Launch of the Short Circuit Report

A new report, launched last Wednesday in Westminster by The Gaia Foundation and allies including London Mining Network, exposes the social and ecological atrocities and the toxic legacy of gadgets such as smartphones and laptops. From environmental destruction and...

ENRC: Serious Fraud Office launches criminal investigation

The Serious Fraud Office has launched a criminal investigation into Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC), the embattled FTSE 100 miner that has been beset by corruption allegations. The move follows efforts by the company to conduct its own investigation into...

Drax AGM targeted over biomass conversion plans

On Wednesday 24 April, 50 people took part in a demonstration and rally outside the annual general meeting of Drax Plc, in London, organised by Biofuelwatch and supported by 16 other groups including LMN and member groups Coal Action Scotland, Colombia Solidarity...

Greece's Halkidiki mining conflict escalates

Last month there was an upsurge in opposition to Eldorado Gold’s Halkidiki gold project in Greece’s Aristoteli county – and excessive force allegedly used by police against protestors. Last week, the violence escalated, on both sides. Defending the...

Plenty more trouble for Barrick Gold

Barrick is a Canadian company in which there is major British investment (see http://moneytometal.org/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=Barrick&go=Go). Chilean Court halts Pascua Lama mine A Chilean court has ordered Barrick, the world’s biggest...