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Appeals court upholds Ontario town’s convictions for damaging piping plover habitat

Enviromental Defense

The charges related to mechanical raking with heavy equipment and bulldozing to level the sand and dunes, performed by the Town at Sauble Beach – a popular tourist destination – in April and August of 2017. By conserving wildlife, we ensure that future generations can enjoy our natural world and the incredible species that live within it.

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

Law Columbia

In 2017, four rivers sought and in some instances won legal rights: the Whanganui River in New Zealand, the Rio Altrato in Colombia, and the Ganga and Yamuna rivers in India. The latest case in Pakistan was decided a few days ago, on April 15. By Tiffany Challe*. Photo by Mark Koch on Unsplash. State of Colorado.

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

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Use Your Profit to Clean Up Your Mess by the Shell Accountability Coalition (2007) Shell Petroleum Development Company, the State and Underdevelopment of Nigeria's Niger Delta: A Study in Environmental Degradation (2005) Shell's nightmare: MY EPIC FEUD WITH THE UNSCRUPULOUS OIL GIANT ROYAL DUTCH SHELL by John Donovan (2016) Sir Henri Deterding and (..)

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

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Use Your Profit to Clean Up Your Mess by the Shell Accountability Coalition (2007) Shell Petroleum Development Company, the State and Underdevelopment of Nigeria's Niger Delta: A Study in Environmental Degradation (2005) Shell's nightmare: MY EPIC FEUD WITH THE UNSCRUPULOUS OIL GIANT ROYAL DUTCH SHELL by John Donovan (2016) Sir Henri Deterding and (..)

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New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say

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Use Your Profit to Clean Up Your Mess by the Shell Accountability Coalition (2007) Shell Petroleum Development Company, the State and Underdevelopment of Nigeria's Niger Delta: A Study in Environmental Degradation (2005) Shell's nightmare: MY EPIC FEUD WITH THE UNSCRUPULOUS OIL GIANT ROYAL DUTCH SHELL by John Donovan (2016) Sir Henri Deterding and (..)

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Shell faces shareholder rebellion over climate activist resolution

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Use Your Profit to Clean Up Your Mess by the Shell Accountability Coalition (2007) Shell Petroleum Development Company, the State and Underdevelopment of Nigeria's Niger Delta: A Study in Environmental Degradation (2005) Shell's nightmare: MY EPIC FEUD WITH THE UNSCRUPULOUS OIL GIANT ROYAL DUTCH SHELL by John Donovan (2016) Sir Henri Deterding and (..)

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Allegations of extensive sexual abuse at Kenyan offsetting project used by Shell and Netflix

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Use Your Profit to Clean Up Your Mess by the Shell Accountability Coalition (2007) Shell Petroleum Development Company, the State and Underdevelopment of Nigeria's Niger Delta: A Study in Environmental Degradation (2005) Shell's nightmare: MY EPIC FEUD WITH THE UNSCRUPULOUS OIL GIANT ROYAL DUTCH SHELL by John Donovan (2016) Sir Henri Deterding and (..)