environment
The Chronicle Herald | 8-Jun-2016
The environmental lobby is going to bat for the federal and provincial governments against international big business in a $101-million argument.
Reuters | 6-Jun-2016
More than 450 groups on Monday called on Congress to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) if it comes up for a vote this fall, saying the trade deal would allow fossil fuel companies to contest U.S. environmental rules in extrajudicial tribunals.
Vanguardia | 22-Apr-2016
Por cuenta de la globalización en el comercio, muchas cosas han cambiado en los trámites del país y buen número de entidades estatales no se ha percatado de ello.
CIEL | 16-Mar-2016
The Canadian company’s Angostura mining project in the high-altitude wetlands, or páramo, of Santurbán, has announced that it could file an international arbitration suit against Colombia over measures to protect the páramo, which are important sources of water in the country.
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actions | resistance ,
Colombia ,
environment ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
mining ,
water
Amigos de la Tierra | 25-Feb-2016
La demanda de la empresa TransCanada por 15.000 millones de dólares demuestra la amenaza del TTIP a la democracia y el medio ambiente
Ecoticias | 24-Feb-2016
La primera jornada de las debates se ha abierto con la protesta de la ONG Greenpeace, después de que una treintena de activistas de siete países, entre ellos varios españoles, se hayan encadenado a la entrada del centro de conferencias donde tiene lugar el encuentro, según ha informado la organización en un comunicado.
CNN | 22-Feb-2016
This threat to the law and to democratic processes has no place in a 21st century trade agreement and should be removed before these agreements can be seriously considered.
RT | 23-Dec-2015
El TPP da a más de 9.000 empresas extranjeras el derecho de violar leyes que protegen el medioambiente y evitar los tribunales.
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CPTPP ,
environment ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
labour | workers’ rights ,
medicines
Now | 11-Dec-2015
Mining sins in poor countries are likely to get worse under Trans-Pacific Partnership.
SSRN | 9-Dec-2015
The study focused on whether ISDS contributed to changes in internal vetting of government decisions related to environmental protection in the province of Ontario, Canada.
