Coal impasse may lead Essar to hold 3 projects

Difficulties in sourcing fuel for its coal-fired electricity plants may force London-listed Essar Energy to shelve its plans for three power projects. See http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/coal-impasse-may-lead-essar-to-hold-3-projects/466122/.  

Launch of the Pandora's Box Report

Gaia Foundation has published a report, Opening Pandora’s Box – A New Wave of Land Grabbing for the Extractive Industries and The Devastating Impact on Earth.

Direct action against Xstrata in Argentina

Peoples’ struggles against Minera Alumbrera have become very active this past month in northern Argentina. The protests are aimed at shutting down the mine, and against the lifting of a judicial order prohibiting any activity in the Agua Rica project area....

BHP scraps plans for Congo smelter

BHP Billiton has shelved plans to build an aluminium smelter that would have underpinned a hydropower plant known as Inga III in the Democratic Republic of Congo. “Following a review of the project’s economics, BHP Billiton has decided not to continue with its smelter...