch a short and funny trailer video for our book – You can find...
The 20th Conference of the Parties in Lima | Watch it ON LIVE
Regional powers like Brazil and Peru see themselves as key facilitators for Paris deal, but critics say they should also take bold action on emissions domestically To follow the COP 20 happening now in Lima between 1-12th December, please view the following links: –To watch it on live webcast: http://unfccc6.meta-fusion.com/cop20/ –To access the relevant documents for meetings and negotiations:...
Walls and the Tiger
When a traditional rural community in Southeast India is shattered by so-called “development”, pushing farmers to suicide, all hope seems lost. But determined to save their lives, one community fights back against powerful global forces that threaten to destroy their families and environment alike. Their struggle is the subject of a new documentary: Walls & The Tiger by Nick on [EJOLT] By {Sushma Kallam} and {Nick Meynen} Set to...
