London-listed miner Archipelago Resources, which runs the Toka Tindung gold mine in north Sulawesi, has also targeted average gold production of 160,000 ounces over the next six years. See...
The Industrial Revolution, which made Britain the powerhouse of the world in the 19th Century, may have been consigned to the history books but it has left a legacy of environmental problems. Experts warn it continues to pollute drinking water, poison rivers and...
Does Rio mark an End to the “Sustainability” Road? One leading Indian environmentalist, greeting the final declaration of the Earth Summit, asked why it had been “about the future we do not want?” Of particular concern to many civil society...
Sponsorship protests escalate as Dow & BP targeted in the same day The organisers of the campaign to name and shame the worst Olympic sponsor have announced preliminary voting results that show mining company Rio Tinto in the lead with BP in second place and Dow...
United Steelworkers (USW) members demonstrated last week at the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) offices to convince Canada’s Olympic organizers to help get mining giant Rio Tinto “Off the Podium.” USW activists delivered the message in person to COC officials on June...
Calls on Rio Tinto to End Illegal Lock-out and Respect Workers’ Rights Earthworks, a US-based energy and mining reform organization that leads the No Dirty Gold campaign, announced today its support for the United Steelworkers’ campaign to seek justice for 780 workers...
