Friday, February 15, 2008

Catastrophic Acid Mine Drainage Blow-out Threatens Leadville Colorado and Arkansas River System with 1.5 Billion Gallons of Toxic Water

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Lake County officials have feared a catastrophic blowout of a blocked mine-drainage tunnel for years, but they declared a state of emergenc...

After years of “environmentally friendly” mining South Africa pays the price for mining industry platitudes – permanently contaminated waters

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One legacy of South Africa's extensive mineral deposits is the infrastructure and wealth of the country. But another more troubling le...

Leadville Mine Planning to Re-open by 2009 - Will Create 300 New Jobs - When the mine shut down, many Coloradans lost everything they knew

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Phelps Dodge Corp. is planning to reopen the Climax Molybdenum mine near Leadville by 2009 after overhauling infrastructure and acquiring n...

Common-sense mining reform protects nature, consumers, says Seattle based Benbridge Jeweler CEO

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Common-sense mining reform protects nature, consumers Jewelry symbolizes affection, love and commitment. Jewelry, and the metals mined to c...

Whole Life Valentine's Day Gift Guide - Your Purchasec Say no to Dirty Gold and the Destruction of Patagonia, Chile

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Bestowing your beloved with conflict diamonds and dirty gold is hardly the best way to say “I love you.” Some jewelers are beginning to ta...
Thursday, February 14, 2008

Gold miners face jeweler boycott - “business as usual” attempts to paper over destructive environmental legacy & practices are no longer effective

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In a different twist to the annual No Dirty Gold campaign backed by environmental NGOs, five major jewelers have pledged they will not use ...

Staples Inc., the world's largest office-supply retailer, ends its contracts with Asia Pulp & Paper Co. (APP) because of its environmental practices

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Office-supplies retailer Staples Inc. has severed all contracts with Singapore-based Asia Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd., one of the world's...

Valentines day gifts: if it's not ethical, don't bother...43% of women would rather not get a gift than receive one that was not ethically produced

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New research released today by the Department for International Development (DFID) shows that what women really want this Valentines Day is...

Go Green the Next Time You Buy Gold

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More and more folks are taking in their environmental concerns when shopping for their jewelry these days. When Carla and Ryan Lents decide...

Mapuche Conflict - Chile Government Flip Flops as Human Rights Abuses Continue

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Despite the government’s professed openness to resolving the Mapuche conflict, human rights abuses against indigenous people continue in Ch...

When Sustainable Hydropower becomes Unsustainable - Lake Mead Could Dry Up by 2021 warn researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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There is a 50 percent chance Lake Mead, a key source of water for millions of people in the southwestern United States, will be dry by 202...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Anglo American PLC & Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd incite jeweler boycott for Pebble Gold Mine in Alaska

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Five of the nation's leading jewelers have sworn off gold that could someday come from the Pebble Mine, a huge deposit near the world...

Anglo American PLC at the center of massive humans rights atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Leading international corporations established links to warlords (Johannesburg, June 2, 2005) — The lure of gold has fuelled massive human r...

Kinross Gold and Katanga Mining: Part of the Pillage of the Democratic Republic of Congo?

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According to various analyses , a joint venture involving Kinross Gold, and which is now being taken over by Katanga Mining Limited, gives ...