Articles by: Patricia Rodriguez

February 13, 2024

For a small farmer in Rio de Janeiro state, a private port catering to the fossil fuel industry has brought a decade-long struggle to remain on the land.

February 13, 2024

Para um pequeno agricultor no estado do Rio de Janeiro, um porto privado que serve a indústria de combustíveis fósseis trouxe uma luta de uma década para permanecer na terra.

February 12, 2024

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration brought high hopes of reversing devastating environmental destruction. Will a new fossil fuel boom undermine promises for change?

January 16, 2024

From Patagonia, an environmental activist discusses her community’s struggle against a new oil pipeline and the threats of expanding extractivism in their territory.

January 16, 2024

Desde Patagonia, una activista ambiental habla de la lucha contra un nuevo oleoducto y la expansión del extractivismo en sus territorios.

January 15, 2024

With another oil and gas bonanza brewing and a new far-right president in the Casa Rosada, people-led proposals for a just energy transition are more urgent than ever.

February 8, 2023

While lawmakers debate a proposed fracking prohibition, deepening struggles over the social and environmental impacts of oil and gas extraction loom.

August 25, 2016

Cumbre Agraria, one of Colombia’s most powerful rural social movements, recently reached an important preliminary accord with the government. Will it have wider implications for achieving peace in Colombia?