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The ECT (Energy Charter Treaty) is a de facto criminal contract between 53 states, under which energy companies can sue for lost, imaginary future profits if the state changes the regulatory framework. The taxpayer then has to bleed. This is what happened with Germany's nuclear phase-out concerning the amount of 4.7 billion euros. RWE is now demanding 1.4 billion euros because of the Netherlands' coal exit. France and Spain want to leave the pact together. Italy has already done this. Only Germany under Minister of Economic Affairs Altmaier is blocking. Angela Merkel is a known advocate of “free trade”. Unfortunately, the contract is so criminal that states still have to pay despite an exit. It's only over when everyone leaves. further sources: change.org, CEO - corporateeurope.org: info+petition (en), compact.de, ISDS at elstel.org.

Time is running out to stop one of the biggest new coal mines in the world. We have already reported about this disastrous project. The Adani mine relies on a key piece of train signalling technology that only German engineering giant Siemens is willing to provide. SumOfUs reports to have found at least four environmental breaches that could trigger the exit clause in Siemens’ contract with Adani. Up to now Siemens said it was bound by its word and went ahead with the contract.

Watch the following session of the UNO. We have downloaded and converted the video directly from the website of the UNO. These times where we are pestered with more and more fake-news on Facebook as well as invented conspiracy theories on TV it becomes more and more important to know what is true in deed and what is a lie. Those who broadcast tons of implausible conspiracy theories will likely have the ulterior motive to make conspiracy theories ridiculous per se so that people do not consider whether there may be a true conspiracy any more.

The upcoming supply chain law for the EU aims to make companies responsible for human rights abuses and environmental crimes at their suppliers. For example, Ramón's father, who had defended his family's land in the Colombian rainforest against powerful palm oil companies, was murdered in broad daylight.

Read the English translation of Mr. Ph.D. Herwig Ronnacher´s letter of the editor commenting about Edward Snowden not being granted asylum in Europe. – Have you already signed the petition for E. Snowden, J. Assange and C. Manning in our last message?