Activists protest mining industry's harmful impact on women

Dec 4, 2013 | News

Photo:  Siobhan Carleton-Green As a glittering crowd gathered in central London for a champagne reception honouring women in mining on Tuesday night, activists held a vigil to honour women they said had suffered human rights abuses at the hands of the industry. The...

UK Parliamentary Committee lambasts FCA for lax regulation of ENRC

Nov 28, 2013 | News

U.K. lawmakers criticized the Financial Conduct Authority for allowing Kazakh mining company ENRC Corp. to sell shares on the London Stock Exchange in 2007, when there was alleged evidence of corruption, and for permitting the company to delist its shares on Monday...

Coal, cash and climate change – to invest or not to invest?

Nov 27, 2013 | News

Last-minute deal saves fractious UN climate talks UN climate talks in Poland ended with delegates reaching a compromise on how to fight global warming.After 30 hours of deadlock, they approved a pathway to a new global climate treaty in Paris in 2015. See...