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System Change Will Not be Negotiated

System Change Will Not be Negotiated

by Nnimmo | February 17, 2017 | Environment, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth

System Change will not be Negotiated[1] — We frequently hear calls for system change at public mobilisations, in conference halls and even in negotiation halls. The calls come as slogans, they come in anger and the

As Soot Blankets Port Harcourt

As Soot Blankets Port Harcourt

by Nnimmo | February 9, 2017 | Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Dirty Energy, Environment, Militarism, Policy

  Dark clouds over Port Harcourt. The air in parts of Port Harcourt has been darkened by soot over the past few months, raising a cloud of concerns about the attendant health impacts. Citizens in parts of Port Harco

Eco-Instigator #14

Eco-Instigator #14

by Nnimmo | February 7, 2017 | Biosafety, Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Culture, Dirty Energy, Environment, Food, Militarism, Poetry, Policy, Stories

The year 2016 ran through so rapidly. And just as well. It had a store of horrors – extreme exploitation of nature’s re-sources, wars and repression, massive pollution, deforestation and unconscionable climate inac

The Long, winding Superhighway

The Long, winding Superhighway

by Nnimmo | February 7, 2017 | Culture, Environment, Food, Policy, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth, Stories

The Long, winding Superhighway. The controversy surrounding the 260 km Superhighway proposed by the Cross River State government (CRSG) of Nigeria will not go away. Notably, the bulldozing of forests, farmlands and sundr