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Greeks don’t want gold. A normal life will just do.
By Nick Meynen and Katarina Annaniou Real wages declined with 25%. Youth unemployment is above 50%. The number of people applying for food aid is…
The story of REDD: a real solution to deforestation?
In December 2008, while following the climate negotiations in Poznan, I had raised a REDD alarm in a short article on how a new financial…
EJOLT is making a difference: positive ruling by Supreme Court of India on shipbreaking
Good news from India: the Supreme Court is putting the movement of the US owned hazardous end-of-life vessel named ‘Oriental Nicety’ under its watch. This…
Follow-up on EJOLT REPORT 1 – shipbreaking
While 4 ejolt reports are in the pipeline for publication in the coming two months, our work does not end with the publication of a…
Environmental liabilities of Repsol fiercely debated in Argentina
By JMA and Nick Meynen In late April 2012, the Argentine government shocked oil markets by re-nationalizing the YPF oil company. President Cristina Fernandez (who…
Unconventional oil and gas: signs of a system in crisis
The mid-term fate of which fuel will drive Europe might be decided by an answer to this very simple question: are the French and Bulgarian…
The age of Yasuni: an activist video game
By Accion Ecológica. For several years, Accion Ecológica and Oilwatch have led a campaign to prevent the drilling of crude oil in Yasuní National Park, managing…
Exploitation of tar sands: a failure on the path to an energy and ecological transition
By Pierre Johnson (REEDS) Despite an activist victory to avoid the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline over a sensitive area, oil from Alberta State…
EJOLT research unearths radioactive contamination in Namibia
By Bertchen Kohrs and Bruno Chareyron. EARTHLIFE Namibia and CRIIRAD (Commission for Independent Research and Information about Radiation) have organized visits and measurements in areas located…
EJOLT screens ‘Yasuni, Buen Vivir’ in Madrid
On April 17 at 7 pm, EJOLT will present the film Yasuni, Buen Vivir, by Arturo Hortas at the Casa America in Madrid. The film…
