El Salvador’s dictator Nayib Bukele wants to bring mining back to the first country that ever banned it. But first, he needs to silence the activists who got the ban passed.
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Nearly 30 Years After the Ogoni 9 Tragedy, Nigerians Are Still Resisting Oil Colonialism
Shell announced in late 2023 that it would be shutting down all of its onshore activities in Nigeria and concentrating its efforts offshore. It leaves behind poisoned water, multiple political and economic crises, and a country that is measurably worse off today than when its oil industry began. Meanwhile the government continues to target environmental […]
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2023 Report on Energy Charter Treaty Activities
This report on 2023 ECT Secretariat activities includes a note on CONsolidation-EXpansion-Outreach (CONEXO) activities, including an effort to expand the ECT to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries "OPEC", noting that “in view of exploring potential cooperation, a technical meeting between both organisations was organised in June 2023.”
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Drilled-Damages Debunking the “Moral Case” For Fossil Fuels
When global leaders first began meeting to discuss an international effort on climate change, fossil fuel companies and right wing pundits complained that any deal that didn’t require everyone to transition at the same pace was unfair. Groups like the Global Climate Coalition, which brought together all the industries that objected to emissions regulations, would […]
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S10, Ep2 | Disha Ravi on Becoming the “Radical” Face of Protest in India at 22
For Disha Ravi, the price of success for effective climate activism in India was a sedition charge.
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COP28 and the Limits of Eco Modernism
The UAE has already shown us the limits of technocratic approaches on climate.
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S9, Ep3 | The Next Citizens United Will Be a Climate Case
Big Oil is still trying to expand corporate free speech rights.
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S9, Ep2 | A Legal Strategy
Herb realizes it’s not enough just to defend corporate free speech in the court of public opinion.
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S8, Ep9 | A Verdict
A Guyanese judge shocks the world with a blistering ruling against Exxon and the government.
