"We have seen that the federal government itself is only interested in the flow of oil, " says Morris Alagoa of the campaign group Environmental Rights Action.
John Lewis, the FBI's deputy assistant director for counterterrorism, said animal and environmental rights extremists have claimed credit for more than 1, 200 criminal incidents since 1990.
Second, safeguarding the environment, for instance by ensuring that scarce resources are priced appropriately, and by strengthening environmental property rights, also contributes to sustainable economic growth (properly measured).
In 2010, the government had rejected the plans citing environmental concerns and rights of local tribes.
Prominence was given to an onslaught on Palin's environmental and animal rights record by veteran ex-film star Brigitte Bardot.
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Anita Roddick, the British cosmetics entrepreneur and dogged environmental and human rights activist, has died at 64 after suffering a major brain hemorrhage.
Now those same attorneys, along with Mesa, a coalition of environmental and human rights organizations in El Salvador, need to make the other points in their case.
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The unabashed liberal fought for civil rights, environmental causes, farmers, hikes in the minimum wage and health-care reform.
They introduced a code of conduct for suppliers, to make sure they comply with human rights, environmental and documentation standards.
Occidental Petroleum, for example, is involved in a major human rights and environmental contamination lawsuit regarding the pollution of indigenous land and the Amazon River.
Finally, crossbench peer Baroness Coussins asked the government whether its discussions with the President of Colombia during his visit included monitoring human rights and environmental impacts of British and other multi-national corporations engaged in mining activities in Colombia.
The Board of CalPERS -- thanks to the strong, principled intervention by State Treasurer Phil Angelidis and his visionary Deputy, Jennifer Ducray-Morill -- has voted to include human rights, labor rights and environmental concerns in its overseas investment decision-making process.
Beneficiaries must comply with 27 international conventions, on environmental, labour and human rights standards.
Opponents of FTAA include some organized labor interests, human-rights organizations and environmental groups.
Indeed some of the new actors in such disputes, such as consumer-rights activists and environmental groups, may not be susceptible to economic reasoning.
Since joining CNN in 2009, Sutter has reported on a wide range of topics for the network, from income inequality to environmental justice and global human rights.
The LKCM Aquinas Funds do not restrict companies that offer domestic partner benefits, and instead focus on issues such as race and gender equality, environmental practices, and human rights.
Nonetheless, many liberals want to use this as an opportunity to push for the rights of workers and environmental issues.
He stands up for the rights of minorities, environmental liberalism, among other things that Mr Romney has failed to appeal to.
But both Mr Brinkley and Ms Goodwin agree that as the Vietnam generation fades, Mr Johnson will be remembered more for his historic social achievements including civil rights, Medicare, environmental protection and public broadcasting, and his stature will increase dramatically.
Since that time, he has advanced initiatives in environmental protection, public safety, civil rights and consumer affairs.
He supports gay rights, gun laws, environmental regulation and affirmative action.
The British prime minister also focused on the importance of the single market, Wilsher said, but membership in this is tied to EU rules regarding workers' rights, consumer safety and environmental protection.
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These are the social issues: gay rights, gun control, abortion and environmental regulation, among others.
Mason credits the company's environmental impact, climate change, governance, human rights and philanthropic efforts for the change.
With population a key influence on the environment, UNFPA says the 1994 Cairo conference on population and development linked environmental protection to individual decision-making and human rights.
The petitioners-consisting of 10 industry groups and 2 individuals-had argued that the pilot program exceeded the TLC's authority and that it violated several provisions of the New York City Charter and New York City Administrative Code, City rulemaking procedures, the City Human Rights Law, and State and City environmental statutes.
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