MEPs call for responsible new EBRD mining strategy
The new mining strategy of the EBRD (the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) risks contradicting the EU Resource Efficiency Roadmap and responsible mining principles, argue 22 MEPs in an open letter to European Commissioners which asks the EC to take a...A black future for coal?
The Indian example An analysis of the coal market by Nostromo Research. See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=11814&l=1.Indigenous Peoples speak out on mining
The UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) met recently in Geneva. On the agenda was discussion of a paper that EMRIP prepared on the right of indigenous peoples to participate in decision making, with a focus on the extractive industries. See...Police arrested actors for spilling custard, say Olympic protesters
The former London 2012 “ethics tsar” Meredith Alexander has accused police of an “Olympic-sized overreaction”, saying they broke up a theatre performance designed to highlight the problems of corporate sponsorship of the Games and arrested six...Greenwash Gold campaigners arrested in London for using custard…
A mock awards ceremony at the Olympic Clock in Trafalgar Square descended into farce today after police arrested six people taking part. Click on photo for more…