• Home
  • National
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Inside Stories
  • Videos
  • Opinion
    • MyMPN Blogs
  • Cartoons
  • Citizen Activist
  • Donate
  • App
  • MintCast
  • About Us
  • Language
    • 中文
    • русский
    • Español
  • National News
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Elections
  • Civil Liberties
  • Environment
  • Health & Lifestyle
  • Media & Culture
  • MyMPN Announcements

Mining The Earth & Fracking The World: That Dirty F-Word

February 4, 2015 By Kate Lanier 1 Comment

Every week, Kate Lanier assembles the most important global energy and climate news. This week includes:

England: No shale gas fracking for two-fifths of England? Seems likely.

Bolivia: President Evo Morales “renationalized Bolivia’s oil and gas industries” and invested in the public sector. Poverty is down by 25% (extreme poverty by 43%), and the rich-poor gap “has been hugely narrowed.” Morales’ third inauguration was held in Tiwanaku, a pre-colonial city, with full participation by indigenous people. Don’t miss the portrait of 18th century rebel Bartolina Sisa, made from “local potatoes, carrots, corn and other vegetables” — and don’t miss the story of Bartolina Sisa.

Oklahoma: Daily earthquakes have people so rattled they’re discussing public protection vs private profit. Scientists point to “the deep wastewater disposal wells … [but] officials have been reluctant to crack down on an industry that accounts for a third of the economy and one in five jobs.” A case pending before the OK Supreme Court could have potential big impact.

Filed Under: Environment, Foreign Affairs, National News Tagged With: agriculture, Alberta Tar Sands, Amazon, Amazon River, anti-nuclear, Apache, Arizona, Australia, Bolivia, BP, Bridger Pipeline, Britain, british petroleum, California, Canada, Clean Water Act, Climate change, coal, Copper, Eagle Ford Shale, Ecuador, energy, England, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Evo Morales, Exelon, fracking, gas, Georgia, GMO Food, GMOs, Greenpeace, Gulf of Mexico, hydraulic fracturing, Illinois, India, indigenous, John Thune, Kichwa, Koch Brothers, labor, London, Maria Cantwell, Mexico, mining, Mitch McConnell, Montana, NASA, Native Americans, Navajo, North Dakota, Oak Flat, oil, oil prices, oil trains, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Peru, Peter DeFazios, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, pipelines, renewable energy, solar, steel, Tar sands, tarsands, Ted Cruz, Texas, unions, United Kingdom, United Steelworkers, uranium, US Dept of Transportation, Utah, West Virginia, wind

Mining The Earth & Fracking The World: Who’s The Murderer?

January 1, 2015 By Kate Lanier Leave a Comment

Kate Lanier collects global news of mining and fracking, as well as protest and alternative energy, including:

Burma (Myanmar): Police have killed one and wounded other protesters against the Letpadaungtaung mine run by Chinese operator Myanmar Wanbao Mining Copper Ltd. 500+ villagers in Aunden protested “construction of a 1,200-megawatt coal-fired power plant” earlier this month because of “extensive and irreversible environmental damage.”

Canada: The Yukon Supreme Court has ruled that “the pristine, fragile Peel Watershed [is now protected] from mining.” Dene National Chief Bill Erasmus and Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nation Chief Ed Champion emphasize the importance of preserving such treasures. Another victory, as the federal government was cited for failure to consult with the Alberta First Nation Mikisew Cree, as required, on “changes that affect water and fisheries laws.”

Rhode Island: Class action suit filed by Rhode Island against Brazil’s “state-run oil company Petrobras over investor losses due to a corruption scandal.” Currently, some 39 people have been indicted for “corruption, money laundering and racketeering”—including some $3.9 billion in “‘atypical’ financial transactions.” RI’s suit names chief executives, by the way.

Filed Under: Environment, Foreign Affairs, National News Tagged With: Alaska, Algeria, Amazon, Apache, Bill Moyers, Brazil, Burma, Canada, China, Climate change, coal, Copper, Costa Rica, De Beers Canada, DeBeers, Dene, Dodge Hill Mine, Enbridge, energy, first Nations, fracked gas, Fracked Oil, fracking, gas, Golan Heights, Haida Raid, Highland Mine, hydraulic fracturing, India, indigenous, Israel, Kalamazoo River, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Koch Brothers, Libya, Louisiana, Michigan, Mikisew Cree, mining, Montana, Mountain Province Diamonds, Myanmar, Myanmar Wanbao Mining Copper Ltd., Native Americans, Nevada, Nicolás Maduro, North Dakota, nuclear power, oil, Oklahoma, OPEC, Paiute, Patriot Coal, Petrobas, Rafael Ramirez, rainforest, renewable energy, Rhode Island, Robert A. Williams Jr., Rosneft oil, Russia, Saudi Arabia, taxes, Texas, tourism, Tuapse River, Venezuela, water, yellow cake Uranium

The file does not exist View/Post/small_loop.php

About MyMPN

MyMPN is MintPress News' community site. Anyone can participate by writing a diary and commenting on others' diaries.

Content posted to MyMPN is the opinion of the author alone, and should not be attributed to MintPress News.

MyMPN will cease publishing on January 15, 2017. Thank you for your support of our work.

  • More about MyMPN
  • Report site problems and bugs
  • MyMPN Comment Moderation

Follow Mintpress

RSSTwitterFacebookGooglePlus

Our Latest Posts

In The Age Of Trump, Peaceful Revolt Is Our Only Option

By Kevin Patrick Kelly January 11, 2017

Hafizah Geter Gives Moving Poetic ‘Testimony’ At Medgar Evers College

By José Negroni January 10, 2017

Gonzo Journalism Rejects The Myth Of The Neutral Media

By Dr. Milena Rampoldi January 9, 2017

Aleppo: How The US Manipulates Humanitarianism For Imperialism

By Steven Chovanec January 6, 2017

Why One ‘Remain’ Voter Now Supports A Hard Brexit

By Tara Lighten Msiska January 5, 2017

Hawaiian Kingdom, American Empire: An Interview With Professor Keanu Sai

By Dennis Riches January 4, 2017

War Against Rape In Karachi: Advocating For A Rape Free Society

By Dr. Milena Rampoldi December 30, 2016

What’s In A Name? From ‘Al-Qaeda’ To The ‘Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia’

By Nu’man Abd al-Wahid December 29, 2016

Popular Tags

activism Africa American imperialism Barack Obama Canada capitalism Climate change democracy Democratic Party Donald Trump Egypt election 2016 energy fracking history Human Rights inequality Iraq ISIS Islam Islamic State Israel journalism MENA Middle East mining nuclear oil Palestine police poverty prison propaganda racism Republican Party Russia Saudi Arabia Syria terrorism Texas United Kingdom United Nations Wall Street War water

Sign up for our Daily Newsletter

Copyright © 2021 Mint Press, LLC