Articles Tagged with the word ‘campaigns’
21 Mar 2013
New independent e-news service the Avaaz Daily Briefing aims to cut through “bias, propaganda, and spin,” to deliver the latest clear-cut news on key global issues
Europe / Conservation, Environment
15 Feb 2013
Following a citizens’ campaign, a Europe-wide ban on pesticides posing a danger to bees is being considered, as B&Q and other retailers remove products from sale that contain the chemicals
14 Feb 2013
Proposals to protect the Arctic by creating a global sanctuary around the North Pole have drawn worldwide support
11 Jan 2013
Planned study hailed as significant step towards making mass destruction of the environment a crime against peace, while new campaign to end ecocide by 2020 is launched
19 Dec 2012
Sweden’s ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ has recognised the tremendous efforts of activists around the world working towards global harmony
12 Dec 2012
A new global event aims to unify action on climate change and is calling for young environmental leaders to get behind the cause
Connecticut scraps death penalty
11 Jun 2012
The US state of Connecticut has scrapped the death penalty after years of work by campaigners