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Viewpoint: Forty-three years of the environmental movement?

A Greener Life

In 1968 one of the most iconic moments of the modern environmental movement occurred when the crew of the Apollo 8 spacecraft took the first photograph of the Earth from space. In 1970 the world’s first Earth Day was held in the US, but we had to wait until 1990 before the movement went global. This has since changed many times.

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Earth Day’s 50th Sees Explosion in Rights of Nature Movement Worldwide

Vermont Law

anniversary of Earth Day. This Earth Day demands both deep reflection and bold action. first Earth Day. environmental laws arose in part from Earth Day. In 2008, Ecuador. Earth Day has been a notable marker in the growth of the nature’s rights movement worldwide.

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 4.5.22

PA Environment Daily

True Energy Independence Means Renewables [We’re Not Independent If Foreign Markets, Despots Set The Prices We Pay For Energy ] -- Financial Times: ExxonMobil Flags Highest Quarterly Profit Since The Boom Year Of 2008 When Russia Invaded Georgia [Anyone See A Pattern?

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

Also see SOMO's 2008 report. Shell’s Big Dirty Secret by Friends of the Earth Europe (2009). James 350 New Orleans Major Investigations & Lawsuits Milieudefensie's lawsuit against Shell in Nigeria Milieudefensie | September 25, 2020 Milieudefensie, together with four Nigerian farmers, sued Shell in 2008.

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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

Law Columbia

In 2008, Ecuador became the first country in the world to formally recognize and implement the Rights of Nature, which Ecuadorians refer to as the Rights of Pachamama (Mother Earth). By Tiffany Challe*. Photo by Mark Koch on Unsplash. What countries have declared rights of nature?

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Address Impact Of Operations In Niger Delta Before Selling SPDC – CSOs Tell Shell

Corp Watch

Also see SOMO's 2008 report. Shell’s Big Dirty Secret by Friends of the Earth Europe (2009). James 350 New Orleans Major Investigations & Lawsuits Milieudefensie's lawsuit against Shell in Nigeria Milieudefensie | September 25, 2020 Milieudefensie, together with four Nigerian farmers, sued Shell in 2008.

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New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say

Corp Watch

Also see SOMO's 2008 report. Shell’s Big Dirty Secret by Friends of the Earth Europe (2009). James 350 New Orleans Major Investigations & Lawsuits Milieudefensie's lawsuit against Shell in Nigeria Milieudefensie | September 25, 2020 Milieudefensie, together with four Nigerian farmers, sued Shell in 2008.