Dutch Climate Lawyer Wins Dresden Peace Prize
Yes, a lawyer won a peace prize. Roger Cox, a Dutch climate lawyer who took on Shell, has been awarded the 2022 Dresden Peace Prize for winning a case that…
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#OldNews about Alcohol and Planes
A warning against drunk driving. 6 Sept. 1949. Netherlands.@trouw #OldNews pic.twitter.com/yIFzzXo516 — John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) March 23, 2016 Roughly, it says: “Alcohol makes lumps. Whoever is not satisfied, can see…
Floating Dam to Capture Waste in the North Sea
The world’s oceans are polluted with massive amounts of waste plastics, so much so that we’ve had to name a grouping of plastic waste because it’s so large. There are…
Jason Kenney sails close to the wind on Anti-Terrorism Act at picnic visit
PHOTOS: Liberal candidate Adam Vaughan’s photo of the Kurdish Peace and Cultural Festival in Toronto Saturday, with an image of PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan visible in the background. (Grabbed from…
Dutch climate court win – What does it mean for Canada?
Friday, June 26, 2015 Earlier this week (June 24th) a Dutch court ordered the Dutch government to ramp up its climate change plans – to achieve at least a 25%…
Dutch judicial lessons for Canada
Friday, June 26, 2015 In the recent Dutch court decision ordering the Dutch government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% (relative to 1990 levels) by 2020, the court made…
WWII bomb detonated on Dutch beach by disposal unit
The unexploded English 500 pound bomb from World War II was discovered during excavation work by the Dutch natural gas infrastructure and transportation company, Gasunie, between Gouda and Zoetermeer. The…
Extreme Energy development is a risk for investment and the planet, Indigenous delegates tell Royal Dutch Shell shareholders
By: Polaris Institute | Press Release: Tuesday May 21st, The Hague, Netherlands – Today members of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) and the Native Village of Point Hope, Alaska…
Earthships Taking Off in the Netherlands
Earthships are a type of house that are built using reused materials to construct a structure that is sustainable. Often the earthships are off the gird and can function autonomously…
Netherlands Quakers & Mennonites Support Chief Spence and #IdleNoMore (PHOTO)
Netherlands Quakers & Mennonites sent their message of support and solidarity to hunger striker Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Theresa Spence and the phenomenal #IdleNoMore grassroots movement for Aboriginal rights and…
Dutch election aftermath: it’s pretty much all good
Dutch election yesterday, with preliminary results as follows, via Parties and Elections in Europe: Party – Preliminary results (99,5%) – Ideology, Affiliation, Founding 2012 Seats 2010 Seats Volkspartij voor Vrijheid…
Dutch Bail on F-35
It was close – 77 to 71 – but it was enough for the Dutch parliament to cancel their planned purchase of 80 F-35 stealth light attack bombers. Lockheed is…
Dutch polls: not quite diseased
Just when you thought I had successfully limited my international political obsessions to Malta, Ireland, and New Zealand, I remembered my interest in Dutch politics. Way back when (by which…