Tag: mining
House vote advances SPEED Act as 11 Democrats join Republicans to...
Climate and frontline groups warn the permitting bill would gut public oversight, fast track polluting projects, and undermine one of the nation’s foundational environmental laws.
GOP advances sweeping plan to fast-track drilling, mining, and logging on...
A new Republican bill would open millions of acres of protected land to fossil fuel and timber companies while gutting environmental review processes, in a bid to help fund massive tax cuts.
Battling a mining Goliath on two continents
Environmental activists have made some important strides in confronting the Australian mining company Lynas.
Amazon infrastructure puts 68% of indigenous lands / protected areas at...
"The central point of this study is to show the need of acquiring an integral vision of the region to fight the destruction that has been taking place.”
Is Canada’s new Ombudsperson for responsible enterprise really capable of remedying...
But what power for remedy will CORE really offer with their recommendations and suggestions?
Court blocks gold mining near Yellowstone National Park
"The court's ruling is a critical piece in protecting Yellowstone's Gateway from the menace of gold mining."
Unprecedented new map unveils illegal mining destroying Amazon
"The scope of illegal mining in the Amazon, especially in indigenous territories and protected natural areas, has grown exponentially in recent years, with the rise in the price of gold."
Trump admin. wants to make it easier to frack and mine...
"Instead of weakening protections, Trump should clean up the mess the mining industry has already left behind in our forests."
Ecuador endangered
From the cloud forests in the Andes to the indigenous territories in the headwaters of the Amazon, the Ecuadorean government has covertly granted these mining concessions to multinational mining companies from China, Australia, Canada, and Chile, amongst others.
National Monuments open for business: Mining and drilling to begin on...
Today marks the "largest rollback of protections for public lands and waters in U.S. history."
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Could Trump’s Iran fiasco be America’s Suez crisis?
The U.S. war on Iran today, but similarities in the larger context, suggest that the United States is facing the same kind of “end of empire” moment that the British Empire faced in that historic crisis.
Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press
The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?
Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject billionaire power in...
A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.
Now you see them… now you don’t
Women leaders and Trump 2.0.