Less than twenty four hours after a legal presentation by the mining industry, an Argentinian judge has suspended a number of clauses in the recently-passed national glaciers’ protection Act. The judge’s action is clearly aimed at facilitating construction...
Vedanta’s Balco killings could land directors in court Hardly a month passes without yet another serious accusation being levelled against Vedanta Resources plc – the mining company which, some have argued, is the “worst” on the planet. In...
Indian focused mining group Vedanta has appointed a chief sustainability officer after being hit with a series of setbacks due to environmental issues. The London-listed company on Friday named Antony Henshaw, previously corporate vice-president of sustainability at...
Rio Tinto, accused of using bad science by detractors of its Eagle Mine project, is at it again. This time, the company is using two professors at Northern Michigan University, in Marquette, to do its bidding on a study on community concerns related to new mining...
Rising toxic water levels from abandoned mines threaten Johannesburg’s fresh water supply. Acid drainage from thousands of abandoned mines in Johannesburg has poisoned major lakes in the South African city. Experts say the toxic waters are rising at an alarming...
The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Disinformation Campaign On Climate Change This post examines the question of whether some US companies are guilty of a new kind of crime against humanity that the world has yet to classify. This post is not meant to be a polemic but a...
