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In the Phulbari area of Northwest Bangladesh, communities have come together to raise their voices against the proposed Phulbari Coal Project–which threatens to …
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Phulbari Coal Mine, Bangladesh: Take Action Now
Last updated: Jul 14, 2011
Bangladesh Government to persuade public to support open-pit mining
Last updated: Jun 2, 2011
The Government of Bangladesh has started to try to build public opinion in favour of open-pit coal extraction from the deposits located in the northern districts, in particular the Phulbari coal mine, a project of …
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Rending Bangladesh Asunder?
Last updated: May 25, 2011
Coal projects threaten unique wetlands
Having waited some years for a national coal policy to be introduced by the government, citizens of Bangladesh are still in the dark over whether coherent regulations will be introduced …
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Big Coal Emergency in Bangladesh Worsens
Last updated: May 12, 2011
Violent crackdown on villagers peacefully opposing British company’s coal mine
On the afternoon of May 5th, a peaceful anti-coal demonstration by local villagers in Bangladesh suddenly turned bloody. The resort to violence is the latest …
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Displacing People For Profit: Obama Administration Supports Controversial Coal Project in Bangladesh
Last updated: Apr 28, 2011
Why is the Obama administration covertly pushing for London-based GCM Resources‘ internationally opposed open-pit coal mine operation in Bangladesh?
Protests against GCM Resources continue in Bangladesh
Last updated: Apr 9, 2011
As the sun rose on March 28, 2011, roughly 2,000 people gathered to demonstrate against a mining project that would displace tens of thousands of people in northwest Bangladesh and establish one of the largest …
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Villagers rally against GCM Resources and open pit mining in Bangladesh
Last updated: Apr 4, 2011
The national committee to protect oil, gas, mineral resources, ports and power enforced a six-hour road and rail blockade at Phulbari in Dinajpur, demanding implementation of its seven-point demands including compensation for Aman crops near …
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Mangrove Action Project says stop Phulbari coal mine
Last updated: Mar 24, 2011
London-listed GCM Resources’ Phulbari Coal Mine Project would establish one of the world’s largest open pit coal mines in northwest Bangladesh, forcibly displacing as many as 130,000 people, including more than 2,200 indigenous households. Mangrove …
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Cultural Survival Launches Campaign to Halt Coal Mine in Bangladesh
Last updated: Feb 9, 2011
February 9, 2011
Media Contacts:
Paula Palmer, Director, Global Response Program, Cultural Survival, 00 1 303 444-0306, paula@cs.org
Joanna Levitt, Executive Director, International Accountability Project, 00 1 415-659-0555, joanna@accountabilityproject.org
Rumana Hashem, International Correspondent of the …
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GCM continues to push Phulbari mine: take action now
Last updated: Feb 3, 2011
GCM claims negotiations with Bangladesh Government
GCM Resources, previously known as Asia Energy, has claimed that it is negotiating coal extraction from Phulbari with the government. “GCM is ready to move the Phulbari Project forward …
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Wikileaks on Bangladesh, GCM and government collaboration
Last updated: Jan 11, 2011
A WikiLeaked cable from US embassy, Dhaka shows that Moriarty urged Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, the prime minister’s energy adviser, to authorise coal mining in Phulbari, saying that ‘open-pit mining seemed the best way forward’ (Guardian, December …
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WikiLeaks cables: US pushed for reopening of Bangladesh coal mine
Last updated: Dec 22, 2010
US Ambassador urged country’s energy adviser to approve plans by London-based GCM Resources, despite mine being closed in 2006 after violent protests.
See http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/21/wikileaks-cables-us-bangladesh-coal-mine.…
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