Gaia Foundation press release, Thursday 15th December 2011
Yesterday in Central London a silent protest took place outside the General Meeting of Shareholders of Australian mining company, Coal of Africa Ltd (CoAL). The protest was …
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Silent Protest Held in Support of Communities of Limpopo
Civil society groups demand global corporations reconsider investment in Coal of Africa mining project.
Yesterday, civil society groups and community members from the Limpopo Province of South Africa sent a letter to over fifty shareholders and potential investors of Coal of Africa (CoAL) demanding that they reconsider their plans …
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Saami communities protest in London over mining
This morning representatives of several Indigenous Saami communities from Scandinavia protested outside the ‘Mines and Money’ London conference in order to raise awareness over the destruction of their traditional lands by mining.
Saami areas in …
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Canadian First Nations sue Shell for tar sands destruction
London, November 30th, 2011
On the eve of the 17th UNFCCC, the world’s climate summit, the UK Tar Sands Network will serve papers to Shell UK executives on behalf of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation …
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Australia approves $20-30bn BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine expansion
Global diversified miner BHP Billiton moved a step closer to expanding its large-scale Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine in Australia on Monday, after securing environmental approvals for the project.
See http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page72068?oid=137155&sn=Detail&pid=92730 and
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/10/bhpbilliton-idUSL3E7LA0FA20111010.…
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India: Vedanta Orissa projects ban must be upheld
Amnesty International press release, 24 July 2011
Ongoing attempts by UK-based mining company Vedanta Resources to overturn an Indian government decision blocking a proposed bauxite mine and expansion of an alumina refinery in Orissa should …
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Orissa high court rejects Vedanta refinery expansion
Amnesty International has urged the Indian authorities to order the immediate clean-up of an alumina refinery in the state of Orissa, following a high court decision to reject plans for its expansion by a subsidiary …
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Michigan State Government challenged over Rio Tinto owned mine
Kennecott is a US subsidiary of London-based Rio Tinto.
Press Release from Jack Parker and Associates Inc, Toivola, Michigan 49965, USA
June 30, 2011
Contacts:
Jack Parker (Jack Parker and Associates; jprockdoctor@gmail.com)
Laura Gauger …
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MEPs vested interests uncovered in EU’s raw materials strategy
Corporate Europe Observatory Press release
27 June 2011
Brussels – Europe’s future strategy on access to raw materials – due to be voted on in the Parliament on Thursday 30 June – is being shaped …
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Utah Moms for Clean Air denounces DAQ’s decision to approve another Kennecott Expansion Permit
Press Release
27 June 2011
Today, Bryce Bird, Director of the Utah Division of Air Quality (DAQ) signed a modified approval order for Kennecott Utah Copper’s Bingham Canyon Mine. The clean air activist community, including …
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India: Toxic sludge leak from Vedanta’s red mud pond threatens rural communities
Amnesty International has warned that thousands of families in the Indian state of Orissa are facing serious health risks during the imminent monsoon season following reports of leaks at the Vedanta Aluminium refinery’s main ‘red …
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