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Podcasts for the Planet is a series featuring ecology, ethics, law, finance and more at this unique moment of history and change. Produced by Dona Grace-Campbell, Stop Ecocide Canada. Copy and paste the link below into your browser to listen to the podcasts: https://podcastsfortheplanet.podbean.com/
A Massive Oil Spill Helped One Billionaire Avoid Paying Income Tax for 14 Years Phyllis Taylor’s company is responsible for the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history. That’s been a disaster for the Gulf of Mexico — but a tax bonanza for Taylor. By Jesse Eisinger, Paul Kiel and Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, December 9, 2021 […]
Authors of draft law want ICC members to adopt it in order to hold big polluters, including world leaders and corporate bosses, to account. By Jack Losh, Aljazeera, June 22, 2021 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/22/legal-experts-unveil-new-definition-ecocide After six months of deliberation, a team of international lawyers has unveiled a new legal definition of “ecocide” that, if adopted, would put […]
We’re fond of talking about lines – lines between states of consciousness, lines in the sand, etc. Lines can connect or they can separate. We’re encountering lines these days that are more about separating than connecting. I’m in the process of being redpilled on the suffering there is in the world – as we all […]
Why no charges of ecocide have ever been filed. https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/projects-publications/current-projects-upcoming-projects-and-other-activities/upcoming-projects/ecocide/ Ecocide The term ‘ecocide’ refers to the ‘devastation and destruction of the environment to the detriment of life’, but no legal definition between States has yet been agreed. This project will promote the discussion towards the criminalisation of ecocide. For an overview of past and […]
Bayer settles lawsuits from cancer patients over Roundup weed killer in $10 billion agreement By Holly Yan, CNN, June 24, 2020 (https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/06/24/health/bayer-monsanto-roundup-settlement/index.html) (CNN) After thousands of lawsuits from cancer patients or their estates, the company behind Roundup weed killer is settling most of the current and possible future lawsuits for more than $10 billion. Bayer, […]
Planet Hearts 13th Annual World Peace Earth Day Celebration April 22, 2020 from 6:00pm – 9:30pm EST Global Synchronized Meditation and Prayer Broadcast Every year on April 22nd we gather to celebrate our Earth Mother, that which sustains us and gives us life. It is time to turn our attention away from the panic […]
Rude jokes, hate mail and violent threats—for climate experts, it’s all part of the job. That’s especially true for the women. By Chris Turner, Chatelaine, March 5, 2020 https://www.chatelaine.com/news/women-climate-change-attacks/ Just months after the Alberta NDP’s surprise 2015 election win, Shannon Phillips, the province’s new environment minister, travelled to Paris for what would turn out to […]
“On February 6, Unist’ot’en members watched on social media as the RCMP mounted a dramatic raid before dawn. . . arresting six people. “But rather than serving to quell the resistance, the arrests inspired a wave of solidarity protests and transportation blockades across Canada.” Elsewhere, the Pope and Greenpeace are pleading for protection of the […]
Canadians are protesting, and it’s about a lot more than a pipeline, as the post below says. A fire is lit on the legislature steps in Victoria, BC, the Granville Street Bridge in Vancouver was shut down, the intersection at Cambie and Broadway was blocked, and a sacred fire lit there, as well. Broadview Wet’suwet’en […]
Sounds excellent if it’s all as written. Company Collects 80% of City’s Recyclable Plastics and Turns It All into Lumber McKinley Corbley, Good News Network, Jan 15, 2020 https://tinyurl.com/u4x3y62 This trailblazing Canadian company is building a new standard for sustainability since they started recycling the bulk of their municipal plastic waste into lumber. Roughly 80% […]
Steve: The Golden Age of Gaia does not subscribe to the allegations being made against Pope Francis. (We have taken the executive decision of no longer making our links “hot” to address the malware problem.) BREAKING: Pope calls for international crime of Ecocide Earth Protectors, email, n.d. https://tinyurl.com/utwhau2 Barely a week ago on Friday 15th […]
