The #DutchEastIndiaCompany (#VOC) was formed on #ThisDayInHistory in 1602. Operating in many countries and one of the earliest #JointStockCompanies, it is a forerunner of #MultiNationalCorporations, helping to create stock markets and running its own military to expand its power.

#usa #egypt #uae #israel #palestine : #naturalressources / #gas / #multinationalcorporations

„Israel, the US, and UAE are in talks to seize #Gaza's natural gas

(…) #Chevron and its partners have approved plans to greatly expand natural gas production at Israel's #Leviathanfield in the eastern Mediterranean, in an effort to supply Egypt and Europe with more than $35 billion worth of natural gas, Reuters reported on 16 January.“

https://thecradle.co/articles-id/35458

Chevron approves $2.36bn expansion of Israel's Leviathan gas field

Israel, the US, and UAE are in talks to seize Gaza's natural gas

thecradle.co
Happy Meal Project: Sally Davies

Happy Meal Project : Sally Davies Photography and paintings Online Portfolio.

Remembering the days when stopping #ClimateChange by making personal choices seemed a realistic pathway.

All the time ignoring the #MultinationalCorporations, the elites and the governments charging ahead with #FossilFuels.

Hopelessly naive. And not even innocent times what with USA doing mass killings and war crimes in #Iraq with the #Australian government supporting and participating.

> Mexico’s challenge is simple and direct: Can the USMCA be used to undermine domestic policies for public health and the environment, even when they barely affect trade?

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-us-mexico-trade-war-over-gm-corn-heats-up/

How about a counter "formal complaint" about all the corn subsidies under a "Free Trade" regime?
https://www.kingcorn.net/

#USMCA #FreeTrade #CorporationRights #GMOCorn #DomesticPolicy vs. #MultinationalCorporations #CornyKings with #KingCorn

The U.S.-Mexico Trade War Over Modified Corn Heats Up - Truthdig

A new government in Mexico has pledged to carry on the fight to keep genetically modified corn out of the national diet.

Truthdig

Here’s How Rich All the #BigOil Executives Are

by Andrew Lisa
Mon, Apr 3, 2023

"Companies such as #ExxonMobil, #Chevron, #Shell, #BP, #Eni and #TotalEnergies are among the biggest [#MultinationalCorporations] on Earth, and the people who run them are paid handsomely for the revenues their leadership helps to generate.

"So, just how rich are the CEOs of the world’s biggest energy companies? Here’s a look at the enviable salaries of the Big Oil chief executives..."

Read more:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rich-big-oil-executives-180008555.html

#TaxTheRich #BigOilAndGas #MakePollutersPay #CutCEOsSalary #ObsceneProfits #ClimateCrisis #CorporatePolluters #CleanUpMotherEarth #BigOil

Here’s How Rich All the Big Oil Executives Are

Last year was unkind to anyone who visits a gas station to keep their cars moving -- the price at the pump topped $5 for the first time in June. But the...

Yahoo Finance

Australia's toll road economy is unsustainable. Earlier this year, ex-#ACCC chairman Allan Fels and transport expert David Cousins released a report claiming Transurban is exploiting #Sydney motorists, urging the #NSW government to take over toll roads. Transurban controls 11 of NSW’s 13 toll roads, each with different contracts and price hikes. The report says NSW motorists will pay over $123 billion in tolls over 37 years, with Transurban’s #WestConnex motorway accounting for more than half. #highwayrobbery ##privitisation #greed #MultinationalCorporations #mostTolledCityOnEarth

https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2024/07/australias-toll-road-economy-eats-itself/

Australia's toll road economy eats itself

Earlier this year, former ACCC chairman Allan Fels and transport expert David Cousins released a report warning that Transurban is robbing Sydney motorists and urging the New South Wales government to take control of the state’s toll roads. Transurban controls 11 of New South Wales’s 13 toll roads, each of which was negotiated under a

MacroBusiness

The global #food system is increasingly controlled by fewer companies, harming our #health, communities, and the #planet. Over 800 million people worldwide go hungry every day, and more than 2 billion have limited access to food. Yet, our current food system produces enough to feed everyone on #Earth.
#greed #MultinationalCorporations #multinationals #capitalism

https://theconversation.com/the-global-food-system-is-owned-by-an-ever-smaller-number-of-companies-its-damaging-our-health-our-communities-and-the-planet-232414

The global food system is owned by an ever smaller number of companies – it’s damaging our health, our communities and the planet

High levels of market concentration lead to price rises and more ultra-processed food.

The Conversation

Mega corporations control most Australian toll roads, causing ever-increasing costs for motorists. In #Sydney alone, drivers pay $2.5 billion annually in tolls. A recent review in #NSW has now recommended overhauling the toll road system. #mostTolledCityOnEarth #privitisation #tolls #MultinationalCorporations #greed #slavery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jOjqt9a8M8

Review of toll roads recommends overhauling the system | 7.30

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According to a report, five of the world's largest #banks are accused of " #greenwashing " their involvement in the destruction of the #Amazon. The report highlights that their environmental and social guidelines do not cover more than 70% of the #rainforest. These banks are alleged to have financed #oil and #gas companies with billions of dollars, supporting projects that harm the Amazon, destabilise the climate, and threaten the land and livelihoods of Indigenous peoples.
#climatechange #deforestation #MultinationalCorporations #globalwarming #greed

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/11/worlds-top-banks-greenwashing-their-role-in-destruction-of-the-amazon

World’s top banks ‘greenwashing their role in destruction of the Amazon’

Institutions alleged to have given billions of dollars to oil and gas companies involved in projects that are harming the rainforests

The Guardian