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by Elws. Starnight

Poisonous Oil Extraction from Tar Sands

Category: general,
Source: info,
Language: en,
Type:
new
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The extremely climate-damaging oil extraction from tar sands requires three tons of tar sand for just one barrel of oil. Huge amounts of wastewater contaminated with heavy metals and carcinogenic hydrocarbons end up in rivers and the ground water. A tar sands oil pipeline, known as the Kinder Morgan pipeline is currently being laid across British Columbia. Local opposition has been huge. Over 10,000 people marched on the streets in Vancouver, and (so far) over 100 people have been arrested for direct action. Protest at the Canadian embassy against the pipeline project. Ask Prime Minister Trudeau to take action against tar sand mining. We were additionally asked for help in the South of the USA where the Bayou Bridge Pipeline would endanger the water supply of Louisiana conveying fracked oil from the Bakken shale in North Dakota and the Dakota Access Pipeline. see also our last message from 2015-12-20 under 'new'.



Indigener Menschenrechtler aus Brasilien unschuldig vor Gericht

Category: general,
Source: info,
Language: de,
Type:
new
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Der Ashaninka-Anführer Benki Piyãko ist mit dem Leben bedroht worden und in Brasilien vor Gericht gegangen. Seine Klage wurde jedoch abgewiesen; stattdessem drohen ihm jetzt bis zu 8 Jahre Haft wegen Rufschädigung.



Innocent Indigenous Human Rights Activist on Trial in Brazil

Category: general,
Source: info,
Language: en,
Type:
new
.
Ashaninka leader Benki Piyãko was threatened to be killed and invoked a Brazilian court in order to protect him. However his complaint was dismissed; instead he is now threatened to spend up to 8 years in prison because of reputational damage against his adversaries.



Derechos especiales de acción para empresas incompatibles con la legislación de la UE

Category: general,
Source: info,
Language: es,
Type:
update
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Una sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea (TJUE) del 6 de marzo podría marcar el inicio del fin del alrededor de 200 acuerdos de inversión de los estados miembros de la UE, que incluyen derechos especiales de acción para las corporaciones. La sentencia se refiere a un acuerdo de protección de inversiones entre los Países Bajos y Eslovaquia. Según la decisión del TJUE, los derechos especiales de acción dentro de la UE son incompatibles con la legislación de la UE. Sin embargo, si la resolución judicial se mantiene en la práctica, se va decidir mediante una resolución pendiente sobre el CETA. En vista de la sentencia actual, los parlamentos actualmente no están autorizados a ratificar el CETA.



Direitos especiais de ação para empresas incompatíveis com a legislação da UE

Category: general,
Source: info,
Language: pt,
Type:
update
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Uma decisão do Tribunal de Justiça da União Europeia (TJUE) em 6 de março poderia marcar o início do fim de cerca de 200 acordos de investimento dos Estados membros da UE, que incluem direitos especiais de ação para empresas. O julgamento refere-se a um acordo de proteção de investimento entre a Holanda e a Eslováquia. De acordo com a decisão do TJUE, os direitos especiais de ação na UE são incompatíveis com a justiça da UE. Se a decisão se mantém na prática, no entanto, será decidido por uma decisão pendente no CETA. Tendo em vista esta sentença, atualmente os parlamentos não estão autorizados a ratificar o CETA.