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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

Canada & The First Nations In The Manhattan Project

October 16, 2014 By Dennis Riches 1 Comment

In the summer of 1998, representatives of the Dene people of Great Bear Lake in the far north of Canada went to Hiroshima to express their remorse for having hauled the uranium ore that went into the atomic bombs dropped on Japan. They had had no foreknowledge of what they participated in, and they suffered […]

Filed Under: Environment, Foreign Affairs Tagged With: Alberta, Alberta Star, Alberta Tar Sands, Andrew Nikiforuk, atomic bomb, Buffalo, Canada, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, Congo, David Henningson, Deline Land Corporation, Dene, Eldorado Mining and Refining Company, Fukushima, Great Bear Lake, Ham Royal Commission, Highway of the Atom, Hiroshima, Japan, Manhattan Project, New York, Niagara Falls, Northwest Territories, nuclear, nuclear power, Ontario, Port Hope, Port Radium mine, Rosalie Bertell, Russia, Saskatchewan, Somba ke: The Money Place, Soviet Union, spent nuclear fuel, Tar sands, The Calgary Herald, The Tyee, uranium, Village of Widows

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