NPR on Gas Flaring in Nigeria
Listen to a broadcast by National Public Radio on the impacts of gas flaring in the Niger Delta of Nigeria.
Damming Society: The Plan Puebla-Panama in Mexico and Central America
Greengrants has helped to support several groups working to mitigate the negative effects of the this project and include citizen voice in decision making, including Centro Salvadorero de Tecnologia Apropiada (50-490) and Mexican Movement of Dam-Affected People and in Defense of Rivers (51-476 & 51-392). ____________________________________________ Since the 20th century, around two trillion US dollars […]
Azerbaijan: The continuing struggle against Big Oil
The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline in Azerbaijan has had devastating impacts for local people. Community organizing has been essential to ensure that people’s rights are not abused as this pipeline continues to affect local livelihoods and health. Greengrants has supported several groups pressuring for accountability from the oil industry in Azerbaijan, including the Committee of Protection for […]
Buyat Bay, Indonesia: Newmont Mining Acquitted of Pollution Charges
In a setback for environmental accountability in Indonesia, Newmont Mining Corporation was acquitted last month by an Indonesian court of pollution charges and endangering peoples’ health in Buyat Bay.
Peruvian Coalition with EarthRights International Sues Oxy Petroleum for Environmental Damages
A coalition of organizations, including Greengrants grantee Trabajo de Racimos de Ungurahui, filed suit last week against Occidental Petroleum for environmental damages on indigenous lands.