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Science denial is still an issue ahead of COP28

Real Climate

But the effect of greenhouse gases is not even investigated in the paper – which suggests the title is politically motivated. Is it sheer incompetence or is it politically motivated? Let’s hope it was not political on the part of that institution, but just a bad mistake. It is a scandal.

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A “Hunger Catastrophe” in the Making

Legal Planet

Food prices are hitting all-time highs, pushing hundreds of millions of people deeper into poverty and food insecurity and threatening political stability in regions around the world. Price Shocks, Political Stability, and Food Protectionism. For starters, food price shocks are a political nightmare for weak governments.

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As West Withers Corporations Consolidate Land and Water Rights

Circle of Blue

In 2019, that same company was in the news for purchasing water rights throughout the state and attempting to sell and lease them, prompting an ongoing legislative review of water marketing. The number of farms in Washington decreased by 7% between 2010 and 2019, according to a 2020 USDA report . Political drivers.

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BP projects have helped fund Azerbaijan military aggression, say campaigners

Corp Watch

BP's "Beyond Petroleum" Campaign Losing its Sheen Anne Landman | PR Watch | May 3, 2010 Back in July, 2000, British Petroleum launched a high-profile, $200 million public relations ad campaign designed by Ogilvy & Mather to position the company as environmentally-friendly. complaints from 1995-present day.

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'Badly Broken' Bayer postpones split to improve performance

Corp Watch

Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Farm Sustainability in the United States (National Research Council, April 2010). The World According to Monsanto: Pollution, Corruption, and the Control of the World’s Food Supply by Marie-Monique Robin (New Press, 2010). France wants to know if the data was collected illegally.

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Roundup lawsuit: Bayer ordered to pay Pa. man $2.25B after jury finds weed killer caused cancer

Corp Watch

Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Farm Sustainability in the United States (National Research Council, April 2010). The World According to Monsanto: Pollution, Corruption, and the Control of the World’s Food Supply by Marie-Monique Robin (New Press, 2010). France wants to know if the data was collected illegally.

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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation

Legal Planet

Lula, who served as President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010 (and is the first President in the country to return for a third term), is known for supporting policies to protect the environment and disenfranchised social groups. The decision was made in a lawsuit filed by four political parties (PSB et al.