Posted by Admin in Uncategorized on 17th March, 2011 | No Comments
Guest Blog from True Cost of Chevron Network Member Teri Shore, Program Director, Turtle Island Restoration Network Please help our allies in Australia in their struggle against Chevron! Chevron is part of a consortium, including BP, Shell, BHP Billiton and Woodside Petroleum that has joined forces to push a new natural gas refining facility along »
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Posted by Admin in Uncategorized on 10th March, 2011 | No Comments
In a ruling that shocked human rights and environmental justice advocates the world over, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan granted Chevron an injunction on Monday preventing native Ecuadoreans from collecting $18.2 billion for oil contamination caused by the company in the Amazon. Our Allies with the Amazon Defense Coalition had this powerful statement to share in response to the judge’s ruling:
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Posted by Admin in Uncategorized on 1st March, 2011 | 1 Comment
It is speculators and Big Oil — not a lack of oil and gas supply in today’s market — driving high oil and gasoline prices. Listen to my interview today on WBEZ’s (Chicago NPR) Worldview radio program to learn more about rising oil and gasoline prices, turmoil in the Middle East, speculators, Big Oil, and »
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Posted by Admin in Uncategorized on 28th February, 2011 | 1 Comment
While debate about whether climate change is real or not continues in the US, the world’s leading producer of CO2 emissions per capita, those already living with the effects, like Jose Domingo Cruz in El Salvador, don’t have time to debate.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Uncategorized on 14th February, 2011 | 1 Comment
Today marks the day when a historic verdict was passed down by the Ecuador court against Chevron. Find out why this ruling is unprecedented.
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Posted by Admin in Uncategorized on 2nd February, 2011 | No Comments
In the world of organizing against Big Oil, victories often seem far too rare. Thus, when they do occur, we must mark them, celebrate them, and ensure that they stick.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Uncategorized on 26th January, 2011 | 1 Comment
Volunteer and be a part of the Magic that is the Green Festival! The Green Festival turns 10 this year.
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Posted by Admin in Uncategorized on 22nd December, 2010 | 2 Comments
As one of the many interns who has passed through the doors of Global Exchange, I experienced more than I expected while working there.
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Posted by Admin in Uncategorized on 11th December, 2010 | No Comments
Reflecting on the close of the UNFCCC climate talks, Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK and Global Exchange, writes of her experience on the ground in Cancun.
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Posted by Shannon Biggs in Uncategorized on 11th December, 2010 | 1 Comment
Months before civil society boarded planes or hopped on busses and bikes destined for Cancun (yes, we met up with a small contingent of cyclists arriving from West Virginia) — it was clear that we weren’t really very welcome.
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