http://www.climatelaw.org daily 1 2006-02-27T22:45:36Z http://www.climatelaw.org/media/jan0908 9 January 2008 -- The Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Greenpeace initiated legal action against the Bush administration today by submitting a formal notice of intent to sue the administration for missing the deadline to decide whether or not polar bears will be listed under the Endangered Species Act due to global warming. Today’s notice of intent to sue must be sent prior to filing a lawsuit in federal court. No publisher jen 2008-01-14T20:07:59Z Media http://www.climatelaw.org/media/2007July20 20 July 2007 -- The Australian Climate Justice Program, with the support of Greenpeace, has lodged a complaint with the ACCC over HRL Limited’s use of the term ‘clean coal’ in relation to its proposed new brown coal-fired power plant in Victoria. No publisher luke 2007-08-09T21:16:53Z Media http://www.climatelaw.org/media/2007May2 May 2, 2007 Friends of the Earth International calls on Shell to immediately respect a court order to stop gas flaring in Nigeria. No publisher jen 2008-01-09T19:31:18Z Media http://www.climatelaw.org/media/2006Sep20 Climate Justice Programme, 20 September 2006 - A landmark legal case asking for "monetary compensation" for climate change damage was filed today by the State of California against 6 major car companies. No publisher kim 2007-07-30T19:37:16Z Media http://www.climatelaw.org/media/2006Jul20 20 July 2006 - The Belize Institute of Environmental Law and Policy, Friends of the Earth International, the Climate Justice Programme and Greenpeace have reacted angrily today after the World Heritage Committee refused to take urgent action to protect some of the world's finest sites from climate change. No publisher kim 2007-05-21T22:25:26Z Media http://www.climatelaw.org/media/2006Jul11 Climate Justice Programme, 11 July 2006 - The World Heritage Committee, holding its annual meeting in Lithuania on July 8-16, is being urged by an international coalition of lawyers and environmentalists to back moves to protect some of the world's most outstanding natural sites from climate change. No publisher kim 2007-05-21T22:57:46Z Media http://www.climatelaw.org/media/2006Mar15 Climate Justice Programme, 15 March 2006 - The US Government is strongly opposing efforts by the United Nations to protect some of the most vulnerable World Heritage Sites from the impacts of climate change. The position of the USA, which was recently elected to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, has been severely criticised by campaigners. No publisher jen 2007-05-15T19:11:36Z Media http://www.climatelaw.org/media/2006Feb16 Climate Justice Programme, 16 February 2006 -- Today, twelve conservation organizations from the United States and Canada petitioned the World Heritage Committee to list Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger due to impacts from climate change. No publisher jen 2007-05-15T20:08:28Z Media http://www.climatelaw.org/media/2006Feb03 Climate Justice Programme, 03 February 2006 -- Following a key legal challenge to the secrecy of the German Economics Ministry, the climate change impacts of German export credits will soon have to be disclosed. The legal challenge was brought by campaign groups Germanwatch and BUND/Friends of the Earth, Germany. No publisher jen export credit agencies access to information 2007-05-16T17:48:17Z Media http://www.climatelaw.org/media/2005Dec16 Climate Justice Programme, 16 December 2005 -- Contempt of court proceedings began in the Federal High Court of Nigeria in Benin City today against The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (Shell) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), for disobeying a court order last month to stop gas flaring in the Iwherekan community in Delta State No publisher kim 2007-05-15T20:10:38Z Media http://www.climatelaw.org/media/2005Nov14 Climate Justice Programme, 14 November 2005 -- In a historic judgment today, the Federal High Court of Nigeria has ordered that gas flaring must stop in a Niger Delta community as it violates guaranteed constitutional rights to life and dignity. No publisher kim 2007-05-21T23:30:39Z Media http://www.climatelaw.org/media/2005Jul08 Climate Justice Programme, 08 July 2005 -- Nnimmo Bassey, Executive Director of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA), was detained and questioned for two hours at Lagos airport yesterday morning, while returning to Nigeria from the UK. No publisher kim 2007-05-15T20:13:01Z Media http://www.climatelaw.org/media/2005Jul07 Climate Justice Programme, 07 July 2005 -- Sir Edmund Hillary expressed his support today for the danger-listing of Everest because of climate change. The danger-listing is one of three legal petitions, submitted to the World Heritage Committee last November, which countries will be asked to consider at the Committee meeting in Durban, South Africa, from 10-17 July. No publisher kim 2007-05-21T23:05:32Z Media http://www.climatelaw.org/media/2005Jun20 Climate Justice Programme, 20 June 2005 -- Communities from across the Niger Delta have filed a case in the Federal High Court of Nigeria against the Shell, ExxonMobil, ChevronTexaco, TotalFinaElf and Agip joint venture companies, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, and the Nigerian government, to stop gas flaring. No publisher kim 2007-07-30T22:17:29Z Media http://www.climatelaw.org/media/2004Dec16 Climate Justice Programme, 16 December 2004 -- Climate liability and litigation in ten cases covering seven countries around the world is highlighted today at United Nations climate talks. No publisher kim 2007-05-15T20:16:14Z Media