Activists, groups lash BHP mega-mine
Eco-activists and Aboriginal groups on Tuesday condemned Australia's approval of a mammoth BHP Billiton mining pit expansion, warning of an environmental and public health disaster if it goes ahead.
Oilsands controversy: U.S. groups use obscure trade law to push for sanctions against Canada
U.S. conservationists are using an obscure American trade law to pressure Canada over how they manage the oilsands. An environmental coalition has filed an application under what's known as the Pelly amendment.
Environmental groups try to ban asbestos mining in Quebec
Environmental groups in Quebec are calling for an end to asbestos mining, the Montreal Gazette is reporting: Nature Québec, the Société pour Vaincre la Pollution, and Pour que le Quebec ait meilleure mine say asbestos should not be mined because is too dangerous for human health. Asbestos is banned in over 50 countries and is strictly controlled in Canada. Hundreds of workers exposed to asbestos have been diagnosed with lung disease, with many dying an early and painful death. One asbestos victim, Canadian Conservative MP Chuck Strahl, has called on the government to stop exporting asbestos, which is still used in building materials.
Insurgency groups scramble for Colombia’s riches: New York Times
New York Times reports that high commodity prices are escalating decades-old conflict in Colombia. Vestiges of former insurgency groups, like the Revolutionary […]
U.S. and Canadian conservation groups to compensate miners for work in southeastern British Columbia
Nature Conservancy Canada and The Nature Conservancy in the U.S. will pay two mining companies $9.4 million as compensation for development work […]
Mining groups target West Africa / A richer seam
The Financial Times published two articles this week on the increasing impact of international mining companies in Africa. The combination of articles […]
Delhi to target mining groups with ethics law
“India plans to make corporate social responsibility obligatory for mining companies in reaction to concern over pollution and rebel violence. Santha Sheela […]
Labour groups rally around locked out Rio Tinto borax miners
The 600 workers were shut out of the world's second largest borax mine on January 31 after a five month contract dispute with Rio Tinto
Industry groups rally against CPRS
THE Australian Coal Association and the Minerals Council of Australia are backing the Coalition’s climate change policy over the federal government’s Carbon […]
Judge sides with environmental groups in coal case
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated federal environmental laws by failing to give the public enough of a say before issuing permits for mountaintop removal coal mines in West Virginia, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
