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EartherEnvironmental Justice
UN Finds Steven Donziger’s House Arrest Violates International Law, Says It’s ‘Appalled’ [UPDATE: The Judge Didn’t Listen]
The world’s leading body on human rights ruled that the home detention of the attorney, who won a landmark case against Chevron, violates international law.
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EartherClimate Change
The First Constitutional Fight Over Oil Drilling in the Caribbean Ramps Up in Guyana
Two Guyanese climate activists are taking their nation’s government to court. Late last month, the plaintiffs filed a lawsuit alleging that a deal Guyanese officials struck with Exxon allowing the energy company to expand its oil production off the country’s coast violates their right and the right of future generations to a healthy environment. “These … Continued
By Dharna Noor -
EartherEnergy
Russia Begins Development on Arctic Oil Project That Will Produce 25 Million Tons of Oil Per Year
Russia’s national oil company has begun construction on a massive project in the Arctic that officials say will produce 25 million tons of oil each year by 2024. The new operation is possible only because the Arctic is now traversable in places and at times it previously wasn’t, due to sea ice levels plummeting as … Continued
By Molly Taft