mining

In cahoots

Aug 6, 2020

Restructured lydian escalates standoff in Amulsar, Armenia

In the heated standoff in a time of emergency declared in relation to COVID-19 pandemic, there has so far been zero reaction from the Armenian executive officials and elected representatives.

In cahoots

May 6, 2020

Barrick Gold AGM faces continued failure on human rights

As Barrick Gold executives once again face their shareholders, investors should be asking themselves why this company is continuously embroiled in conflict.

Podcast

Apr 14, 2020

How to protect your community from the mining industry

Talking Radical Radio

Joan Kuyek talks about her decades of involvement in struggles related to mining and about her book, "Unearthing Justice: How to Protect Your Community from the Mining Industry."

In cahoots

Apr 1, 2020

COVID-19: mining companies putting workers and communities at greater risk

In not acting quickly to curtail or halt operations in light of COVID-19, mining companies are putting workers and communities at greater risk.

In cahoots

Mar 3, 2020

New map by environmental justice atlas reveals patterns of abuse at Canadian company Pan American Silver's mines

Civil society groups from North and South America today launched an online map illustrating the harm done to communities at the sites of eight massive mines.

In cahoots

Aug 14, 2019

Indigenous Shuar Government in Ecuador ratifies anti-mining position against Solaris Copper’s Warintza Project

Solaris’ copper-molybdenum project is in advanced-exploration phase and its concessions overlap with Indigenous Shuar territory.

Book Review

Jul 11, 2019

New book challenges mainstream understandings of violence in Latin America

Brent Patterson

"Organized Violence" is rigorous in its research, scholarly while still being accessible, hard-hitting, and emotionally powerful.

Blog

Jul 3, 2019

We need a global perspective for a just green energy transition

Amelia Berot-Burns

The Pact for a Green New Deal must also be a social justice pact for the global south.

Blog

May 12, 2019

100,000 march in Colombia to protect drinking water from mining company

Brent Patterson

A massive march recently took place in Bucaramanga, Colombia. Given that all of the media coverage is in Spanish, what was the protest about?

Blog

May 10, 2019

Why mining justice must be central to the Green New Deal

Brent Patterson

Given that coal drove the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, we need to guard against the abuses that could come with the mining of rare earth minerals for the green industrial revolution.

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