Saturday, February 27, 2016

WTO Swats Down India’s Massive Solar Initiative

Grist

The World Trade Organization delivered a blow to India’s ambitious solar power program on Wednesday at the behest of the United States. So much for all that nice chatter about international climate cooperation back in December. Story here.

1 comment:

PinP said...

I live in dread that the public will not wake up to the hazards of these Goddamn trade agreements until it is too late. They are so pro-corporation and anti-democracy they threaten to derail any gains we may have thought we have made toward a more progressive future.

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