Palawan community resistance gains ground vs. coal
Last week became an all important turning point in our fight against …
(More...)Bearing Witness from Ground Zero
The Roman Catholic faith plays an important role in the lives and consciousness of many Filipinos. Because of its involvement in social issues, it has …
(More...)Let a million climate actions bloom
In the past week there has been a ferment of opposition against dirty energy across the Philippine archipelago as communities, organisations and the Catholic church step up their campaigns against coal. Following news of the Norwegian parliament’s formal endorsement of …
(More...)Norway: Heed our call divest from destruction
Yesterday Gerry Arances, the national coordinator of the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice, a broad coalition of grassroots organizations working with vulnerable sectors and communities to campaign for …
(More...)Earth Day 2015: Fossil-free future!
Palawan is in trouble!
Sharing a message from Cynthia Sumagaysay- Del Rosario who is currently part of the struggle to protect the Philippine province of Palawan from DMCI Holdings’ proposed coal plant project.
… (More...)Dear friends,
If you have already been to Palawan, you know
Vietnamese youth uses creativity in tackling coal during People’s Climate March
Coal is the leading source contributing to pollution and climate change in the world; it currently accounts for one-third of all CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Coal’s contamination seriously affects the quality of our health, wildlife and environment. It has …
(More...)Marching for our survival
All over the world activists and communities are gearing up to support the unprecedented climate mobilization that will be happening in New York City to echo the voice of the people in demanding actions, not words to world leaders invited …
(More...)Action in Moscow called EBRD to quit financing coal
European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has to follow the example of other large international investment organizations and stop lending for dirty energy projects. Around 17,000 signatures with such demand were handed over to the bank’s representatives today during …
(More...)В Москве прошла акция, призывающая ЕБРР прекратить финансировать уголь
Европейский банк реконструкции и развития (ЕБРР) должен последовать примеру других крупных международных инвестиционных организаций и отказаться от кредитирования проектов по грязной энергетике. Акция, в ходе которой представителям банка были переданы около 17 000 подписей с таким требованием, прошла сегодня в …
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