Stories from Belize seminar

Stories of an Offshore Drilling Moratorium Campaign from Belize

Stories of an Offshore Drilling Moratorium Campaign from Belize DATE: Thursday March 9th, 2023 Time: 6 P.M. Belize time (CST);  7 pm EST; 8 pm AST; 4 pm PST Register in advance for this webinar: https://tinyurl.com/peopleleadleadersfollow DATE: Thursday March 9th After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Please share…

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Steadfast refusal by politicians to be transparent in dealings with our natural resources flunks them in governance

I went to the Leonora Technical Institute (LTI) on Friday February 3, 2023 for the presentation of EEPGL’s 6th Development (Whiptail) Project. The in-person scoping meeting was presented by Project Manager Anthony Jackson on behalf of ExxonMobil. He had also presented the 5th Project (Uaru) last year, having landed in Guyana only one day before…

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Guyana’s oil ships breached safety limits to hit highest production level last year at 394,000 barrels

Kaieteur News – Guyana’s two oil ships—the Liza Destiny and the Liza Unity— were pushed to reach one of their highest production levels in December last year. This occurred in breach of the safe operating limits prescribed in their respective Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA). The safe operating limit for Liza Destiny is 120,000 barrels of oil…

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Money Loss of Control by Amerindians

Core issue is that vast amounts of money are being discussed which may involve loss of control by Amerindian titled Villages over their forests

I noted with interest the use of taxpayers’ money by the Department of Environment and Climate Change for a full-page advertisement in the Stabroek News, ‘Erroneous forest carbon analysis by Dr Janette Bulkan’, (06 January 2023).  This undated ‘public release’ advertisement addresses only 4 of the points made in the SN Daily Feature ‘Jurisdictional forest-based…

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More Guyanese should speak out against Govt.’s mismanagement of country – Former EPA Head

Kaieteur News – As Guyana continues its accelerated agenda in the oil and gas industry, Petroleum Engineer and former Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Vincent Adams has pointed out the need for more Guyanese to add their voices to the call for better management practices. Petroleum Engineer and former Head of the EPA,…

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Waiver of EIA for Wales gas plant shows pattern of Governmental neglect of environment, nation’s health – Former EPA Head

Kaieteur News – The decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to exempt government’s 300 megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant from a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) shows a pattern of continued negligence by the government, towards the environment and health of its citizens. In an exclusive interview with Kaieteur News on Sunday, the specialist said the waiver…

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