With China's rare earth industry blighted by claims of toxic pollution, Estonian company Silmet is stepping up production to meet demand for rare earths essential in the manufacture of electrical gadgets and green technologies
… enters the race in scramble to secure rare earths Joel Tozer | 20th April 2011 News Energy Rare Earths Ipods Mining Investigations 1.jpg With China's rare earth industry blighted by claims of toxic …
Next month is the time for green activists to get together in the glorious Peak District, coordinate future actions on everything from fracking to road-building and climate change ... and of course, share the love, writes Indra donFrancesco, Yes, it's the Earth First! summer gathering, and there's never been stronger reasons to go.
… Earth First! summer gathering - the resurgence … writes Indra donFrancesco, Yes, it's the Earth First! summer gathering, and there's … walking nervously into the field of my first Earth First! Gathering. But it was like coming …
A new movement has been launched at COP21 in Paris to give legal effect to the rights of nature and communities, writes Hal Rhoades, providing effective protection against the gross environmental damage and human rights violations that accompany extractive industries from mining to oil development and agri-business projects, and which underlie climate change.
… Linda Sheehan, Executive Director of the Earth Law Center (ELC) described how these … well-being is inextricably linked with the Earth's" , said Sheehan. The report, Fighting … Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth adopted at the World Peoples' Conference …
With Papua New Guinea giving the go-ahead to a Canadian mining company to dredge its coastal seabed for minerals, new species of life could be extinct before they have even been discovered. Tom Levitt reports
… mining could destroy the 'cradle of life on earth' Tom Levitt | 28th October 2010 News … systems may be where life first evolved on earth (Image: National Oceanography Centre) … rising demand from China and India for rare earth metals like copper, and deep-sea surveys …
Whether you're fighting fracking, coal mines, new roads or a third Heathrow runway, next weekend's Earth First! Winter Moot is for you, writes Louise Somerville Williams. Campaigners and activists from across the UK and beyond will gather in Stroud to build common strength in our struggle against ecological destruction, and to work for a world of social and environmental justice.
… Earth First! Winter Moot next weekend: … or a third Heathrow runway, next weekend's Earth First! Winter Moot is for you, writes … put, people who care are gathering for the Earth First! Winter Moot . The hammer blow of …
At 8:30pm on Saturday 28th March the world will be plunged into darkness. But fear not, this is not a cause for alarm but for celebration.
… Duncan Hodson | 28th March 2009 News WWF Earth Hour Protest Andy Ridley Protest Climate … switching off their lights as part of WWF’s Earth Hour. The aim of the event is to send a … that ensures our world will have a future. Earth Hour, which began in Sydney in 2007 and …
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… art of Christo and Jean Claude. What is the Earth-saving equivalent of our expensive hypnotic culture? It’s the Earth itself. The Earth would save itself if we gave it the …
A new UN report warns of a threefold increase in extraction of the Earth's primary materials between 1970 and 2010, writes Alex Kirby. The boom in the production of minerals, ores, fossil fuels, timber and biomass and will be to intensify climate change, increase air pollution and reduce biodiversity.
… Plunder of Earth's natural resources up 200% in 40 years … of a threefold increase in extraction of the Earth's primary materials between 1970 and … for gnawing away at the fabric of the Earth itself is growing prodigiously. …
Left-wing, progressive politicians hold sway across Latin America, writes Benjamin Dangl. But defying their own 'green' rhetoric, they are committed to mining and other environmentally damaging development. Now they face growing resistance from small farmers and indigenous peoples.
… are still bleeding, still covering the earth with blood. This blood is being taken … and the politics of Pachamama (Mother Earth), and how indigenous movements have … Confederation of Neuquén, explained to Earth Island Journal . "All the natural life …
Rio Tinto's QMM mine in Madagascar was meant to be an exemplar of 'corporate social responsibility' and environmental best practice. But the reality experienced by local communities is different, writes Yvonne Orengo, with uncompensated land seizures, food insecurity, deforestation and social deprivation. New concerns are emerging about the infringement of legal buffer zones and radiation exposure. Rio Tinto must be held responsible for its actions!
… tailings - the truth about Rio Tinto's rare earth mine in Madagascar Yvonne Orengo | 3rd … for example to protect waterways. Google Earth images demonstrate that where QMM is … an event on April 8th 2017 at Friends of The Earth in London to debate questions and …
Are we going to run out of minerals? That's the central question of a debate that has been raging for a couple of centuries, writes Ugo Bardi, when it first became clear that minerals are not life forms - and do not reproduce as we extract them from the Earth's crust.
… do not reproduce as we extract them from the Earth's crust. The debate forms around two … amount of any mineral we can extract from the Earth's crust is limited. Eventually, we run … Humans are not fighting a battle against the Earth to deprive her of her mineral riches and …
Silver, indigenous Huichol communities and the peyote they venerate have co-existed in Wirikuta, northern Mexico for thousands of years, writes Kurt Hollander. But it's become an increasingly troubled relationship, one that illustrates the deepest conflicts of Mexican society. The region is protected as a UNESCO Natural Sacred Area, but foreign mining companies are determined to exploit vast concessions that pose severe threats to the fragile landscape, its inhabitants and their ancient culture.
… also considered god-like, the guts of the earth, although without pyramids, temples and … cultures tended to leave the metals in the earth out of respect. The Spaniards who … around the world to dig silver out from the earth in Mexico. Fifty years after the fall of …
It may not be long before we start mining the moon for its resources, particularly the rare Helium-3 for its use in nuclear fusion
… is available in such low quantities on earth that even though nuclear fusion doesn’t … fuel to power operations both within Low Earth Orbit (LEO) – such as space tourism and … shuttles from lifting all their fuel from Earth. Shackleton believes the stations would …
Protests at the proposed mining of nickel and copper in the heart of Russia's Black Earth belt have been escalating - as has the smear campaign against the protesters. Konstantin Rubakhin sees this as a positive sign ...
… and copper in the heart of Russia's Black Earth belt have been escalating - as has the … in the most unspoilt area of Russia's Black Earth region, capable of feeding people and … and other non-ferrous metals in the Black Earth zone. Their hostility has been prompted …
Instead of making exaggerated claims about species becoming extinct, NGOs could make progress on issues like deforestation by collaborating more closely with companies, reports Tom Levitt
… Rainforest Action Network Friends Of The Earth Roundtable On Sustainable Palm Oil … groups, including Friends of the Earth. One group, the Rainforest Action … says. A point reiterated by Friends of the Earth (FOE), who said it was 'completely …
Earlier this year, 13 climate activists were sentenced for aggravated trespass after blocking a runway at London’s Heathrow airport. For Kara Moses, the protest was part of her Buddhist practice of loving kindness to life and planet.
… open to the sky and in touch with the earth." These words, taken from the Shambala … as I lay on the runway, in touch with the earth, and gazed up at the open sky as the sun … so it can't pump toxic chemicals into the Earth; it's blockading a runway to prevent the …
The renewable power boom is excellent news for people and planet, writes Pete Dolack. But let's not get carried away: much energy that claims to be 'renewable; like biomass and big hydro, is no such thing. And greening our energy is just one of many steps to a sustainable world. The greatest challenges - like tackling the monster of infinite 'growth' - all lie ahead.
… wind increasingly are built with the 'rare earth' element neodymium, which requires a … by 2030. That's just one country. Most rare earths are mined in China because the mines … on Chinese exports, but increasing rare earth mining means more pollution and toxic …
The Paris Agreement provides a clear mandate to limit global warming, writes Jeremy Brecher. And with governments doing nowhere near enough, it's up to ordinary citizens - through civil disobedience if needs be - to make sure the world breaks free from fossil fuels. Let's make 2016 the year of 'Climate Insurgency'!
… Insurgency'! In December of 2015 - the earth's hottest year since recordkeeping began … individual and collective duty to protect the earth's climate - and then willfully refused … and even increased destruction of the earth's climate. At US insistence - 'should' …
How a seemingly jovial naked bike ride protest can bring key environmental issues like oil and car dependency to new audiences
… environmental groups such as Friends of the Earth see the naked protest as something more … Atkins, Executive Director of Friends of the Earth (FOE). Although they are not involved in … the Big Green Bike Ride, at Friends of the Earth, but we'd always encourage our …
Thousands of protesters have occupied a coal mine near Cologne - the single largest emitter of CO2 in Europe. NICK MEYNEN argues that history is on their side, especially when politicians fail to take heed of climate science
… worst case scenarios in “ The Uninhabitable Earth ”, based on interviews with the world’s … the imagination of most people today. In Earth’s history a rise of 5°C in only 13 years … movement mobilising to the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, the remembrance of 500 years of …
Greenland's first female prime minister is on a modernising drive to prosperity and independence, But will the combination of melting glaciers, oil, mining projects and mass immigration bring wealth or destruction?
… minerals. Green light to mining of rare earth minerals The vote means that Greenland can now exploit its valuable rare earth ores, the source of metals that are … and disk drives. That's because the rare earths also contain a significant proportion …
Last October Greenland repealed a law that banned uranium mining. Now mysterious Australian mining companies are staking out the country for exploitation. But as Antony Loewenstein reports, local fears are growing, and political opposition is heating up.
… . It attracted global interest from the rare earth and uranium industries, including from … also produce fluoride, thorium and other rare earths. There is still significant opposition … ban on uranium mining. They claim that rare earth elements can be extracted without …
Hostile police tactics at the Kingsnorth and G20 camps has not put protesters off as climate camp goes global
… of protest While Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and other campaign groups have welcomed … its direct action tactics. ‘Friends of the Earth supports people's right to peaceful … line from Mike Childs, Friends of the Earth’s Head of Climate Change. Groups such as …