GCCM’s Advocacy Priorities Jul 27, 2019 | BlogGCCM recognizes that in order to see the change needed to address global climate change,“Public pressure has to be exerted in order to bring about decisive political action.” (LS 179) and that strong advocacy is needed at all levels of government. We are firmly...
Nothing should happen on or impact the land, territories and resources of Indigenous Peoples unless they agree to it. Jul 26, 2019 | BlogPope says indigenous people must have final say about their land: Francis echoes growing body of international law and standards on the right to ‘prior and informed consent’ By David Hill, 20 Feb 2017 Pope Francis said indigenous peoples have the right to ‘prior and...
Babies born near oil and gas wells have congenital heart defects Jul 26, 2019 | BlogBy Julie Conley, Commondreams, July 24, 2019 | EDUCATE! Researchers At The University Of Colorado Studied Pregnant Women Who Are Among The 17 Million Americans Living Within A Mile From An Active Oil Or Gas Well “Looking at where mothers lived immediately before...
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon has surged above three football fields a minute, causing endangerment of people, land, and Earth Jul 26, 2019 | BlogThe Guardian, 26 July 2019 Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon has surged above three football fields a minute, according to the latest government data, pushing the world’s biggest rainforest closer to a tipping point beyond which it cannot recover. The sharp rise –...
Clean Energy For The Last Mile: Trusted Messengers and Social Networks (Like Churches) Are Important Jul 26, 2019 | Blog26 July 2019 by The Beam Energy is vital to daily life, wherever you live. In rural sub-Saharan Africa, where three out of every four people lack access to electricity, energy poverty has real consequences for people’s livelihoods and well-being. Photo: Johanna...
