Ever since the fleet-footed runners and chariot races of ancient Greece, ethics have been at the root of the Olympic games. There’s an Olympic oath, creed, and hymn. And then there’s the torch, which has …
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BP, Dow Chemical Sponsoring the “Greenest Ever” Olympics, and UK Enviros Aren’t Having It
Bougainville Copper’s bloody “hidden past” exposed: Rio Tinto must address abuse claims, says criminologist
Debate continues raging over the role played by Rio Tinto’s subsidiary Bougainville Copper Ltd (BCL) in the decade-long war waged by Papua New Guinea “security” forces on the people of Bougainville from 1988 onwards.
One …
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Tribe Appeals To United Nations Over Rio Tinto Mine in Michigan
A tribe in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA, is appealing to the United Nations in an effort to restrain sulphide mining.
The tribe hopes to strengthen its position through an international agreement signed by the …
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Worker riot at African Minerals’ Sierra Leone mine turns deadly
Two days of rioting over pay by workers from London-listed African Minerals’ Sierra Leone mine have left one woman dead and at least six injured, witnesses and medical staff said. The company said operations had …
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Aboriginal elder loses bid to overturn expansion of BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam
An Australian Aboriginal elder has lost his challenge to the federal government’s approval of expansion of the world’s biggest uranium mine. Kevin Buzzacott had argued that insufficient consideration had been paid to the operation’s long-term …
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Statement of the M4 Movement in Mesoamerica
The M4 movement unites groups and organisations in Panama, México, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, United States and Canada.
A recent statement by the movement condemns Goldcorp’s Marlin mine in Guatemala. Goldcorp is a Canadian company …
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Newmont Mining accused of multiple failures by shareholders
Critical shareholders took the world’s second biggest dedicated gold producer to task at its annual general meeting last week. They claimed the company had not implemented various promises to be “socially responsible”. Moreover, its failure …
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BHP Billiton’s move against Aboriginal elder ‘punitive and vindictive’
MEDIA RELEASE AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR FREE ALLIANCE
1st May 2012
DEMOCRACY AT A PRICE: DECISION BY BHP BILLITON AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SEEK COSTS FROM ARABUNNA ELDER PUNITIVE AND VINDICTIVE
The Australian Nuclear Free Alliance (ANFA) …
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London2012: an Olympian exercise in corporate greenwashing
Amidst its lofty rhetoric about excellence and sustainability the London Olympics have chosen some of the world’s most unethical companies as corporate sponsors. Phil England presents powerful first-hand testimonies from victims and campaigners dismayed and …
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UK Parliamentary motion supports Greenwash Gold campaign
If you live in the UK, please ask your MP to sign Early Day Motion 2951:
Greenwash Gold 2012
‘That this House welcomes the launch by Bhopal Medical Appeal, London Mining Network and UK Tar …
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UK Parliamentary motion challenges Olympic sponsors
If you live in the UK, please ask your MP to sign Early day motion 2969:
ETHICAL TRADING STANDARDS AND THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS
“That this House is concerned about press reports that UK Olympians …
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Justice for Rio Tinto workers in Canada
Workers at Rio Tinto Alcan’s Alma plant in Quebec, Canada, have been locked out by the company since the end of December as they struggle to protect secure jobs for the future.
See http://www.justiceforriotintoworkers.ca/ and …
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