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No Public Money for Corporate Power
International Finance Corporation (IFC) aims to weaken its environmental and social policies
Costa Ricans take to the street to protest against CAFTA
On September 30, 2007, members of Friends of the Earth Costa Rica joined between 100,000 and 150,000 people on the streets of San José in a peaceful march that stretched for over a kilometer. The aim: to encourage people to vote against CAFTA (the Central American Free Trade Agreement with the US) in the referendum on October 7.
Canadian polluter forced to pay
A major victory in the Canadian courts in 2003 upheld the ‘polluter pays’ principle.
