Category Archives: Corporate Globalization
Coal protest movement hits Wyoming
By JEREMY PELZER Thursday, May 17, 2012 Cross-Posted from Star-Tribune CHEYENNE— It started as street theater in Cheyenne on Thursday, but by the end of summer, the group organizing the event said it will likely lead to confronting mine operators … Continue reading
Filed under Actions, Climate Change, Coal, Corporate Globalization, Energy, Pollution
Report from the International Joint People’s Summit for Social and Environmental Justice in Rio
For the unity and mobilization of the people in defense of life and the common good, social justice and environmental against the commodification of nature and “green economy” Rio de Janeiro, May 12, 2012 A month before the UN Conference … Continue reading
How Your College Is Selling Out to Big Ag
NOTE: Here at Climate Connections, we’ve been participating in, and closely following the Occupy the Farm action, where local community activists are working to tak We’ve written several pieces about it, here and here. One of the frontlines of food sovereignty … Continue reading
Richard Sandor: Carbon trading, holy cows and sacred groves
By Chris Lang, 10th May 2012 Cross-Posted from REDD-Monitor Richard Sandor has a new book out. He’ll tell you that markets are thesolution before he hears the problem. Pollution? Climate change? Water shortages? Species extinction? Just create a new market and … Continue reading
‘UN Global Compact turns a blind eye to corporate malpractices’ Civil Society Statement raises concerns in run up to Rio Conference
Note: Global Justice Ecology Project will be attending the UN Rio+20 conference and the alternative Peoples’ Summit this June. We will feature daily coverage of events both inside the UN talks and outside at the alternative forum from June 15th … Continue reading
Petro Plutocracy: Oil Tycoons Force Firing of EPA Fracking Enforcer
Cross-Posted from EcoWatch Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Last week, the world got a preview of America’s new post Citizens United petro plutocracy with the oil lords flexing their political muscles like oil soaked body builders pumped up on a steroid drip of … Continue reading
UC Police Move in on “Occupy the Farm”
Police barricade Occupy the Farm in Albany Note: A police lieutenant told NBC Bay Area “this is not a raid…” So when is a raid not a raid? -The GJEP Team Cross-posted from NBC Bay Area By Lisa Fernandez and Christie Smith | Wednesday, … Continue reading
Mexico legislation underlines transformation in global warming debate
Cross-Posted from Reuters . –Rt Hon John Gummer, Lord Deben, is President of Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE) and former UK Secretary of State for the Environment, and Rt Hon John Prescott, Lord Prescott, is a Member of GLOBE, and former UK Deputy … Continue reading
Global Corporations Undermining Democracy Worldwide
Note: Those of us who railed against the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Free Trade Area of the Americas, the World Trade Organization, GATT, etc warned about this. So called “free trade,” also known as neoliberalism, has exponentially exacerbated … Continue reading
Filed under Climate Change, Climate Justice, Corporate Globalization, Green Economy, Land Grabs, Rio+20
Brazil: Peoples’ Alternative Summit to Boycott Gov’t “Dialogues” prior to Rio+20 Summit
Note: Climate Connections will be in Rio in June to cover the activities inside and outside of the Rio+20 Summit and the Peoples’ Alternative Summit. Against the Green Economy and the Commodification of Nature! –The GJEP Team The Summit will … Continue reading
Filed under Climate Change, Corporate Globalization, Green Economy, Greenwashing, Rio+20
