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Opinion: Edinburgh University Bows to Fossil Fuel Industry

By Kirsty Haigh, Eric Lai, and Ellen Young
The University of Edinburgh has taken the decision to not divest from fossil fuels, bowing to the short-term economic interests of departments funded by the fossil fuel industry, with little to no acknowledgement of the long-term repercussions of these investments.

Trinidadian Fishers Choose Jail over “Seismic Bombing”

By Peter Richards
The demonstration took place on land and sea simultaneously. In the end, police had arrested three people, including Gary Aboud, president of the Trinidadian NGO Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS), but protesters were undaunted. They would be back.

First Class Action Lawsuit Against BP in Mexico

By Emilio Godoy
A group of Mexican citizens are preparing the first civil lawsuit in the Mexican courts against British oil company BP for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

U.S. Points to ‘Gross Negligence’ by BP

By AJ Correspondents
The U.S. justice department is blaming BP PLC for the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, describing in new court papers examples of what it calls "gross negligence and willful misconduct".


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