Planet Watch
Cornhuskers pack Keystone XL hearing
At the small town of Albion, hundreds of angry Nebraskans packed the state’s only environmental review hearing for the pending Keystone XL Pipeline.
Tag: corporate rule
Planet Watch
Quebec fracking ban challenged under NAFTA
Energy firm Lone Pine Resources is challenging Quebec’s fracking moratorium under the North American Free Trade Agreement, and demanding $250 million in compensation.
North America
Montana voters: corporations are not people
In a landslide victory, Montana voters approved an initiative stating “that corporations are not entitled to constitutional rights because they are not human beings.”
The Andes
Peru: threats against Cajamarca movement
Campesinos who support the proposed Conga mine are threatening to evict the encampment estabished at the concession bloc by the "Guardians of the Lagunas."
Central America
Panama: strikes halt trade zone land sale
Days of strikes and protests in Panama’s cities forced the government to cancel a planned sale of lands in the Colón Free Trade Zone to multinational corporations.
Central America
Honduras: court quashes ‘model cities’; investors eye Jamaica
With “model cities” rejected by the Supreme Court in Honduras, proponents are looking to take the neoliberal scheme to Jamaica—and maybe even to Greece.
Planet Watch
Petro-oligarchs play presidential candidates —again
The oil and energy industry are funding both candidates—but not equally. Romney has received $6 million from individuals and PACs linked to the industry; Obama $1.6 million.
North America
Ninth Circuit keeps Montana campaign finance law —for upcoming election
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that it will keep Montana’s campaign contribution limits in place for the duration of the election season, turning down a challenge.
Central America
Honduras: Supreme Court blocks ‘model cities’ —for now
The Honduran Supreme Court ruled that legislation creating autonomous regions known as “Model Cities” is unconstitutional. President Lobo expects to go ahead with the project anyway.
Central America
Honduras: second human rights attorney murdered
Unidentified assailants gunned down Public Ministry prosecutor Eduardo Manuel Díaz less than two full days after the similar murder of activist attorney Antonio Trejo.
Central America
Honduras: lawyer for Aguán and ‘Model Cities’ struggles is murdered
Unknown assailants gunned down activist attorney Antonio Trejo, who was active in two major political conflicts: the Aguán land and a struggle over the “Model Cities” project.
Central America
Honduras: ‘model cities’ project set to begin?
A government commision has signed an agreement for the first of three “model city” projects, semi-autonomous regions mandated under a controversial 2010 constitutional amendment.