Vedanta accused of further serious violations in India

Not once, not twice, but three times in a week! On 17th July 2012, the leading Oriya language news daily, Samaja, reported that the company had illegally dumped fly (coal) ash and excavated soil onto forest land at its Jharsaguda aluminium smelting complex in Orissa....

A Lizard seeks revenge on BHP Billiton

BHP Billiton’s gigantic Olympic Dam copper-uranium mine in South Australia has long been a focus of strident protests. Legal action has been taken by local Arabunna elder, ‘Uncle’ Kevin Buzzacott, to halt expansion of the mine, which the company aims...