Tag: environmental legislation
MEPs putting the brakes on fracking in Europe
By Geraldine Ring from Fracking Free Ireland (Brussels) The European Parliament’s Environment Committee took on board concerns from their constituents on July 11 by voting in favour of an amendment to the …
Don’t frack the Basque Country! (conflicts around gas extraction by fracking)
By Leire Urkidi. Leave the gas under the grass or in Basque: Utzi bakean, ta gasa lurrean! The plans started in 2006 but it was not until October 2011 when the president …
The Environmental Rights Revolution: book review
(By Hali Healy) In response to the debate over whether rights to clean air, water, and soil should be entrenched in law, The Environmental Rights Revolution: A Global Study of Constitutions, …
Shale gas fracking in Bulgaria freezes under public pressure
(By Konstantin Dichev and Dragomira Raeva) Bulgarian people want clean water and a healthy future for their children, instead of false promises for cheap shale gas. EJOLT partner Za Zemiata on …
