Archive for March 2007
KAIROS Briefing Paper #9: Are Agrofuels Alternatives to Oil?
March 22, 2007
President George W. Bush’s 2007 State of the Union address calls for reducing US gasoline consumption by 20% over ten years, replacing it with 35 billion gallons of renewable fuels. Bush’s announcement has sparked a vigorous debate on issues such as…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
KAIROS Briefing Paper #8: The Cerro de San Pedro Case: A Clarion Call for Binding Legislation of Canadian Corporate Activity Abroad
March 21, 2007
In March 2005, at the request of Mexican human rights partners and the Broad Opposition Front (FAO), a KAIROS church leaders delegation traveled to the community of Cerro de San Pedro, Mexico. The church leaders were the first Canadian delegation not…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights