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06.02.2018
After their attacks on climate science, industrial lobbyists target the scientific evidence on air pollution
A nebulous coalition of industry-sponsored players, deregulation lobbyists and the far right has formed to deny or downplay the health impacts of air pollution, just as they did with tobacco and fossil fuels. It’s happening in India, the United States and Europe, France included.
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13.09.2016
When Prisons, Inmates and Detention Policies Become Investment Products
More than a third of prisons in France are partly run by private companies. The trend towards privatising the prison system, which began three decades ago, is gaining in momentum. A handful of companies are capitalising on this very lucrative market, providing services that include catering, receiving visitors, building detention facilities and organising prison labour. The French state spends almost six billion euros a year on these services even though the benefits of private management are highly questionable. This rampant privatization trend raises another thorny question: do private companies not have an interest in keeping prisons full?
- 13.09.2016 How to recognize a truly alternative, ethical and socially useful bank
- 13.09.2016 In Bangladesh, Rana Plaza Survivors Set Up Own Cooperative
- 13.09.2016 France’s Blatant Disregard for the Health of its People – How the Government and Lobby Groups have been Pushing Diesel Cars
- 12.09.2016 Great Barrier Reef and the Amazon Rainforest Among Outstanding Natural Sites Under Threat from French Multinationals
- 02.09.2016 Europe’s "Smart Borders" Would Automatically Monitor Individuals
- 17.06.2016 Communities affected by oil palm plantations block Bolloré group’s shareholder meeting
- 07.03.2016 Sharan Burrow: « If a company refuses to have a plan for decarbonisation and preserving jobs, ultimately they are targets for divestment. »
- 26.02.2016 Are the Chemical Industry’s Interests Taking Precedence Over People’s Lives in Europe?
