Latest news about Cerrejon Coal in Colombia
Members of indigenous Wayuu communities recently blocked the railway carrying coal from the Cerrejon mine (a joint venture of BHP Billiton, Glencore and Anglo American) to the export port on the coast. The protest was violently attacked by police. The protest came in...
Energy company reps won't listen to community concerns at Cerrejon, Colombia
House at the resettled community of Tamaquito By Emma Banks, University of Tennessee, currently resident in La Guajira On November 29, three delegates from the German Company EnBW, which buys coal from Colombia including from Cerrejón, came to La Guajira. Johannes...
Death threats against Wayúu activist Jakeline Romero in Colombia
One of our friends in La Guajira, Colombia – Jakeline Romero – who has long-opposed the British-owned Cerrejón coal mine, has just received death threats over her opposition to the mine. We must draw attention to her and our other friends in the region,...