This Clear Spot from April 26th asks which dodgy company most deserves the Greenwash Gold medal in 2012? Who is covering up environmental destruction and devastating communities while pretending to be a good corporate citizen …
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Greenwash Gold on Resonance FM
Tribe Appeals To United Nations Over Rio Tinto Mine in Michigan
A tribe in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA, is appealing to the United Nations in an effort to restrain sulphide mining.
The tribe hopes to strengthen its position through an international agreement signed by the …
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London2012: an Olympian exercise in corporate greenwashing
Amidst its lofty rhetoric about excellence and sustainability the London Olympics have chosen some of the world’s most unethical companies as corporate sponsors. Phil England presents powerful first-hand testimonies from victims and campaigners dismayed and …
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Indonesian groups condemn court ruling over Newmont’s waste disposal
Dozens of student demonstrators pelted the office of Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT) after a court ruling allowing the US company to continue dumping tailings in a nearby bay. A year ago, several environmental organisations urged …
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Protesters grab chance for a dig at mining giants
Protesters say Rio’s record makes a mockery of Lord Coe’s promise of the greenest Games ever
Two of the world’s biggest mining companies endured a barrage of protests last Thursday, as a broad coalition of …
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Big Questions for Anglo American
Since Anglo American listed in London and moved its headquarters from South Africa to Britain, the company’s dealings with its critics have been characterised by a level of formal courtesy that sits awkwardly with its …
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Visitors demand justice from Rio Tinto
Women from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the USA have travelled to London to ask Rio Tinto to monitor air quality at its controversial Eagle Mine. The women will be attending Rio Tinto’s AGM in …
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Launch of Greenwash Gold 2012 Campaign
London Mining Network, UK Tar Sands Network and Bhopal Medical Appeal launch the ‘Greenwash Gold 2012′ Campaign today. See the campaign website at http://www.greenwashgold.org/.
See also http://londonminingnetwork.org/2012/03/launch-of-greenwash-gold-2012-campaign/ and media coverage below.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/apr/15/protest-groups-olympics-sponsors-campaign.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/an-unlikely-protest-pinup-for-the-summers-olympic-games-7646602.html…
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Protesters dragged out of BP AGM after board avoids uncomfortable questions
Gulf Coast residents were cut short by the Chair, and environmental questions were brushed aside before last Thursday’s BP Annual General Meeting was disrupted by a “die-in” protest.
See http://www.no-tar-sands.org/2012/04/protesters-dragged-out-of-bp-agm-after-board-avoids-uncomfortable-questions/.…
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Mining boom in Michigan: economic boost or environmental nuisance?
Demand for metals on the world market is prompting a mining boom in Michigan’s rural Upper Peninsula, where jobs are scarce. But possible environmental damage to forests, lakes, and rivers alarms some locals. One of …
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Tarsands News
European Fuel Quality Directive Update
The European Union has reached a stalemate in a vote to decide if tar sands oil is to be labeled as highly polluting. There were 89 votes for the proposal …
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USA: Navajo, Environmental Organizations Partner to Appeal Peabody’s Kayenta Coal Permit
A group of five organizations, To Nizhoni Ani, Black Mesa Water Coalition, Dine C.A.R.E, Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity have filed an appeal that challenges the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation …
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