Blogposts tagged 'Trade'

Governments fail bluefin in Doha

Posted by Willie - 18 March 2010 at 3:13pm - 0 Comments

The breaking news today is that governments at the CITES meeting at Doha have voted AGAINST a trade ban on Atlantic bluefin.

Words cannot express how frustrating this is. The science and scientific backing is incontrovertible. The public will and pressure is immense. The species could be  commercially extinct within just a few years.

Article tagged as: ban, bluefin, CITES, doha, extinction, mediterranean, oceans, trade, tuna

Behind the green rhetoric it's still business as usual

Posted by benet - 1 November 2007 at 5:25pm - 0 Comments

Every industry has its own trade association: from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and the British Air Transport Association, through to the British Association of Fair Trade Shops and the Solar Trade Association. These bodies are set up by companies with a common purpose to help them lobby for their interests.

Article tagged as: decentralised energy, nuclear power, trade
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