by Nnimmo | Sep 3, 2020 | Alternatives, Dirty Energy, Environment, Food, Stories
We are happy to share this collection of short stories triggered by the The COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has exposed global vulnerabilities and challenged individuals and nations to wake up from slumber and take actions that recognize our planetary limits. The...
by Nnimmo | Jul 29, 2020 | Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Culture, Dirty Energy, Environment, Food, Stories
The aroma from the tilapia on the grill wafted around the street corner. Entering every home through the front door and exiting through the windows. Everyone in the neighbourhood knew when Mama Ogie had set up shop for the morning and when some tilapia sizzled on her...
by Nnimmo | Apr 1, 2020 | Alternatives, Analysis, Biosafety, Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Culture, Development alternatives, Environment, Governance, Militarism, Policy, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth, Stories
A key fact we have to face is that the coronavirus will not change anything we won’t change. The change that will frame the post pandemic era will come from humans, our relationship with each other and with Nature. The push for change will inevitably revolve around...
by Nnimmo | Feb 28, 2020 | Alternatives, Analysis, Culture, Development alternatives, Environment, Policy, Stories
Let’s look at activism, academia and politics. A conference on the intersection of academics and activism was recently held as part of events marking 40 years of the Right Livelihood Awards. It provided an excellent platform to mingle with ageing activists as well as...
by Nnimmo | Feb 21, 2020 | Analysis, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Culture, Development alternatives, Dirty Energy, Environment, Governance, Policy, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth, Stories
Will Ogoni be Cleaned? Recent news making the rounds is that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and their oil company partners, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Total Exploration and Production of Nigeria (TEPNG) and Nigerian Agip Oil...
by Nnimmo | Feb 13, 2020 | Analysis, Climate Change, Environment, Food, Militarism, Stories
The desert locust storms hitting East Africa indicate unfolding horrors. They are also a metaphor for other terrors on the continent. Pictures of swarms of locusts, crawling, flying, mating and stripping greenery in the East and Horn of Africa region appear like...
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