GCM Resources plunged into the red in the six months to the end of December posting an after-tax loss of £690,000 against a profit of £3.3m last time. GCM says the Phulbari coal project remains …
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GCM Resources in the red with loss of £690,000
Last updated: Feb 7, 2012
Climate Vulnerable Forum Declaration adopted
Last updated: Nov 15, 2011
Nineteen climate vulnerable countries have signed the Climate Vulnerable Forum 2011 Dhaka Declaration: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Maldives, Nepal, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and …
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Investors out of Phulbari
Last updated: Nov 10, 2011
London Mining Network joined 84 other organisations in signing a letter to investors in London-listed GCM Resources’ Phulbari coal project in Bangladesh, calling on them to disinvest.
See http://www.accountabilityproject.org/article.php?id=668.…
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Phulbari tragedy victims remembered
Last updated: Aug 31, 2011
The people of Phulbari upazila observed Phulbari Day in honour of the protestors who were killed during firing by law enforcers in 2006. Commemorating the deceased, Phulbari people built an altar on the riverbank of …
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Phulbari Coal Mine, Bangladesh: Take Action Now
Last updated: Jul 14, 2011
Write a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina or email her today.
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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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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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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