NGOs IN THE NEWS
NGO Pushes for New Petroleum Taxes in Washington State
Environmental NGOs see a new tax on “hazardous-substance” as a way to balance the State’s budget.
Canadian Politics Working on NGOs-CIDA Relationship
The Liberal Party of Canada is working on transparency and effectiveness of Canadian aid, amidst the cut of funding from CIDA to KAIROS.
NGO Seeks Protection for Canadian Oil Sands Region
Canadian NGO is seeking governmental protection for the oil sands region in Alberta, similar protections are in place in British Columbia.
NGO Urges for Salad Bacteria Control
NGO urges Congress to approve legislation on FDA regulations on packed leafy greens.
UN Lead-Investigator in Israeli Report Has Ties with Anti-Israeli Groups
NGO Monitor reports on Judge Richard Goldstone’s, the main writer of a recent UN Report on Israeli Human Rights violations in Gaza, ties with several anti-Israeli groups.
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ACCOUNTABILITY & TRANSPARENCY TRENDS
Chemicals Regulation and Real Science: The Troubling Case of BPA
Environmental NGO's shocked over US refusal to ban chemical BPA.
NGOs and Government Funding
Government funds transferred to civil society groups often lack transparency and accountability.
Is the Left Turning Against Cap-and-Trade?
The economic impact of cap-and-trade is a wild card and it has its skeptics across the ideological spectrum.
Chevron’s Headache: NGOs and Film Raise Profile of 27 Billion Dollar Case
The recent release of the documentary film Crude: the Real Price of Oil has elevated the profile of an already widely discussed environmental lawsuit pitting indigenous Ecuadorians against oil giant Chevron.
NGO CAMPAIGN & ADVOCACY ALERT
NGO's regularly call for boycotts and campaigns, targeting corporations and governments for alleged misdeeds. Do these campaigns present a fair accounting of these issues? NGO Watch highlights the most prominent campaigns to give you the story behind the story.
Jagdish Bhagwati on NGOs and Fair Trade
In his recent World Affairs article, Fair Trade: Beware the Beguiling Phrase, Jagdish Bhagwati, professor of economics and law at Columbia University, comments on NGO campaigns and the ways in which they force their understanding of the “social good” onto consumers. Are activist NGOs dictating the “personal social reasonability” efforts of individuals? That’s an interesting question in an age in which fair trade goods have become as ubiquitous as the arguments in favor of purchasing them over other products.
Where Are NGOs Concentrating Their Campaigning Resources?
In its latest quarterly report, Where Are NGOs Concentrating Their Campaigning Resources?, SigWatch catalogues NGO campaigns and priority issues, both globally and by region.
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