Colombian academics call for support in struggle with AngloGold Ashanti

PLEASE SUPPORT THE STUDENTS, LECTURERS AND COMMUNITY OF TOLIMA SO THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE CAJAMARCA MINE CAN BE RESEARCHED OBJECTIVELY AND INDEPENDENTLY.

Students and lecturers at the University of Tolima in Ibagué, Colombia, …
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Take action on Vedanta

Rainforest Information Centre in Australia has launched an email campaign to protect Niyamgiri, a sacred mountain in Orissa, India, the Dongria Kondh, an indigenous tribe who worship this mountain as their god as well as …
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The BP catastrophe and mining finance

Offshore Drilling Backlash May Boost Shale, Oil Sands

The massive Gulf oil spill may hasten the development of shale gas and oil sands, North America’s two most important emerging energy sources. The risk of pursuing …
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Amnesty petition on Vedanta

London-based Vedanta Resources, through its subsidiary companies, plans to mine for bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills, considered sacred by the Indigenous Dongria Kondh community. The proposed mine will threaten the community’s rights to water, food, …
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Protest the Pebble Mine

Sign the Petition telling mining giant Anglo American that you oppose its disastrous Pebble Mine scheme in Alaska.

Rio Tinto also has a minority stake in the project.

See https://secure.nrdconline.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1781.…
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Amnesty International petition on Vedanta

UK-based mining company is abusing the human rights of indigenous communities in Orissa, India

Vedanta Resources, through its subsidiary companies plans to mine for bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills, considered sacred by the Indigenous Dongria …
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Request for urgent action to support Colombian Indigenous leaders

Last October, Wayuu Indigenous leader Karmen Ramirez Boscan was in London as a guest of London Mining Network member group Colombia Solidarity Campaign. She came to Britain for the AGM of mining multinational BHP
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US legal decision may have implications for mining companies

A legal decision against an oil multinational may have future implications for mining companies implicated in human rights abuses.

In the case of Wiwa v Shell, a US judge has denied Shell’s motion to dismiss …
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