IPS Director Speaks Out at Pacific Rim’s Vancouver HQ
With about 200 activists from several countries, John Cavanagh denounced the firm for suing the government of El Salvador in retaliation for the denial of a mining permit.
A Watered-Down Education
Project WET’s supposed mission is a slap in the face to any community that has had its water muscled away by Nestle.
The Pipeline from the Black Lagoon
TransCanada’s Keystone XL project is rotten.
Soaking the Customer
Private companies are aggressively trying to expand their share of the water service market, and too often we’re getting a raw deal.
Fracking Perils
The ongoing bonanza in the U.S. hydraulic fracturing industry marks a dangerous misstep on the road to U.S. energy independence.
Ohio Earthquakes Underscore Fracking Dangers
Unless the industry finds some way to safely dispose of the waste caused by fracking, the entire method is a non-starter.
A Fracking Miracle
It turns every home into a gas station.
Groups come together outside World Bank tribunal to defend El Salvador, defeat unfair trade policy
Over 100 people protested today at the World Bank building, as a tribunal housed inside the building decided the fate of El Salvador under the provisions of CAFTA.
Protest outside World Bank tribunal: Civil society leaders denounce mining corporation lawsuit against El Salvador over rights to gold
On Thursday, Institute for Policy Studies Director John Cavanagh will join labor unions, local Salvadorans, and others to call for justice for El Salvador and fair U.S. trade policy at a rally in front of the World Bank building.
Will Pakistan Counter India’s “Water Bomb” With a Nuclear Bomb?
Indian dams threaten Pakistani water sources.
Open Letter to World Bank Officials on Pacific Rim-El Salvador Case
Pacific Rim is suing El Salvador for up to hundreds of millions of dollars under the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement for not approving a mining license. Since Canada isn’t part of this agreement, Pacific Rim opened a subsidiary in Reno, Nevada.
Commons and Resource Rights
Maude Barlow Speaks About the Campaign to Establish The Great Lakes as a Commons.
Watching Out for Our Water
Dubious, albeit positive-sounding, promises from the corporate world can’t substitute for more meaningful safeguards against corporate abuse.
No Fracking Way
In addition to poisoning our water, homes, and bodies, fracking is eroding the quality of life in rural America.
Unsafe at Any Exposure
There’s no safe level of radiation exposure.