On the sidelines of the summit, a group of environmental groups have bestowed the mock “Angry Mermaid” award to highlight corporations trying to thwart efforts against global warming. The biotech giant Monsanto finished in first place, followed by the oil giant Royal Dutch Shell and the oil lobby American Petroleum Institute. Paul de Clerck of Friends of the Earth International said richer nations are putting corporate profits above global survival
(democracynow.org)
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