Month: September 2008

Conservation and Justice Groups Split over Forest Carbon Trading — Ghana

This is an interesting overview article in the Guardian that highlights some of the concerns with including tropical forests in carbon markets. One of our grantees in Ghana (Civic Response, grant number 50-592, 2004) is quoted.

Chilean Volcano Could Delay Hidroaysen Dam Project

A couple of short articles that discuss recent happenings in relation to the transmission lines that would ferry power from southern Chile up to Santiago—part of the Pascua/Baker megadam project.

Legislation Repealed in Peru

Indigenous groups lifted their road blockades and suspended their strike against key energy sites Thursday, a day after a congressional committee voted to repeal two land development laws decreed by President Alan Garc­a.

World Bank Abandons Oil Pipeline—Chad-Cameroon

The World Bank’s request amounts to an admission of failure in one of its most controversial and disastrous projects—once touted as a “model” for high-risk projects—after the Chadian government repeatedly misused its newfound oil wealth.

Nnimmo Bassey to testify in Washington DC on human rights abuses committed by Chevron

A Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing is taking place next week on “Extracting Natural Resources: Corporate Responsibility and the Rule of Law.” Nnimmo Bassey, Greengrants Advisor, will testify

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