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November 30th

November 30, 2008 Features

World Bank Poster Child Gets Naughty

Politicians and protesters show their true mettle in Argentina

Nov 30 by Michelle Olimpia Boido 1 comment

November 29th

November 29, 2008 Business

While Mineral Resources Boomed, Canada Partied

...and lost manufacturing jobs, narrowed economic base

Nov 29 by Jim Stanford

November 27th

November 27, 2008 Media Analysis

Media Avoids the Dirt

Mining companies get an easy ride in Canadian press

Nov 27 by Tim McSorley

November 26th

November 26, 2008 Agriculture

Peru's Farmers Demand Healthy Land

Criminalization of anti-mining dissent strengthens resolve

Nov 26 by Sander Otten

November 25th

November 25, 2008 Original Peoples

Mining the Truth

A Canadian judge rules on indigenous land in Patagonia

Nov 25 by Dario Aranda, Luis Manuel Claps

November 24th

November 24, 2008 Canadian News

The Nuclear Push

Mining lobby wants uranium ban lifted

Nov 24 by Angela Day, David Parker, Asaf Rashid

November 23rd

November 23, 2008 Literature & Ideas

Copper Ore, Silver Screen

Under Rich Earth

Nov 23 by Matthew J. Trafford

November 22nd

November 22, 2008 Business

Dangerous Duty in Papua New Guinea

Community members get "the opposite of what was promised" from Barrick Gold

Nov 22 by Sakura Saunders 1 comment

November 21st

November 21, 2008 Original Peoples

Fighting Free Entry

Ending mining’s privileged access to land

Nov 21 by Joan Kuyek

November 20th

November 20, 2008 Foreign Policy

Canada's Contribution to Congo's Wars

Canadian mining companies among those under review

Nov 20 by Zahra Moloo

November 19th

November 19, 2008 Business

Small Flags in the Ground

Gold mining in Suriname's tribal communities

Nov 19 by Maya Rolbin-Ghanie

November 18th

November 18, 2008 Foreign Policy

FOCAL Blasted for Ties to Mining Industry

Indigenous leaders pull out of mining workshops in Guatemala

Nov 18 by Anthony Fenton

November 17th

November 17, 2008 Business

Heads They Win, Tails You Lose

Canadian companies will do anything for the big nickel in Guatemala

Nov 17 by Dawn Paley 1 comment

November 16th

November 16, 2008 Original Peoples

Caretakers of the Land

Western Shoshone wage battle against modern gold rush

Nov 16 by Meg Hewings 1 comment

November 15th

November 15, 2008 Month in Review

November in Review Part I

Coal plants shut down in Australia, march against the tar sands in Edmonton, Nigerians take oil giant Anglo-Dutch Shell to court

Nov 15 by Dominion Staff 3 comments

November 14th

November 14, 2008 Opinion

The Steep Price of Power

Colombian coal fuels Atlantic Canada, but at what cost?

Nov 14 by Suzanne MacNeil

November 12th

November 13, 2008 Original Peoples

Big Oil's Pipe Dream

An interview with Dustin Johnson about the Gateway Pipeline

Nov 13 by Dawn Paley

November 12, 2008 Labour

A Striking Outcome

Sudbury ‘78 resonates today

Nov 12 by Amy Miller 1 comment

November 11th

Violent Evictions at El Estor, Guatemala

In January 2007, hundreds of police and soldiers forcibly evicted the inhabitants of several communities situated on lands the Guatemalan military government granted Canadian mining interests in 1965. Backed by the army and the police, Canada’s Skye Resources paid workers to destroy people’s homes with chainsaws and torches.

November 11, 2008 Nov 11 by rightsaction.org

All That Glitters Isn't Gold

This report tells the stories of community members residing near Goldcorp's San Martin open-pit gold mine in Honduras' Siria Valley. San Martin was the first mine to be developed under Honduras' controversial new mining law that was passed in the wake of Hurricane Mitch in 1998. It was opened in 2000 and is the largest open-pit heap-leach mine in Honduras.

November 11, 2008 Nov 11 by rightsaction.org

The Real Costs of Gold Mining

In 2007, a film maker travelled to the Siria Valley in Honduras to interview locals about the impact of gold mining on their lives and communities. He produced this short documentary. In it, people of the Siria Valley speak for themselves.

November 11, 2008 Nov 11 by rightsaction.org 1 comment

Mine Your Own Business

Mine Your Own Business is a documentary meant to "expose the dark side of environmentalism." The film was financed in part by the mining company responsible for evicting the residents of Rosia Montana. Watch the trailer, read about Rosia Montana and decide for yourself who is hiding their true intentions.

November 11, 2008 Nov 11 by mineyourownbusiness.org

Sipakapa no se vende

On 13 June 2007, forty-two communities in a Guatemalan municipality called Ixchiguan said 'No' to destructive mining in their territories. In the referendum, local people rejected the mining exploration licenses given to mining companies without their consent.

November 11, 2008 Nov 11 by foei.org

The New Eldorado - trailer

Rosia Montana Gold Corporation, a Canadian-Romanian company plans to open a goldmine in Romania, which will be the largest in Europe. To make way for the mega-project, people are being forcibly relocated. There will also be an 800-hectare cyanide waste reservoir with a 180-meter-high dam.

November 11, 2008 Nov 11 by neweldoradofilm.com

Mirage of El Dorado - trailer

Mirage of El Dorado, the new film by Martin Frigon, takes us high into the Andes of northern Chile where Canadian-owned Barrick Gold, the biggest gold producer in the world, is set to move glaciers if necessary to get at the mineral riches beneath.

November 11, 2008 Nov 11 by Martin Frigon

La mineria nos deja sin agua!

SHARE project documents the story of the people of Cabañas province who are losing their well water due to mining exploration by Vancouver-based Pacific Rim. (Spanish)

November 11, 2008 Nov 11 by Comite Ambiental Cabañas 1 comment

Our Land, Our Life

Two Western Shoshone elders assert their right to land title in order to protect sacred and environmentally sensitive lands threatened by gold mining interests backed by the US government.

November 11, 2008 Nov 11 by oxfamamerica.org

AMAZAY: A film about water

The Tse keh Nay people convince BC government to reject Northgate Minerals' proposal to dump acid tailngs into a pristine lake on their territory.

November 11, 2008 Nov 11 by tsekehnay.net

Penny Trick in Prenter Holler

A family in West Virginia uses a common penny to show how their well water has been contaminated by coal slurry from a local coal mine.

November 11, 2008 Nov 11 by sludgesafety.org

November 11, 2008 Business

Shredding Social Fabric

Company promoters "contaminate" communities in El Salvador

Nov 11 by Jesse Freeston 4 comments

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