Campaigners have forced the biggest shareholder in a titanium mining project on south Africa's 'Wild Coast' to withdraw, reports Rachel Lees. But they now fear the project itself will continue under the auspices of local 'front' companies, while the big profits enrich the British and Australian investors that are the real masters of Africa's neo-colonial minerals boom.
… Finance UK Australia Indigenous Peoples Campaigning … much more than the impact of public campaigning. For instance, War on Want's … and MRC's activities we see the necessity of campaigning in Britain made clear too. But the …
The rise of corporate eco-activism makes a refreshing change from the usual 'campaigners versus corporation' dynamic, write Steffen Böhm & Annika Skoglund. And for companies that embark on this path - like Lush, Ecotricity and Interface - it can work out well for them and the environment. But heed the disastrous consequences for those, like BP, who said one thing, and did another.
… 2015 Comment Green Economy Corporations Campaigning bp-sign-cut.jpg The rise of … what's going on? After decades of activists campaigning against companies' poor … of Frack Off) is explicit about the fact that campaigning is part of the company's core …
UK supermarkets led the world in saying 'no!' to GM foods and ingredients, writes Liz O'Neill. But they faltered on GM feeds for pigs, cattle, poultry and fish, with GM soy and corn dominating the UK's non-organic market. Now campaigners are putting the pressure on supermarkets to make their entire supply chains GMO-free for the sake of animal, human and ecological health.
Supermarkets: 'Feed me the Truth' about GMOs in our food chain! Liz O'Neill GM Freeze | 7th March 2017 Activism GMOs Health Farming UK Consumerism Corporations tesco-milk-cut.jpg UK supermarkets led …
Oregon's 'Yes on 92' GMO labeling supporters are just 809 votes from winning, forcing a recount in which they are confident of prevailing - despite being hugely outspent by a corporate 'no' campaign that received nearly $5 million from Monsanto alone.
A whisker from victory! Oregon GMO vote goes to a recount The Ecologist | 26th November 2014 News USA GMOs Politics Corporations oregon-right2know-cut.jpg Oregon's 'Yes on 92' GMO labeling …
Local campaigners fearful of water shortages and industrial pollution have forced state authorities to cancel an unpopular plan to allocate land for a Coca-Cola bottling plant in Tamil Nadu, India.
Campaigners defeat Coca-Cola plant in South India The Ecologist | 21st April 2015 News India Water Pollution Corporations coca-cola-india-cut.jpg Local campaigners fearful of water shortages and …
Cornell, one of the world's leading academic institutions, has abandoned scientific objectivity, writes Stacy Malkan - and instead made itself a global hub for the promotion of GM crops and food. Working with selected journalists and industry-supported academics, Cornell's so-called 'Alliance for Science' is an aggressive propaganda tool for corporate biotech and agribusiness.
Why is Cornell University hosting a GMO propaganda campaign? Stacy Malkan | 22nd January 2016 News GMOs Science Academia Corporations Media Farming cornell-cut.jpg Cornell, one of the world's leading …
After a two year celebrity-backed campaign, Brazil is finally expelling invaders from the ancestral rainforests of the Awa Indians - just in time to avoid embarrassing World Cup protests.
… most threatened tribe. "Over forty years of campaigning for tribal peoples' rights has …
A company bidding to undertake 'underground coal gasification (UGC) - a notoriously hazardous and polluting process - in the UK has threatened a Scottish clean energy campaigner: shut up or get sued. Paul Mobbs reports ...
… Coal gas company warns - stop campaigning or we will sue Paul Mobbs | 18th …
This day 20 years ago one of Britain's most committed and effective environmental campaigners died trying to save a coastal forest in southern Madagascar from mining, writes Yvonne Orengo. The world has been a poorer place without Andrew Lees - and his fears for the Petriky forest and local indigenous communities have been proved all too close to the mark.
… Earth UK with a track record of successfully campaigning against projects that were not …
Apparent 'victories' in the fight against toxic chemicals - like the EU's failure to re-approve glyphosate yesterday - are illusory, writes Jonathan Latham. The real problem is not one of specific 'bad actors', but the entire system that allows new, likely to be toxic compounds to pollute the environment in near-total ignorance of their impacts. It's time to take our campaigning to a whole new level.
… Toxics Pesticides Regulation Corporations Campaigning Science chemical-works-cut.jpg … of their impacts. It's time to take our campaigning to a whole new level. Piecemeal, … research and some intensive environmental campaigning. But in truth these restrictions …
Indonesia's murderous campaign of military repression in its stolen territory of West Papua continues, writes Jason MacLeod. But a courageous 50-year struggle for human rights and freedom is finally bearing fruit, with growing recognition of West Papua's right to nationhood among its Pacific neighbours. Real hopes of a better future are rising above the blood and pain.
… like colonial slaves. "We West Papuans are campaigning night and day for freedom from …
At first it looked like a journalistic coup, writes Neil Crumpton - the BBC's 'scoop' that FOE was no longer opposed to nuclear power. Except that FOE remains firmly anti-nuclear as it has been for decades. The spotlight must now be turned on the BBC itself, and its little-known but shocking links to the nuclear industry
… Tindale was a FOE activist (apparently campaigning for existing stations to be closed …
Reeling from California's decision to ban glyphosate, fearful of 're-evaluation' by EU and US regulators, and facing ruinous cancer claims in federal courts, the US chemical industry are fighting back, writes Carey Gillam. Their key argument: don't trust independent doctors and scientists - trust us! And as they just told a California court, profit must come before people.
On trial: Monsanto's 'alternative facts' about glyphosate Carey Gillam USRTK | 1st February 2017 News Pesticides Corporations Health Law USA Un Science roundup-cut.jpg Reeling from California's …
Those who finance and direct strategic campaigns to undermine the public's ability to develop and voice informed opinions on climate change should - writes Lawrence Rorcello - face criminal penalties.
Climate misinformation is criminally negligent Lawrence Torcello | 14th March 2014 Comment Climate Change Law Corporations stop-koch.png Those who finance and direct strategic campaigns to undermine …
After eleven years of campaigning by local people suffering from water shortages, state authorities have closed Coca-Cola's bottling plant at Mehdiganj, Uttar Pradesh - inspiring campaigners at another three Coca Cola sites in India.
… After eleven years of campaigning by local people suffering from … said Amit Srivastava of the international campaigning group, India Resource Center. No …
The US fossil fuel industry has been caught red-handed spying on green activists. But Adam Federman finds it has received poor value for money - and is no closer to tackling the 'existential crisis' it faces.
Spying on environmentalists - the American Petroleum Institute Adam Federman | 15th February 2014 News Fossil Fuels Fracking Politics Corporations dont-frack-ny-2.png The US fossil fuel industry has …
Last week's decision by the Romanian government to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for Rosia Montana, a historic Carpathian mountain village under threat of gold mining, is a massive victory for campaigners after a hard 15-year struggle, writes Alexandru Predoiu - one that has united farmers, city-dwellers and new-age protestors against cultural and ecological destruction.
Rosia Montana: how Romanians united to save a mountain village from mining apocalypse Alexandru Predoiu WNV | 11th January 2017 Activism Mining Romania Corporations Politics Protest fanfest-cut.jpg …
Campaigners for the labeling of GMOs in food are winning their battle against corporate America, writes Ralph Nader. No wonder the corporations are fighting back with lawsuits and scare stories ... they're on the back foot, and they know it.
GMOs: the 'right to know' campaign is winning Ralph Nader | 30th June 2014 Activism USA GMOs Food Corporations Society Law gmo-right2know-cut.jpg Campaigners for the labeling of GMOs in food are …
Is the UK sinking into authoritarian rule? That's how it looks, writes Jonathon Porritt, as the government joins with right wing media and fossil fuel companies to attack local democracy and environmental campaigners. Is this 'merger of state and corporate power' a sign of more, and worse, to come?
… unnecessary and unenforceable regulation on campaigning groups, who now play such a key … charity, but also has a perfectly legal campaigning remit) rather than FoE Ltd (purely a campaigning organisation). As a former …
Blaming 'lack of time', Syngenta withdraws its emergency application to use a seed treatment blamed for killing bees. Friends of the Earth and 38 Degrees claim victory - but Syngenta warns: we'll be back!
Victory! Syngenta pulls 'bee-killer' pesticide application The Ecologist | 4th July 2014 News Farming Toxics Regulation UK Corporations bee-jack-wolf-cut.jpg Blaming 'lack of time', Syngenta …
Maude Barlow, Chair of the Council for Canadians, has dedicated her life to fighting injustice, and so-called 'free trade' deals in particular. In this interview with Nick Dearden, Maude explained how CETA, the Canada-EU trade and investment agreement, is every bit as dangerous as TTIP, but has somehow escaped the same level of media and campaign focus - and what we can do about it.
… go. How did you get started on this life of campaigning? Originally I was in the women's …
With the Wall Street Journal warning that the GMO crop boom may be over in the face of superweeds, higher seed prices, falling yields and farmer antipathy, writes Pat Thomas, the Monsanto-Bayer merger is a sign of weakness as both companies struggle to deliver growth and profits to match shareholder expectations. We had better be ready to press home our advantage!
… fertilisers, ammonia and in 2005, when campaigning focus was increasing on Monsanto, …
The British establishment does nothing quite so well as lies, cover-ups and high-level corruption, writes Georgina Downs - whether it's the Hillsborough disaster or permitting polluters to poison us. Georgina won her own High Court legal victory protecting rural residents from pesticide exposure as long ago as 2008 - only to have it snatched away as Court of Appeal judges closed ranks.
… he asked me to use his name and to carry on campaigning on behalf of all those affected. …