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Nearly 100 shampoos and personal care products made by Colgate Palmolive, Colomer, Paul Mitchell and numerous other manufacturers allegedly contain a cancer-causing chemical, according to test results released by the Center for Environmental Health. The Oakland, Calif.-based group filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Walgreens , Lake Consumer Products, Vogue International ... keep reading
Written by Environmental Leader last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Health, Law
The second annual World Elephant Day has been and passed on August 12. It’s a day to bring people together to help elephants. It’s also a day to remind us that the world’s elephants are in crisis. Since the first World Elephant Day one year ago, has ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in August, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Environment & Wildlife, Law, Sustainability
Remember the nice people at Anadarko, 25% owner of the Deep Water Horizon rig which spilled 5 million barrels over 87 days into the Gulf of Mexico? Well, they are about to come into the sea off the coast of Kaikoura. Yep, you heard that right! Kaikoura, which makes its ... keep reading
Written by Vicki B in August, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Law, Politics & Government (1 comment)
Commenting on Monday’s ruling by a federal judge in Anchorage that Shell’s oil spill plans for drilling in Alaska’s Beaufort and Chukchi seas don’t violate environmental laws, Greenpeace International Arctic campaigner Ben Ayliffe said: "Even a cursory glance at Shell’s oil spill response plans shows ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in August, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Law, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
While Australia aims to produce a fifth of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, non-renewable energy is still flourishing. But non-renewable energy sources such as coal and gas have a significant advantage over wind and solar energy: they can be owned. So, what do property rights have to do ... keep reading
Written by The Conversation in August, about Carbon Sequestration, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, greenhouse gas, Law, Politics & Government
According to the Japanese , their whaling really is for scientific purposes ! LOL! In the anti whaling case being heard before the Hague,Japan has accused Australia of affronting its national dignity by campaigning to end whaling. The statements came as Japan began its final submission to the International Court of ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in July, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Environment & Wildlife, Law, Politics & Government
Earlier this month, Cuba became the fourth country to challenge Australia’s plain tobacco packaging law by requesting consultations with Australia through the World Trade Organization (WTO). Tobacco companies can’t bring claims directly in the WTO, but the industry has stated publicly that it is helping countries bring these ... keep reading
Written by Tania Voon and Andrew Mitchell /The Conversation in May, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Health, Industry & Business, Intellectual Property, Law, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development (1 comment)
If you’ll pardon the pun, there’s no doubt there will be plenty of fuming legal debates that go on once the idea of plain packaging of cigarettes moves beyond an idea and into everyday New Zealand life. Intellectual property lawyers like myself are moved to ponder questions such ... keep reading
Written by Sébastien Aymeric in May, about Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Health, Intellectual Property, Law (1 comment)
A range of well-known New Zealand groups and individuals have today slammed the government’s controversial move to criminalise aspects of peaceful protests at sea. In a joint statement, Greenpeace, Rt Hon Geoffrey Palmer QC, Peter Williams QC, WWF, Forest and Bird, Dame Anne Salmond, Rikirangi Gage of Te Whānau-ā-Apanui ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in April, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Environmental Disasters, Law, Politics & Government (1 comment)
One of the nastiest little pieces of law change to come from the National Government has been the move to criminalise the right to protest at sea to stop deep sea drilling. A legitimate and sane thing to do if you think deep sea drilling has risks too many and ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in April, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Law, Pollution, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans (2 comments)
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