"Tears of Joy:" Activists Win Landmark Climate Case against Shell in the Netherlands
Oil Change International C: Milieudefensie / Friends of the Earth Netherlands Sometimes the word historic or landmark is overused. But not in this case. In a legal judgement that will be equally celebrated by climate activists worldwide and feared in Big Oil boardrooms, for the first time in history, a judge has held a corporation liable for causing dangerous climate change. And that company is Shell. Yesterday, as a result of legal action brought by Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefe...
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