New York-based Rainforest Alliance has certified Tata (Tetley brand) teas as “sustainable”. The first products carrying this highly sought-after stamp of approval will be selling in the UK before April, and throughout the world over …
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London Calling deplores the gilding of Tata’s tarnished image
The impacts of uranium mining on indigenous communities
Uranium mining speculation lacks comprehensive health and safety regulations while the ethics of Canadian exported uranium, which can lead to depleted uranium used in zones of war, needs greater scrutiny. Abandoned uranium mines and the …
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World’s top firms cause $2.2tn of environmental damage, report estimates
Report for the UN into the activities of the world’s 3,000 biggest companies estimates one-third of profits would be lost if firms were forced to pay for use, loss and damage of environment.
See http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/18/worlds-top-firms-environmental-damage…
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Communities protest against British-based mining companies in South Africa
The press statement below mentions Richard Spoor. Richard Spoor is a human rights lawyer who has represented communities resisting encroachment on their land by mining companies. He is currently being sued for defamation by Anglo …
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Rowntree trust pulls out of Vedanta
Trust sells Vedanta shares over human rights abuse
After the Church of England, another British investor has decided to sell its shares worth 2.2 million pounds (Rs.159 million/$3.5 million) in the Indian-owned mining company Vedanta …
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Uranium contamination from Kakadu mine 5400 times background
Environmental regulators for the office of the Supervising Scientist admitted to an Australian Senate Estimates committee that water with uranium concentrations 5400 times the background level and a cocktail of other radionuclides are seeping from …
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The Big and the Small
Millions of workers around the world depend on income from small-scale mining. Three new reports examine how their economic survival can be promoted, but they come from different perspectives.
The industry body, ICMM, regards …
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British miner to continue march through Europe
MINING and power group Hargreaves Services pledged to continue its drive into Europe as it reported six months of surging profits despite low coal prices. The firm, which owns Yorkshire’s Maltby colliery and employs more …
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Gas plant pipedream a nightmare
Another tick of approval on a $30 billion gas processing operation in the Kimberley has put Western Australia one step closer to Premier Colin Barnett’s stated aim of becoming the “Saudi Arabia of natural gas”. …
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