Water Justice News
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Right to water campaign secures 1.8 million signatures in Europe
December 10, 2013 – 10:41pm A Food & Water Europe media release today highlights that, “The European Water Movement welcomed the submission of 1.8 million signatures to the European Commission, demanding it to ‘implement the human right to water an…
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The water justice movement tackles life after privatization
December 10, 2013 – 3:15pm In Barcelona last week, 50 water justice activists, trade unionists, researchers and water operators from 29 countries gathered to share analysis and strategies aimed at promoting democratic public water and sanitation servic…
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Not From Gasland Journal: Energy "Reform" in Mexico Will Only Pave the Road for Fracking
December 9, 2013 – 8:22pm Blog originally posted in the Not From Gasland Journal, December 9, 2013. Intro from Lee Ziesche, Grassroots Coordinator and post from Claudia Campero, Mexico Organizer: Below is a post from Claudia Campero, an organizer livi…
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Controversial energy bill debated in Mexico
December 9, 2013 – 9:32am Reuters reports that a new energy bill was introduced by Mexico’s ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and opposition conservative lawmakers (the National Action Party, PAN) on Saturday, that Senate committees debate…
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International media covers open letter opposing Rosia Montana mine
December 6, 2013 – 8:17am Yesterday, the Council of Canadians joined with MiningWatch Canada, MiningWatch Romania, Greenpeace Canada, Greenpeace Romania and other groups issued a joint letter to denounce the proposed Rosia Montana mine in Romania. The …
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New mining law in Romania threatens valley
November 28, 2013 – 9:21am An alert issued by our Romanian allies today says that their government is advancing a law that would boost cyanide mining and allow for the destruction of the town of Rosia Montana. The government is apparently modifying an …
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Romanian anti-mining activists inspired by Occupy movement
November 27, 2013 – 8:26am Al Jazeera reports, “The nationwide protest movement (in Romania), calling themselves ‘United We Save’ are demanding an end to environmentally harmful mining projects, curbing corruption, and higher spending on health and edu…
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Update on the campaign to stop water privatization in Greece
November 25, 2013 – 10:43am Our friend Maria Kanellopoulou updates us on the campaign to stop the privatization of the water utilities in Athens and Thessaloniki. Our allies SaveGreekWater.org, Movement 136, SOSte to Nero, Watervolo and numerous other …
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P3 legislation adopted in Tunisia
November 21, 2013 – 12:17pm This past March, Al Jazeera reported, “The alter-globalisation activists (at the World Social Forum in Tunisia, including Blue Planet Project activists) are not the only people to have paid North Africa a visit in recent wee…
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World Toilet Day and the right to sanitation
November 19, 2013 – 12:15pm Today is the inaugural World Toilet Day. The United Nations News Centre notes, “World Toilet Day has previously been marked by international and civil society organizations all over the world. However, it was not formally re…