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Nov 20, 2017
ELAW Bulletin In Jamaica, a proposed 1000MW coal-fired power plant was canceled. It would have been the first coal-fired power plant in Jamaica and would have locked Jamaica into decades of burning coal, polluting the air and water, and damaging the climate. |
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ELAW Bulletin In Jamaica, a proposed 1000MW coal-fired power plant was canceled. It would have been the first coal-fired power plant in Jamaica and would have locked Jamaica into decades of burning coal, polluting the air and water, and damaging the climate. |
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Nov 15, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Greenpeace Nordic Association and Natur og Ungdom (Nature & Youth) are in Distrcit Court in Oslo, Norway, this week asking the court to cancel plans to explore for oil in the Arctic. |
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ELAW Bulletin Greenpeace Nordic Association and Natur og Ungdom (Nature & Youth) are in Distrcit Court in Oslo, Norway, this week asking the court to cancel plans to explore for oil in the Arctic. |
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Nov 06, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Join ELAW Fellow Kateryna Norenko and ELAW Staff Scientist Dr. Mark Chernaik to learn about communities in Ukraine fighting pesticide abuses and progress being made around the world protecting ecosystems from pesticides. |
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ELAW Bulletin Join ELAW Fellow Kateryna Norenko and ELAW Staff Scientist Dr. Mark Chernaik to learn about communities in Ukraine fighting pesticide abuses and progress being made around the world protecting ecosystems from pesticides. |
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Nov 02, 2017
ELAW Bulletin The U.S. office of the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) has collborated with partners at the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) since 2006 to secure lasting protection for Cockpit Country. |
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ELAW Bulletin The U.S. office of the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) has collborated with partners at the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) since 2006 to secure lasting protection for Cockpit Country. |
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Oct 25, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Visiting ELAW Fellow Kateryna Norenko will speak about communities in Ukraine fighting pesticide abuses. Kateryna is a staff scientist at the Kyiv office of Environment People Law. |
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ELAW Bulletin Visiting ELAW Fellow Kateryna Norenko will speak about communities in Ukraine fighting pesticide abuses. Kateryna is a staff scientist at the Kyiv office of Environment People Law. |
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Oct 12, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Yesterday, ELAW partners at the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) submitted a complaint against the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for fueling climate change by investing in a Philippine bank that finances the nation's coal industry. |
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ELAW Bulletin Yesterday, ELAW partners at the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) submitted a complaint against the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for fueling climate change by investing in a Philippine bank that finances the nation's coal industry. |
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Sep 28, 2017
ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to introduce our new ELAW Fellows, Kateryna Norenko from Ukraine (on right) and David Linares from Mexico. Meet Kateryna and David on Tuesday, October 3 from 5-7 p.m. at the Ninkasi Tasting Room. $1 of each pint sold will benefit ELAW's Fellows Program! |
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ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to introduce our new ELAW Fellows, Kateryna Norenko from Ukraine (on right) and David Linares from Mexico. Meet Kateryna and David on Tuesday, October 3 from 5-7 p.m. at the Ninkasi Tasting Room. $1 of each pint sold will benefit ELAW's Fellows Program! |
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Sep 21, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Tanzanian lawyer Tundu Lissu, an MP and a leader of the opposition in the Tanzanian Parliament, was shot many times on September 7. He is in stable condition. |
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ELAW Bulletin Tanzanian lawyer Tundu Lissu, an MP and a leader of the opposition in the Tanzanian Parliament, was shot many times on September 7. He is in stable condition. |
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Sep 13, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Stop by ELAW during the Pearl Street Block Party for an Open House on Thursday, September 21, 2017 from 5:00-7:00pm. |
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ELAW Bulletin Stop by ELAW during the Pearl Street Block Party for an Open House on Thursday, September 21, 2017 from 5:00-7:00pm. |
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Sep 11, 2017
ELAW Bulletin ELAW staff are shocked and saddened to hear that Tanzanian lawyer Tundu Lissu was shot several times by an unknown gunman near his home in the Tanzanian capital, Dodoma. |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW staff are shocked and saddened to hear that Tanzanian lawyer Tundu Lissu was shot several times by an unknown gunman near his home in the Tanzanian capital, Dodoma. |
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Sep 05, 2017
ELAW Bulletin International Law Supports Youth Plaintiffs Case Continuing Trump Administration's Petition would have Catastrophic Implications say Groups. |
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ELAW Bulletin International Law Supports Youth Plaintiffs Case Continuing Trump Administration's Petition would have Catastrophic Implications say Groups. |
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Sep 05, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Oakshire Inspires! Join ELAW Tomorrow, 9/6, at Oakshire Brewing. |
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ELAW Bulletin Oakshire Inspires! Join ELAW Tomorrow, 9/6, at Oakshire Brewing. |
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Aug 30, 2017
ELAW Bulletin If you enjoy eating spiny lobster or conch, you may have a role in a tragic situation playing out in remote Miskito villages on the Caribbean coast of Honduras. Here, poorly equipped scuba divers and children, working for industrial fishing operations, venture out in small boats and dive for lobster and conch. |
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ELAW Bulletin If you enjoy eating spiny lobster or conch, you may have a role in a tragic situation playing out in remote Miskito villages on the Caribbean coast of Honduras. Here, poorly equipped scuba divers and children, working for industrial fishing operations, venture out in small boats and dive for lobster and conch. |
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Aug 17, 2017
ELAW Bulletin The Times of India quotes ELAW Staff Scientist Dr. Mark Chernaik speaking out about pollution in Chhattisgarh, a heavily forested state in central India known for its temples and waterfalls. |
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ELAW Bulletin The Times of India quotes ELAW Staff Scientist Dr. Mark Chernaik speaking out about pollution in Chhattisgarh, a heavily forested state in central India known for its temples and waterfalls. |
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Aug 09, 2017
ELAW Bulletin The Human Cost of Lobster Diving in Honduras A Global Community Conversation with Diana Vasquez |
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ELAW Bulletin The Human Cost of Lobster Diving in Honduras A Global Community Conversation with Diana Vasquez |
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Aug 04, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Panama is experiencing the social and environmental impacts of open-pit mining, and ELAW partners at Centro de Incidencia Ambiental (CIAM) are working hard to ensure that open-pit mining is discontinued and current impacts of ongoing projects are addressed. |
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ELAW Bulletin Panama is experiencing the social and environmental impacts of open-pit mining, and ELAW partners at Centro de Incidencia Ambiental (CIAM) are working hard to ensure that open-pit mining is discontinued and current impacts of ongoing projects are addressed. |
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Jul 27, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Tanzanian lawyer Tundu Lissu was arrested last week and spent one week behind bars before being released today on bail. Lissu was an ELAW Partner before joining the Tanzanian Parliament in 2010. Lissu is the President of the Tanganyika Law Society, the country's bar association. |
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ELAW Bulletin Tanzanian lawyer Tundu Lissu was arrested last week and spent one week behind bars before being released today on bail. Lissu was an ELAW Partner before joining the Tanzanian Parliament in 2010. Lissu is the President of the Tanganyika Law Society, the country's bar association. |
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Jul 20, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Our partner in Morocco, Dr. Samyra Idlallene, together with the local NGO Association Assalam, hosted a public workshop on issues surrounding sustainable aquaculture. |
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ELAW Bulletin Our partner in Morocco, Dr. Samyra Idlallene, together with the local NGO Association Assalam, hosted a public workshop on issues surrounding sustainable aquaculture. |
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Jul 13, 2017
ELAW Bulletin ELAW Bulletins, The New York Times, Al Jazeera, and The Guardian have reported on the courageous work of ELAW partner Lottie Cunningham to defend the Miskito and others from violence "fueled by the promise of cheap virgin land, precious timber and gold, which has lured people to the lush tropical rainforests." (The Guardian, 3/1/17) |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW Bulletins, The New York Times, Al Jazeera, and The Guardian have reported on the courageous work of ELAW partner Lottie Cunningham to defend the Miskito and others from violence "fueled by the promise of cheap virgin land, precious timber and gold, which has lured people to the lush tropical rainforests." (The Guardian, 3/1/17) |
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Jun 28, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Every year, ELAW partners at Environment People Law (EPL) in Ukraine travel to the Carpathian Mountains to conduct a summer school to help promising young advocates hone skills to protect communities and the environment. This year's summer school focused on protecting the climate. |
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ELAW Bulletin Every year, ELAW partners at Environment People Law (EPL) in Ukraine travel to the Carpathian Mountains to conduct a summer school to help promising young advocates hone skills to protect communities and the environment. This year's summer school focused on protecting the climate. |
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Jun 26, 2017
ELAW Bulltin Last year was the deadliest year on record for human rights defenders, with 281 reported murders (Front Line Defenders). Michel Forst, the UN Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, denounces these "deliberate attacks to eliminate those who are trying to protect their land and their traditions." |
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ELAW Bulltin Last year was the deadliest year on record for human rights defenders, with 281 reported murders (Front Line Defenders). Michel Forst, the UN Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, denounces these "deliberate attacks to eliminate those who are trying to protect their land and their traditions." |
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Jun 22, 2017
ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to introduce our new ELAW Fellow, Diana Vasquez from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Diana is a marine biologist and Executive Director at Centro de Estudios Marinos (Center for Marine Ecology, CEM). |
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ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to introduce our new ELAW Fellow, Diana Vasquez from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Diana is a marine biologist and Executive Director at Centro de Estudios Marinos (Center for Marine Ecology, CEM). |
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Jun 16, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Lake Chapala is under siege from polluting industries, agricultural run-off, and over-appropriation of water for industrial use -- shortchanging residents and visitors. IDEA has worked tirelessly, for decades, to make community voices heard in efforts to protect the watershed. |
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ELAW Bulletin Lake Chapala is under siege from polluting industries, agricultural run-off, and over-appropriation of water for industrial use -- shortchanging residents and visitors. IDEA has worked tirelessly, for decades, to make community voices heard in efforts to protect the watershed. |
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Jun 07, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Last week, ELAW summer interns and visiting Fellow Zuzana Caputova |
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ELAW Bulletin Last week, ELAW summer interns and visiting Fellow Zuzana Caputova |
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Jun 05, 2017
ELAW Bulletin In 2015, 195 nations signed the Paris Agreement, and committed to working together to prevent catastrophic climate change by capping global temperature rise at 2 degrees celsius above pre-Industrial levels. ELAW U.S. is shocked and disappointed by the decision of the Trump Administration to leave the Paris Agreement. |
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ELAW Bulletin In 2015, 195 nations signed the Paris Agreement, and committed to working together to prevent catastrophic climate change by capping global temperature rise at 2 degrees celsius above pre-Industrial levels. ELAW U.S. is shocked and disappointed by the decision of the Trump Administration to leave the Paris Agreement. |
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Jun 01, 2017
ELAW Bulletin ELAW is collaborating with partners in Kenya to help communities challenge a massive port project and coal-fired power plant proposed for Lamu, a UN World Heritage Site and Kenya's first Swahili settlement. |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW is collaborating with partners in Kenya to help communities challenge a massive port project and coal-fired power plant proposed for Lamu, a UN World Heritage Site and Kenya's first Swahili settlement. |
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May 19, 2017
ELAW Bulletin ELAW partners in the Dominican Republic are using a novel approach to protect the natural beauty of their Caribbean nation. This week, the Institute of Lawyers for the Protection of the Environment (INSAPROMA) launched the Environmental Education Campaign with Musical Rhythm, with popular singers donating songs with environmental themes. |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW partners in the Dominican Republic are using a novel approach to protect the natural beauty of their Caribbean nation. This week, the Institute of Lawyers for the Protection of the Environment (INSAPROMA) launched the Environmental Education Campaign with Musical Rhythm, with popular singers donating songs with environmental themes. |
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May 09, 2017
ELAW Bulletin A Global Community Conversation with Zuzana Čaputová. |
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ELAW Bulletin A Global Community Conversation with Zuzana Čaputová. |
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May 05, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Help ELAW Meet Our $10,000 GiveBIG Challenge! |
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ELAW Bulletin Help ELAW Meet Our $10,000 GiveBIG Challenge! |
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May 02, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Good news from South Africa - a court nullified agreements the government negotiated with Russia, the United States, and South Korea to develop South Africa's nuclear power program! |
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ELAW Bulletin Good news from South Africa - a court nullified agreements the government negotiated with Russia, the United States, and South Korea to develop South Africa's nuclear power program! |
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