Opinion
Political Declaration on Extractives Assembly from the World Social Forum
The following declaration is the result of the World Social Forum Extractives Assembly. Some EJOLT collaborators joined the discussions and EJOLT supports this declaration: We,…
BOOK review: Geo-engineering conflicts
By Joan Martinez-Alier. Clive Hamilton, Earthmasters: The Dawn of the Age of Climate Engineering, Yale University Press, 2013, 288pp Many ecological economists know at least…
Choosing between coal or wetlands in Chrissiesmeer
By Franz Fuls. As a developing country, the South African government has identified coal as a primary energy source. It grants permission to extract minerals…
EU bans bee-killing insecticides (for 2 years)
By Gabriel Tamariz. The European Commission just decided to ban 3 insecticides that are thought to be responsible for the alarming decline of insect pollinators…
Barrick debunked
By Luis Manuel Claps (Minesandcommunities.org) Communities affected by large scale mining confronted Barrick Gold in Toronto, as gold markets went down. Over a hundred people…
Africa and climate change: adapting to indifference
By Khadija Sharife. EJOLT collaborator and investigative journalist Khadija Sharife just published on climate adaptation for Africa in The Africa Report. Here are some excerpts:…
The sinking shipping industry: dream or nightmare?
By Nick Meynen. Warren Buffet is bearish on the shipping industry. The Economist blames all sorts of green regulations for their troubled waters. But while the…
There is no environmental justice
By Leah Temper. The recent Kiobel verdict in the Supreme Court in favour of Shell that will limit the ability to try corporations for human and…
The resistance against the giant Vale mining company is growing worldwide
By Carolina Herrmann Coelho-de-Souza (hcarolin at yahoo.com) In 2012, Vale was chosen as the world’s worst corporation in the Public Eye Awards, the “Nobel” of…
Complete and utter chaos at Chrissiesmeer, South Africa.
By Franz Fuls. During a chaotic public meeting Xstrata’s successor, Msobo Coal, announces its plans to mine inside the Chrissiesmeer Biodiversity Area, Mpumalanga, South Africa….
