by mininginjustice | Oct 1, 2009 | Case Studies, News
From the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism BY KAROL ANNE M. ILAGAN WHEN THE Marinduque Council for Environmental Concerns (MACEC) received notice in 2007 that the case filed by the province of Marinduque against Placer Dome Inc. and Barrick Gold in the...
by mininginjustice | Sep 28, 2009 | Community Statements
Guatemalan Re-Sisters in San Miguel Ixtahuacan testify about the impact of mining on their crops, water sources and health. They also talk about the company’s broken promises. Produced by Friends of the Earth International Gregoria Crisanta Perez explains why...
by mininginjustice | Sep 27, 2009 | News
September 3, 2009, OTTAWA – The tar sands are creating severe environmental, economic and social problems in the Ontario – Michigan Great Lakes Region according to a new Polaris Institute report. The report, “Toxic Trail Exposure,” is the result of an Ontario...
by mininginjustice | Sep 26, 2009 | Case Studies
From Al Jazeera English: People & Power speak to native and environmental groups, as well as government and oil industry spokespeople about the impact Alberta’s oil sands development is having on the environment.
by mininginjustice | Sep 26, 2009 | Case Studies
Alberta’s oil sands now make Canada America’s major oil supplier, but the billion-dollar industry extracts a terrible price: some of the cleanest water on earth is used to make the dirtiest oil in the world, with catastrophic results.