Human Rights vs. Right Based Fishing: The Ideological Battleground in Siem Reap

"While many of the ‘usual suspects’ spoke openly about the need for private property, ITQs and similar terms in relation to fisheries governance, some adapted the language and thereby masked their underlying belief in private property as the one and only solution. This way of adapting the language is used to strategically persuade others – including fisher movements across the world... "

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Nov 08

2013

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Environmental Defence Fund, Foundations, Non-Profit Industrial Complex

EDF WalMart Walton Family Foundation

EDF Sells Green Cred to Walmart for the Low, Low Price of $66 Million

"So, the Waltons both run Walmart and finance EDF. Their donations to EDF started in 2004, shortly before Walmart launched its sustainability campaign. For the Waltons, the donations are a bargain, giving Walmart’s environmental announcements an instant veneer of green credibility. It’s a great deal for EDF, too. Over the last two years, Walton money has supplied about one-eighth of the organization’s roughly $100 million annual budget."

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Sep 12

2013

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Environmental Defence Fund, Foundations, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, Non-Profit Industrial Complex, Sierra Club

Co-optation EDF Fracking National Wildlife Federation NRDC Sierra Club

Must-Read White Paper: The Politics of a New York State Fracking Moratorium

"We know that some of these groups have taken money directly from the gas industry or from the foundations of pro-fracking politicians. Others have worked against grassroots campaigns for a ban in other states and have misinformed the grassroots about key issues relevant to pursuing statewide ban strategies. At the same time, these organizations posture not only as environmental and grassroots organizations, but also pretend to be grassroots and “radically anti-fracking.”

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Nov 26

2010

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Greenpeace

Carbon Markets EDF False Solutions Waxman and Markey