Barrick Gold Faces Court in London

Barrick Gold Faces Court in London

London-based African Barrick Gold is being sued in the United Kingdom by Tanzanian villagers for deaths and injuries allegedly caused by security and police guarding the company’s North Mara mine.

Plans to burn coal under the Firth of Forth spark environmental uproar

Environmental groups have described plans by an energy firm to extract enough gas to power millions of homes from a massive new coal find off the Scottish coast as “irresponsible”. Cluff Natural Resources said an independent survey had estimated there are up to 335m tonnes of coal beneath the Firth of Forth, which it said could be used to provide cleaner energy and improve Britain’s energy security.

Coal companies talking rubbish on energy poverty

“Claims that coal use is vital for economic growth and quality of life are not supported by economic data and should be dismissed as coal industry public relations rather than a genuine contribution to alleviating energy poverty”.