Nickel: A breakthrough in China, another blow for many others
A potentially highly significant “development” has just been announced in China. At first sight, it relates only to changes in methods of refining nickel, primarily in the manufacture of stainless steel. But, if verified, the process has profound (and negative) implications, both for the health of Chinese people, and for that of communities in Indonesia [...]
Vigil at Rio Tinto Michigan mine site ends with two arrests
For a month, a small group of American Indians and environmental activists occupied an isolated patch of woods in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula where the world’s third-largest mining company, Rio Tinto, is preparing to drill for nickel and copper. The protesters vowed to stay put, saying the mine would desecrate sacred ground and pollute waters that [...]
A Sacred Fire Is Burning at Eagle Rock
Around the world, indigenous communities are defending their homelands and sacred sites from mining companies with more urgency than ever. With the fictional Avatar receiving so much media attention, it’s important to realize that very real battles between indigenous communities protecting sacred sites and corporations infringing on them are happening in the real world. Rio [...]
Native American activists protest against Rio Tinto subsidiary
Native American activists have set up a tent camp at Eagle Rock, expecting to stay indefinitely peacefully protesting against Rio Tinto subsidiary Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company’s nickel and copper mine on the Yellow Dog Plains in Michigan, USA. See http://miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/543341.html?nav=5006. Also see: http://standfortheland.com/ and “Taking a Stand”: Sacred Site Celebrated Despite Citizen Arrest, http://headwatersnews.net/mining-article/taking-a-stand-sacred-site-celebrated-despite-citizen-arrest/ and [...]
Rio Tinto opponent arrested for “trespassing” on public land
A resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA, was arrested for “trespassing” on public land in the Escanaba River State Forest, in northern Marquette County. Cynthia Pryor planned on visiting Eagle Rock, site of Kennecott Minerals’ proposed “Eagle” mine, to keep an eye on the company’s activities. She was arrested while sitting on an [...]
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