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GRAction# 2/01 "No Oil Development on Caribbean Coast / Costa Rica"
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Nov 12, 2002
Victory!
Victory!
On November 12, 2002, the Costa Rican government reversed approval of Mallon Oil Company's Environmental Impact Study, preventing the administration from signing a contract with Mallon for oil explorations in northern Costa Rica. The government decision states, “The current administration policies do not support activities that can put our ecosystems in danger, based on the precautionary principle regarding environmental issues.” The Costa Rican government and ... (more)
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May 8, 2002
Victory!
The Costa Rican Minister of the Environment rejected appeals by U.S. oil companies, and upheld the ruling of the technical oversight panel (SETENA), which declared oil development on the Caribbean coast “environmentally unviable.”
Global Response members wrote letters of thanks and congratulations to newly elected president Abel Pacheco, who in his inaugural address declared a new era of “peace with the environment.”
Victory!
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Mar 5, 2002
Victory!
The Costa Rican environmental oversight panel (SETENA) unanimously rejected the Environmental Impact Studies submitted by U.S. oil companies! The panel's report concludes that oil development on the Caribbean coast is “environmentally unviable.”
Enrique Joseph, of the Costa Rican anti-oil coalition ADELA, wrote, “Our deepest gratitude to Global Response for all the vital support at key moments with your letters and expressions of international ... (more)
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