Tag: Mining
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From Fracking to Water Rights: How Foreign Interests Are Cleaning Out Africa
“Africa will be the backbone of our production and growth in the next 10 years.”
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TreeHugger Interviews the Philippine Mine-Stopping, Goldman Prize-Winning "Father Edu"
"The mining companies were telling us that it's safe... We did our research and discovered they were lying through their teeth."
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Philippines Mining Activist Awarded Goldman Environmental Prize for Stopping Norwegian-owned Nickel Mine
Grassroots activist honored for 10-year protest against a proposed nickel mine on Mindoro Island
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Foreign Companies Eye Sacred Mountains in Montana and India for New Mines
They're on opposite sides of the world, but two mountains sacred to the tribal communities that live near them are up against a similar threat: mining.
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Arizona Tribe & Enviro Groups Defend Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban Against Industry Lawsuit
"We intend to defend these lands from this ill-considered attack by the uranium industry.”
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Bill Gates Presses SEC To Keep Oil and Mining Transparency Rule Strong Despite Industry Pressure
Bill Gates and Congressional members call on the SEC to prevent energy companies from diluting Dodd-Frank rules on transparency in resource extraction.
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Selenium Contamination Linked to Two-Headed Trout Near Idaho Phosphate Mine
A government report has found that selenium contamination is connected to fish deformities, including two-headed trout.
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Sierra Leone Tries to Increase Mining Industry Transparency With Online Database
"The public should be aware of what mining companies pay to the government and what the government receives from mining and exploration companies."
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French Company Pushes for Uranium Mine in the Canadian Arctic Wilderness
The Canadian government "has made it clear that Arctic mining will be one of the cornerstones of the country’s economic future."
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Newt Gingrich Wants to Build a Lunar Base & Mine the Moon. How Would That Work?
Confronted with exhausting our supply of natural resources on earth, Newt Gingrich proposes we starting mining the moon.
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U.S. Expected to Extend Moratorium on New Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon
After nearly two years of debate, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is expected to announce approval of a 20-year moratorium on new uranium mining claims.
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More Protests in Peru Against U.S.-Owned Gold Mine
The Conga mine, which is majority owned by Newmont Mining Corp, would produce gold as well as copper and silver. Protesters are concerned the mine will contaminate their water and affect a major aquifer.
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Global Witness Gives Up on Kimberley Process "Conflict-Free" Diamonds
Global Witness—an organization that helped to establish the Kimberley Process—has officially withdrawn from KP because of the scheme's “shocking” decision in November.
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U.S. Company Continues to Run World's Largest Gold Mine, Despite Environmental & Human Rights Abuses
There's trouble in the world's largest gold mine and it's connected directly to a Phoenix-based mining company.
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Are Conflict Mineral Laws Doing More Harm Than Good In The Congo?
One writer points out that laws to stop conflict minerals from entering the supply chain may not be helping the Congolese at all.
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It's Time to Prepare for CleanTech's Rare Earth Problem
The growing shortage of rare earth minerals underscores how truly difficult the transition to a clean energy economy will be.
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Carter Center Launches Website to Boost Transparency In Congo Mining Industry
New website will promote transparency in the extraction of the Democratic Republic of Congo's gold, diamond, and coltan industries.
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Bill Would Open Grand Canyon Area to Uranium Mining, By Foreign Companies
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar last month announced a 20-year plan to protect the Grand Canyon from increasing uranium mining pressures. A bill introduced in Congress this week to "save uranium mining," the Northern Arizona
