«Fossil fuel companies are very powerful economic interests,» said Ruth Santiago, an attorney in Puerto Rico working on environmental issues. (vox.com)
Conflicts in the field are getting worse because of the recurrent attacks to indigenous rights and to small farmers movements, on behalf of powerful economic interests. (globaleducationmagazine.com)
Padilla's achievements come in spite of Colombia's pervasive culture of violence and powerful economic interests who do not want recyclers to cut into their profits from landfill contracts. (goldmanprize.org)