Tag: Argentina
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The Global Downfall of the Plastic Bag
The world’s strictest anti-plastic bag implementation strategy may be in Rwanda. Since a ban went into effect in 2008, airline…
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Women Without Borders, Patagonia Without Dams
By Patrick J. Lynch A five-day ride on horseback ìs redefining citizen-based environmental advocacy in Patagonia. Amidst growing concerns about the destruction of Patagonia at the hands of the mining and energy sectors, 45 women from different regions of Chile and Argentina came together in January for a five-day cabalgata to call attention to the damming of…
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Hundreds Halt Fracking Operations in UK Community
Over 250 people united in a powerful, peaceful, joyful blockade—that eventually convinced the trucks containing the initial fracking equipment to abandon the site …
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Monsanto to Stop Promoting Genetically Engineered Seeds in Europe
The world’s largest seed company had already sent signals in May that it would no longer lobby the EU to approve cultivation of its GE seeds, but we were waiting for an official confirmation before we could really believe it.
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Millions Against Monsanto: On the Road to Victory
The anti-GMO movement in the U.S. has identified Monsanto’s “Achilles Heel”—GMO food labeling at the state level—and has begun to achieve some preliminary victories, both in the marketplace and in the legislative arena … Our common task now must be to win the all-important Washington State ballot initiative.