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Disrupt Fossil Finance: join the action training! save the Amazon (date: day/month/year),
protect our oceans: litter problem I, litter problem II,
stop funding the climate crisis: article at Amazon Watch,
stop the Pebble Mine in Alaska, save the wild salmon,
against highly dangerous pesticides, no rainforest destruction for the Olympic Games,
save the wetlands of Ulcinj Salina.

Disrupt Fossil Finance: join the Action Training! Stopp Mohovce: schwere Baumängel,
schützen Sie den Amazons, schützen wir unsere Ozeane: Müllproblem1, Müllproblem2,
gegen die Finanzierung der Klimakrise: Artikel auf Amazon Watch,
gegen hochgefährliche Pestizide, stoppen Sie die Pebble Mine in Alaska, schützen Sie den wilden Lachs
keine Regenwaldzerstörung für die olympischen Spiele, Schutz den Vögeln der Saline Ulcinj.

The British oil and gas company Rockhopper sued Italy in May 2017 because Italy had refused to allow for oil drilling in the Adriatic sea. Before the Italian parliament had forbidden all oil and gas activities because of environmental concerns and because of the problem of earthquakes. Rockhopper sues on top of the Energy Charta Treaty (ECT) for indemnification in the amount of 200-300 Million USD. There has been no decision on the issue yet (2019). Although Italy has already left the Energy Charta Treaty (ECT) it can still be obliged to pay. Italy can be sued up to 20 years with hindsight for any investment taken before Italy has exited the ECT (January the 1st of 2016); a 'zombie' clause in the treaty makes this possible.

Das britische Öl- und Gasunternehmen Rockhopper verklagte Italien im Mai 2017, weil Italien die Erlaubnis für Ölbohrungen in der Adria verweigerte. Das italienische Parlament hatte davor aufgrund von Umweltproblemen und Erdbebengefahr neue Öl- und Gasaktivitäten verboten. Rockhopper klagt auf Grundlage des Energiecharta-Vertrags auf Entschädigung im Umfang von 200-300 Mio. US-Dollar. Eine Entscheidung steht noch aus (2019). Obwohl Italien bereits aus dem Energiecharta-Vertrag ausgestiegen ist, muß es trotzdem zahlen. Für Investitionen, die vor dem Ausstieg Italiens getätigt wurden (1.Jänner 2016), kann Italien nämlich noch ganze 20 Jahre lang geklagt werden; das macht eine Zombie-Klausel im Vertrag möglich.

Plastic pollution is not just a problem for the oceans but als for our soil. Plastic carelessly thrown away with our household compost litters and contaminates our soil in the meanwhile up to a huge extent although this problem is less visible than the littering of our oceans. If you put something into the household compost take care that no stickers or plastic parts like on the stipe of bananas persist on the fruit skin and plant materials. Empty your plastic bag at the bio-waste container (You may put the bag into the residual waste afterwards.) instead of throwing your compost together with the plastic bag into the bio-waste container - a mess still commited by many people. The household compost is used as a fertilizer on fields. Another problem which is not less pervasive in scope is the abraison of car tyres. Car tyres do not only consist of natural caoutchouc but are also made of plastics and smut/carbon black. Unfortunately they do often also contain pollution like heavy metals.