Australian mining companies have a poor track record operating in Africa. Australian uranium company Paladin Energy has now put two of its mines into 'care-and-maintenance' and bankruptcy looms. But who cleans up the company's mess in Namibia and Malawi, asks JIM GREEN
… cleans up the mess when an Australian uranium mining company leaves Africa? Jim Green - … 2018 Comment Uranium Africa Australia Nuclear Mining Langer Heinrich uranium mine, Namibia Australian mining companies have a poor track record …
Plans to bulldoze an Indian mountain sacred to local people were controversial enough... before shareholder data revealed that a raft of UK household names, ranging from Jaguar cars to the Church of England, own shares in the company behind the mine, Vedanta Resources plc. Andrew Wasley reports
… Andrew Wasley | 19th June 2009 News Vedanta Mining India Orissa Natural World Politics And … of a major showdown between activists and a mining corporation over allegations of … Sterlite Industries Ltd is poised to begin mining for bauxite - a raw form of aluminium - …
Plans to bulldoze an Indian mountain sacred to local people were controversial enough... before shareholder data revealed that a raft of UK household names, ranging from Jaguar cars to the Church of England, own shares in the company behind the mine, Vedanta Resources plc
… Andrew Wasley | 19th June 2009 News Vedanta Mining India Orissa 44030.jpg Plans to … of a major showdown between activists and a mining corporation over allegations of … Sterlite Industries Ltd is poised to begin mining for bauxite - a raw form of aluminium - …
Australia's Aboriginal people have long been mistreated by governments and industry in the pursuit of nuclear projects. The attitudes of 'pro-nuclear environmentalists' or 'ecomodernists' towards Aboriginal people is as disrespectful as those of governments and industry, argues JIM GREEN.
… for a radioactive waste dump. Uranium mining Silence from the ecomodernists about …
Reporting from the frontline of environmental activism, Andrew Wasley takes a closer look at the environmental situation in Tibet.
… Society Tibet Protests China Hunting Mining Human Rights … environmental threat, though, is large-scale mining operations for salt, chromium, coal, … uranium, gold, zinc and copper, among others. Mining is linked to a host of serious …
Poland is about to open its doors to an unprecedented dash for gas. But with multinational energy companies circling and widespread fracking about to begin, people and the environment are in the firing line. Andrew Wasley reports from Gdansk
… is going to be treated, the remains from the mining, not, as the government says green gas, … plants, gas tanks... it will become a mining landscape.” The chemist also says …
It was 28 years ago today that Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine ruptured and ignited, sending a massive plume of radiation across Europe. Jim Green assesses the scientific evidence for how many people died as a result of the catastrophe.
… sceptics. In Australia, for example, uranium mining and exploration companies such as …
Faced with threats, draconian gagging laws and even violence, journalists and activists investigating the secrets of the global food industry tread a dangerous path, says Andrew Wasley. Additional reporting by Sarah Stirk
… after releasing a documentary, Bananas!,examining the risks to plantation workers' health …
Natural resources,are increasingly responsible for fuelling violence across the world. Now some environmentalists want to fight back – using force if necessary.
… Committee on Natural Resources examining the illegal wildlife trade, proposals …