News — Loss of Sovereignty
Exxon - They Knew About Climate Change But Decided To Kill Our Planet Instead
Posted by Peadar Rice at
Since the 1970's regulations that were intended to hold corporations in check, were gradually eroded leaving big business, free to cause untold damage to our society and the planet. All in the name of chasing ever increasing profits, while never being held accountable for the inevitable carnage and destruction that followed. In 1978 senior scientists at Exxon were telling top management that climate change was real, it was man made and that left unchecked it would raise global temperatures by 2-3 degrees Celcius by the end of the century. The head of one of Exxon's key research labs wrote to...
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- Tags: Climate Change, Corporate Power, Fossil Fuels, Globalisation, Loss of Sovereignty, Trade Deals, TTIP
TTIP - Why We Should Be Very Worried
Posted by Peadar Rice at
When corporations can sue national governments for loss of profits, then this is a trade deal that must never be implemented.