Mar. 29, 2012 / Posted by: Bill Waren / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Economics for the Earth
Two days ago, President Barack Obama returned from a state visit to South Korea. The trip coincided with the entry into force this month of the U.S.-Korea free trade agreement, which Obama touted as a “win for both counties” at a Seoul...
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Feb. 29, 2012 / Posted by: Bill Waren / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Economics for the Earth
Who should pay to clean up what has been called the “Rainforest Chernobyl” in the Ecuadorian Amazon? Why are the people of the rainforest who suffered the most not represented directly before the international investment tribunal that ...
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Feb. 2, 2012 / Posted by: Bill Waren / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Economics for the Earth
Salvadoran environmentalists are fighting for a ban on destructive mining projects in the face of physical attacks at home, and legal attacks from abroad authorized by a U.S. trade agreement. Since 2009, community leaders, staff of a local radio ...
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Jan. 30, 2012 / Posted by: Bill Waren / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Economics for the Earth
Protest at the Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement negotiations this week in Beverly Hills and La Jolla, California. Trade negotiators from around the Pacific Rim are gathering in southern California this week, January 31 - February 3, to h...
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