We're not having it! $15bn KXL lawsuit shows what's wrong with 'trade deals'

http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/2986811/were_not_having_it_15bn_kxl_lawsuit_shows_whats_wrong_with_trade_deals.html
Date Written:  2016-01-08
Publisher:  Ecologist
Year Published:  2016
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX18626

TransCanada has just made a big mistake by bringing its $15 billion lawsuit against the US government for refusing the Keystone XL pipeline, writes Sam Cossar-Gilbert. The move has exposed the real nature of 'trade deals' like TTIP and TPP - and why all democrats must rally to defeat them.

Subject Headings

• Capitalist Legal System
• Corporate Power
• International Trade Agreements
• Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)
• Law Suits
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
• Oil Pipelines
• Pipelines
• Trade Agreements