Russian Mining Giant Admits to Polluting the Arctic With Wastewater
Jordan Davidson – They spilled 21,000 tons of diesel that ended up polluting a pristine Arctic lake.
TAG: mining
Gold Mining Threatens Indigenous Forests in the Brazilian Amazon
John C. Cannon – Mining is one of the most serious threats facing the Amazon and the indigenous people who inhabit it.
In Brazil, COVID-19 outbreak paves way for invasion of indigenous lands
Sam Cowie – Fear of the spread of COVID-19 by non-indigenous invaders inside Brazil’s indigenous communities has grown in recent days.
Trump Signs Executive Order to Mine the Moon for Minerals
Jordan Davidson – President Donald Trump signed an executive order for U.S. companies to mine the moon’s mineral resources.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Unveils Bill to Open Indigenous Lands to Mining, Oil and Gas Exploration
Jan Rocha – Bolsonaro called his project a “dream” but it has already met with withering criticism from indigenous organizations who see it as a nightmare.
Trump Admin Finalizes ‘Atrocious’ Plans to Allow Drilling and Mining on Gutted National Monuments
Olia Rosane – The Trump administration finalized plans Thursday to open public lands in Utah to the fossil fuel industry.
US Mining Sites Unleash 50 Million Gallons of Toxic Water Into Lakes and Streams Every Day
Elias Marat – In America, polluters are protected and those whose lives are disrupted are ignored.
Deep-Seabed Mining is the Next Frontier in the Environmental Plunder of Planet Earth
Vic Bishop – The first operating license has just been granted.
This Country Just Banned All Metals Mining to Save the Environment
Christina Sarich – It is the first country to make such a precedent-setting move.
Abandoned Uranium Mines Plague Navajo Nation
Sonia Luokkala – Mining companies have left behind a legacy of poisoned wells and contaminated earth.
Looming Mining ‘Tsunami’ Set to Take Africa by Storm
John C. Cannon, Mongabay Waking Times As nations invest billions in extraction development, forests may suffer big losses. Many of the minerals that enable our technology, back the value of our economies (or did at one time), and power our cities can be found in Africa. And yet the continent still remains something of an untapped …
Great Barrier Reef to Be Dredged and Dumped to Make Way for Coal Port
Bridie Jabour, The Guardian Waking Times Three million cubic metres of sediment from dredging to expand a coal port will be dumped in the Great Barrier Reef marine park, after the park authority approved the move on Friday. The spoil resulting from the Abbot Point port project is to be dumped 24km away at a …
An Awakening in Darkest Africa
Linda Smith Waking Times I am a white African, privileged to have spent my youth in one of Central Africa’s most magnificent countries. A country founded by and named after Cecil John Rhodes. I grew up in an environment where being strong was the only option available to me. I never believed the media’s version …