Disastrous water pollution from gold mines in El Salvador has united government and people to oppose new metal mines, writes Lynn Holland. In Central America's most water scarce country, the imperative is to keep lakes, rivers and streams clean and wholesome. But there may be a heavy price to pay, with a Canadian mining company pressing a $300 million 'compensation' claim.
… For the love of water: El Salvador's mining ban may cost $300m 'compensation' Lynn Holland | 10th October 2015 News Mining Water El Salvador Central America … may be a heavy price to pay, with a Canadian mining company pressing a $300 million …
This month a tailings dam at the Mount Polley mine in BC breached, writes Carol Linnitt - spilling 14.5 billion litres of toxic mine waste into Quesnel Lake. A major source of freshwater and one of BC's premier fly-fishing destinations, the lake will never be the same again. But it's just the first big victim of Canada's wave of environmental de-regulation ...
… for caution tape: why Canada can expect more mining disasters Carol Linnitt DeSmog.ca | 27th August 2014 Activism Mining Water Waste Pollution Regulation Canada … the surface: 14.5 billion litres of toxic mining waste. This month a tailings dam at the …
The latest country to be hooked under 'free trade' agreements is Colombia, writes Pete Dolack, sued for tens of billions of dollars by US and Canadian gold mining companies for valuing its national parks and the high-altitude Andean wetlands that provide 70% of the nation's water above the profits of foreign corporations. Free trade or clean water? You can't have both.
… Pete Dolack | 14th April 2016 News Colombia Mining Trade US Canada Water Conservation … billions of dollars by US and Canadian gold mining companies for valuing its national … standoff between clean drinking water and mining profits has taken shape in Colombia. …
Canadian authorities urged to bring in ethical guidelines for extractive industries as Anvil Mining faces court case for alleged role in the killing of 70 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo
… case prompts call for crackdown on Canadian mining giants Tom Levitt | 11th November 2010 News Mining Canada DRC Energy Natural World congomining.jpg Canadian mining company Anvil is …
The Canadian company Alamos Gold operates some very controversial gold mines in both Mexico and Turkey.
… Joan Martinez-Alier | 30th August 2019 News Mining Canada Turkey Mexico Gold Thought … people in Morelos are fighting against new mining activities. Mining concessions On August 1, 2016, a …
Canadian mining company Gabriel Resources is seeking over $2.5 billion damages from Romania after it rejected a vast gold mine at Rosia Montana, writes Oliver Tickell. Incredibly, it is taking legal action under a UK-Romania trade agreement.
… mine Oliver Tickell | 14th August 2015 News Mining UK Canada Romania Corporations Law … Trade rosia-montana-protest-cut.jpg Canadian mining company Gabriel Resources is seeking … refused to pass revisions to the country's mining laws designed to enable the company to …
The global gold trade relies on 'tax optimisation' and dumping tons of hazardous waste.
… Dimitar Sabev | 8th January 2019 News Gold Mining Africa Asia Europe Canada Dundee … In the fifteen years since the Canadian ore mining company Dundee Precious Metals … about the environmental and social impact of mining”. Local response DPM is controlled by …
For Saskatchewan, uranium is an important part of the economy, but for the province's indigenous peoples, the land is everything. It is filled with relationships between beings who dwell together in an interconnected web. Their traditional ecological knowledge is not just a set of terms or data, but a deep, broadly-viewed reality which contains systematic respect for all creation.
… Sacred land, unholy uranium: Canada's mining industry in conflict with First Nations … Activism Nuclear Canada Arctic Human Rights Mining Indigenous Peoples … and industry seek to expand uranium mining activities in the name of progress and …
Quebec government considering $58 million loan to support the mine despite moral outrage over export of dangerous asbestos to India, Indonesia and the Phillipines
… December 2010 News Asbestos Health Canada Mining asbestos.jpg Once re-opened the mine … evidence that exposure to asbestos through mining, processing and use is harmful to …
Greenpeace activists block Shell's tar sands oil extraction operation in protest at its environmental cost
… | 16th September 2009 News Energy Tar Sands Mining Canada Climate Change Copenhagen … Washington today. Greenpeace says open-cast mining operations like Shell's force vast …
King Coal's reign is coming to an end, writes Chris Rose, at least as a fuel for generating electricity. Following a price collapse half of all production is being sold at a loss - and major coal users like China are still moving away from the high-carbon fuel.
… Tracker Initiative. A recent article in Mining Weekly also says the coal industry is …
At the COP19 in climate conference in Warsaw, a new coalition has formed - 'the climate saboteurs'. Key members are Australia, Canada, Japan. They are resolute in crushing the hopes of developing countries already suffering climate catastrophes like Typhoon Haiyan.
… calf to sacrifice. In the Australian context, mining corporations touch the status of the … has other cheer leaders to add to its pro-mining, anti-climate change squad. Last week, … an act of environmental lunacy. The mining lobby is chortling. In the case of …
UK banks helping to finance oil giant Total's exploitation of tar sands on the world's fourth largest island despite lack of adequate environmental controls or regulation
… pollution and destructive legacy of tar sands mining UK banks helping to finance oil giant … connected to the development of tar sands mining would also cut across national parks, …
Next week the indigenous peoples of the Yukon challenge their Government in the Territory's Supreme Court, writes Jill Pangman. At issue, its plans to open the Peel watershed, a vast unspoilt ecosystem rich in wildlife and cultural meaning, for industrial development.
… July 2014 Activism Canada Indigenous Peoples Mining Development Natural World … Nation elder Jimmy Johnny. "I'm afraid if mining ever started in the watershed it would … alive. He's seen the impact half a century of mining exploration has left on the land, with …
There's been a big fuss about the 'ISDS' clauses in the TTIP trade deal that would allow US corporations to sue the EU and its member states for 'lost profits', writes Maude Barlow. But ISDS is already in CETA, the already negotiated EU-Canada trade deal - and nothing would be easier than for US companies to use it as their 'back door'. We must make sure CETA is rejected at its final hurdle.
… us. But all an American agriculture, energy, mining or drug giant would have to do to take … had been signed. In fact, one Canadian gold mining company has already done something … UK-Romania trade and investment deal after a mining permit was refused at Rosia Montana. …
Canadian coastal communities are faced with rising sea levels as the government continues to support destructive tar sands mining
… continues to support destructive tar sands mining The hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk on the … energy campaigner for Greenpeace Canada - the mining operation will transform an area of …
A series of judgments against Canada in secret corporate tribunals costing taxpayers $100s of millions show that 'free trade' agreements really do restrict governments' right to protect health, environment and endangered species, writes Nick Dearden.
… 2014 Comment Politics Corporations Trade Mining Canada EU … sued for daring to turn down a large mining quarry which threatened to cause …
Andrew Nikiforuk warns us that the Canadian pro-Bitumen lobby will stop at nothing - including ignoring democratic processes and barefaced lying - to promote the dirty, carbon-rich substance.....
Beware Our Bitumen Salesmen Andrew Nikiforuk | 4th October 2013 Comment Tar Sands Canada Politics Energy bitumen.jpg It takes 2 tonnes of sand to produce one carbon-rich barrel of low quality …
Maude Barlow, Chair of the Council for Canadians, has dedicated her life to fighting injustice, and so-called 'free trade' deals in particular. In this interview with Nick Dearden, Maude explained how CETA, the Canada-EU trade and investment agreement, is every bit as dangerous as TTIP, but has somehow escaped the same level of media and campaign focus - and what we can do about it.
… of serious deregulation. And 75% of all mining companies are headquartered in Canada, … They started forcing them to work with mining companies if they wanted to get …
Does the Canadian Government actually want to wipe out its wild salmon? To ordinary, sane people, the idea is completely mad, writes Jeff Matthews. But for resource extraction industries, salmon farmers and right wing neoliberal politicians, it could make perfect sense.
Is Canada's government trying to kill off the wild salmon? Jeff Matthews | 8th June 2015 Comment Oceans Canada Fish Ecology Politics bc-salmon-run-cut.jpg If Canada's government gets its way, this …
It's tough being a filmmaker on the front line of environmental defense, writes David Lavallee - challenging corporate control of the Earth's resources, not to mention governments and security services, all of them intent on extracting every last drop of oil and gas from the world's most pristine places. All the more so when holding a camera makes you an instant 'eco-terrorist'.
To the ends of the Earth: a filmmaker's journey David Lavallee | 4th September 2015 Reviews Media Video Law Canada USA Fossil Fuel Energy Corporations david-lavalee-cut.jpg It's tough being a …
A new interactive map shows the rise of Blockadia - the direct-action phenomenon of people putting their bodies in the way of fossil fuel projects. Co-ordinators ALICE OWEN and DARIA RIVIN provide an insiders' guide.
Blockadia map reveals global scale of anti-fossil fuel movement Alice Owen & Daria Rivin | 8th November 2017 News Blockadia Naomi Klein Canada COP23 Protest Direct Action 405655.jpg A new …