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Greenland Dispatch #1: the Courage to Face Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Greenland Ice Sheet, like the Amazon rainforest, is fast approaching a juncture of degradation that the Himalayan and Tien Shan glaciers have already breached. The biggest barriers to progress are political and psychological. But science also tells us that we have most of the technologies and solutions that we need.

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A new climate litigation claim in Brazil raises the pressure for increased climate action and protection of the Amazon rainforest

Law Columbia

It contributes to increasing pressure against President Bolsonaro for widespread environmental damage across the country, resulting from a significant lack of climate action and the pervasive destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Between 2005 and 2012, Brazil ran a successful campaign to reduce deforestation by 80%. In PSB et al.

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Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1 Billion Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill

Corp Watch

The company sued the government of Argentina in 2012 for $10 billion after the country nationalized YPF with the backing of 80 percent of legislators of parliament. The case was settled in 2014 after Argentina paid Repsol $5 billion. Major Procurement Contracts Raytheon contracts with the U.S.

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Environmental activism in Latin America

Our Environment

South America is home to the largest biodiverse rainforests on Earth. This is equivalent to a rainforest the size of the United Kingdom [3]. It is also important to realise that politics and governments have a lot of control on the land they govern. Written by: Danielle McGuire. 2 pp 105-110. (2) 2) Geraldo B.

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Nestlé faces US lawsuit for allegedly false advertising pet food as ‘natural’

Corp Watch

Nestlé Accused Of Exploiting Water Supplies For Bottled Brands Worldcrunch | January 19, 2012 In the small Pakistani community of Bhati Dilwan, a former village councilor says children are being sickened by filthy water. Pakistan: Poisoning The Well? Who's to blame?

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Nestlé, Mars among chocolate makers criticised in cocoa-sourcing report

Corp Watch

Nestlé Accused Of Exploiting Water Supplies For Bottled Brands Worldcrunch | January 19, 2012 In the small Pakistani community of Bhati Dilwan, a former village councilor says children are being sickened by filthy water. Pakistan: Poisoning The Well? Who's to blame?

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Turkish parliament dumps Coke, Nestle from menus over alleged Israel support

Corp Watch

Nestlé Accused Of Exploiting Water Supplies For Bottled Brands Worldcrunch | January 19, 2012 In the small Pakistani community of Bhati Dilwan, a former village councilor says children are being sickened by filthy water. Pakistan: Poisoning The Well? Who's to blame?