The 7th Press Release from the Loose Anti Opencast Network explains why a Planning Inspectors decision on an Opencast Site Planning Application in a remote part of England has implications for all mineral planning applications across the country and not just those 5...
Live updates from protests against Koodankulam nuclear plant in India http://www.dianuke.org/live-from-idinthakarai-koodankulam/ Japan Targets End to Nuclear Power by 2040 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443524904577651060130687708.html
Why is Papua New Guinea resource rich, yet its citizens poor? Yet another report attempts to tackle this perennial question – this time addressing issues around the huge Porgera mine, run by Canadian company Barrick Gold (in which there is major British...
Three managers from Bolivia’s state-owned mining company were taken hostage by residents of a village in the region of Potusi, who are demanding a 15% stake in the region’s silver mine part-owned and operated by Glencore. The three were later released. See...
On Friday commodities giant Glencore raised its offer minutes before a vote on its merger with diversified miner Xstrata were to take place in the Swiss village of Zug. Following pressure from major Xstrata shareholder Qatar, Glencore upped its offer from 2.8 to 3.05...
ethecon Awards 2012 The ethecon Black Planet Award 2012 goes to the senior manager Ivan Glasenberg (CEO), Simon Murray (Chairman) and Tony Hayward (committee for environment, health and safety) as well as the major shareholders of the GLENCORE Corporation,...
