Jan 31, 2018 | Deforestation, Featured, Forests, Indigenous Peoples, Social Media News
Judith Ncube, the chairperson of the Vusanani Cooperative in Plumtree, Zimbabwe. Credit: Sally Nyakanyanga By Sally Nyakanyanga Via IPS PLUMTREE, Zimbabwe, Jan 29 2018 (IPS) – In Zimbabwe, the bulk of rural communities and urban poor still get...
Oct 3, 2016 | Featured, Forests, Latin America, Political Repression & Murder, Social Media News
Via Inter Press Service By Phoebe Braithwaite UNITED NATION – The International Criminal Court (ICC) will pay more attention to crimes of environmental destruction and land-grabs, according to a new policy paper published by the court. This may see...
Sep 15, 2016 | Featured, Monsanto & Glyphosate, Social Media News
Via Institute for Public Accuracy: USA Today reports “Bayer to acquire Monsanto for $66B,” The paper reports it would be the “largest cash acquisition proposal on record.” ROGER JOHNSON, via Andrew Jerome, ajerome[at]nfudc.org, @nfudc National Farmers Union President...
Jan 15, 2016 | Bioenergy, Social Media News
Listen to a complimentary radio interview with Rachel Smolker on KPFA’s Flashpoint here. In his State of the Union speech, President Obama talked of having “reinvented our energy sector.” He also said the “auto industry just had its best year ever” and...