Recently the European parliament called for an outright ban on the use of cyanide in gold processing (see http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=10102). But the European Commission has rejected the demand, claiming that sufficient safeguards are in place …
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EU Commission refuses ban on cyanide in gold
European Union is considering 12 more years of state aid for coal
The European Union is considering 12 more years of state aid for coal, a draft European Commission document showed, even as the Group of 20 prepared to discuss phasing out fossil fuel subsidies. The current …
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Mercosur unhappy with EU mining rules on cyanide content
With weeks to go before the start of new Mercosur-EU talks on creating a free trade zone, the two sides clashed as they met in the Argentine capital to advance cooperation in mining trade. Officials …
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Climate change after the talks in Bonn
Bonn Climate Negotiations
The recent UN climate talks in in Bonn have at least moved on from the fiasco at Copenhagen. However, the draft text that emerged at the end of the talks is still …
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Cyanide mining technologies should be banned in the EU
To protect water resources and biological diversity, MEPs want the Commission to propose a complete ban on the use of cyanide mining technologies in the EU before the end of 2011. They also believe companies …
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London Calling picks the links between a UK war criminal, the darkest of knights, and a pesky aluminium oligarch
While the UK’s leading war criminal prances around the globe, delivering back-of-envelope patois urging global peace in the Middle East and the Philippines, he’s been working with a slithery hand-picked advisor on a highly dubious …
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Little climate for change
African delegates walked out of Copenhagen’s climate talks on Monday, accusing rich nations of jeopardising prospects of a binding treaty. This week, the Mines and Communities website updated its mining-related background to this crucial summit …
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Business and human rights: protect, respect and remedy
Business and human rights: Towards operationalizing the ‘protect, respect and remedy’ framework, the report by John Ruggie, UN Special Representative on business & human rights, to the 11th session of UN Human Rights Council, …
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