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By March 2017, the fight over the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline had been underway for months. Leaders of the movement to defend Indigenous rights on the land — …
How an energy giant helped law enforcement quell the Standing Rock protests Read More
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Monday (22 May) criticised the idea of not growing the economy for environmental reasons, joining calls to stop environmental and health-related regulation to …
Belgium’s De Croo slams degrowth, joins call for a regulatory break Read More
The year 2023 coincided with the 50th anniversary of India’s groundbreaking Project Tiger, an innovative programme designed to rescue the country’s iconic big cat from the precipice of extinction. In …
Tiger protection in India also saved 1 million tonnes of carbon emissions – new study Read More
India has emerged as a major buyer of Russian oil over the past year, after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine triggered Western sanctions, forcing Russia to offer its crude at discounted rates. The South …
Russia’s rupee problem risks harming trade ties with India Read More
In 2019, Thea Riofrancos was splitting her time between researching the social and environmental impacts of lithium mining in Chile and organizing for a rapid energy transition away from fossil fuels …
The “Electrify Everything” Movement’s Consumption Problem Read More
New Delhi: A mysterious Mumbai company registered as an exporter only on March 31 this year, has grown into a giant of international oil shipping in the last 18 months, Financial Times has …
A Mysterious Mumbai Company Has Been Shipping Large Quantities of Russian Oil: Report Read More
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the UN‘s COP28 climate conference in November 2023. One of its senior politicians, sultan Al Jaber, is set to head up the event. However, …
Head of the UN’s COP28 climate conference claims fossil fuels still have a role to play Read More
The collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory building on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka, on April 24, 2013 killed 1,138 people. Its legacy one decade on is a mix of …
10 years after Rana Plaza, fast fashion still resists change Read More
New EU rules restricting government borrowing would prevent all but four European countries from investing enough to meet their Paris climate commitments and limit global heating to 1.5C, according to …
Half of Europe unable to spend enough to meet climate targets under current borrowing rules Read More
Later this month, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) will head to the 2023 National Agri-Marketing Association’s conference to see if its public relations campaign about beef’s sustainability can secure the national …
US: The Meat Industry Is Advertising Like Big Oil Read More