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international / anti-capitalism / feature Saturday November 29, 2014 17:45 by Shane Cassidy
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This article examines the Transatlantic Free Trade agreement and it's potential repercussions.
In 2010 the US mining and gas company, Renco, managed to successfully avoid having to pay compensation to Peruvian locals who were harmed due to pollution by their companies by successfully using a provision of the Peru-US Trade Agreement[1]. Not satisfied with avoiding having to pay compensation, the company has since demanded $800 million from the Peruvian government as they argue that one of the companies they own, Doe Run, was forced into bankruptcy due to an expensive pollution clean-up which the Peruvian government required Doe Run to conduct [2]. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Friday November 28, 2014 10:49 by FUSION SUNDAYS
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Dublin's Only World Christmas Market read full story / add a comment 
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / event notice Monday November 24, 2014 22:13 by Right2Water
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LOCAL ASSEMBLY 25 November at 20:00 in UTC Mill Theatre Dundrum in Dundrum, Dublin read full story / add a comment 
international / animal rights / opinion/analysis Sunday November 23, 2014 01:40 by Campaign for the Abolition of Cruel Sports
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The recent death of ex-senator and architect, Jack Fitzsimons of Kells, County Meath, has been keenly felt by his family and by the many people who knew him in his former professions. Readers of his best-selling book, Bungalow Bliss, will remember him too for his professional and easy to follow advice on affordable house designs. read full story / add a comment |
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