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Press releases about resistance to mining, oil and gas projects.
Environmentalists call on shareholders to stop Australian mega coal mine
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, August 26, 2011 – On the eve of a court hearing due in Brisbane on August 29-31,...
26 August, 2011Friends of the Earth International call for Shell to be held to account
Friends of the Earth International welcomes the report released today by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) that reveals...
04 August, 2011Shell ‘apologises’ for worldwide damage in “erratum” to annual report
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, May 17, 2011: During the Shell annual general assembly (AGM) in The Hague, today, Friends of...
17 May, 2011Barrick Gold clean up your act! Right to life over gold profits’
TORONTO (CANADA), April 27, 2011 – Today, during the annual general meeting (AGM) of mining company Barrick Gold in...
27 April, 2011Shell breaks promises again and increases gas flaring in Nigeria
LAGOS (NIGERIA)/AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS), April 19, 2011 - Despite promises made by Shell since the 1990s to stop flaring the...
19 April, 2011Shell under scrutiny for Nigerian situation again
THE HAGUE (NETHERLANDS), 25 January 2011 - Oil giant Shell will again be under scrutiny for the environmental and...
25 January, 2011Global day of remembrance: 15th anniversary of Ken Saro-Wiwa’s murder
NOVEMBER 10, 2010 – Today, on the 15th anniversary of the murder of the Nigerian writer and activist Ken...
10 November, 2010Outrage at Shell-funded UN report on Nigeria oil spills
LAGOS (NIGERIA) / AMSTERDAM (THE NETHERLANDS), August 24, 2010 – Friends of the Earth International is outraged by reports...
24 August, 2010Shell violates OECD guidelines in the Philippines
Amsterdam (The Netherlands) / Manila (Philippines), 31 August 2009 – The Dutch National Contact Point (NCP) today found Shell...
31 August, 2009Shell climate crimes exposed in new report
Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Washington, June 29, 2009 -- Fresh evidence of oil giant Shell’s colossal contribution to global climate...
29 June, 2009