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ENVIRONMENT-UNITED STATES: Case Grinds on Againt Biggest U.S. Gold Mine
The lawsuit brought by the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe, along with South Dakota state authorities and the federal government, against Homestack Mining is slowly progressing through the courts.ENVIRONMENT: Case Grinds on Against Biggest U.S. Gold Mine
The lawsuit brought by the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe, along with South Dakota state authorities and the federal government, against Homestack Mining is slowly progressing through the courts.MINING-ENVIRONMENT: Women Suffer Adverse Consequences of Mining
The serenity of the sagebrush desert in Crescent Valley, Nevada was broken last summer, when the Canadian mining company, Oro Nevada, arrived to prospect for gold. Today, the night sky is filled with the lights and sounds of the drilling rigs, as the miners dig deep under the hot springs.ENVIRONMENT: Gold Price Plunge Brings Mixed Benefits
The drop in the price of gold in the past month has shaken more than stock markets around the world by causing some mines to close down while bringing mixed benefits to local communities involved in mining operations.UNITED STATES: New Problems For Native Americans In Arizona
A small group of Dineh (Navajo) native Americans in Arizona is caught in the middle of a squeeze by federal government agents and a rival Hopi community to force them to quit an area where they have lived for centuries.ENVIRONMENT-RIGHTS: New Problems for Native Americans in Arizona
A small group of Dineh (Navajo) native Americans in Arizona is caught in the middle of a squeeze by federal government agents and a rival Hopi community to force them to quit an area where they have lived for centuries.ENVIRONMENT: Clinton Accused of Back-tracking in Utah
Environmental groups are protesting against a federal; government decision to allow oil drilling in a newly created national park among the red-rock cliffs and canyons of the Utah desert.CANADA: Canadian Mining Company Tries to Muzzle Activists
The Canadian gold mining company, Cambior, is fed up with the criticism of its operations spread by environmental activist Dermod Travis. So Cambior has taken out an injunction to obtain a court order to keep him quiet.CANADA-SUDAN: Activists Condemn Oil Company’s Operations in Sudan
Canadian activists have accused Arakis Energy Corporation, a Calgary-based oil company, of supporting the tough military regime in Sudan that has ruled the country since 1989.ENVIRONMENT: Canadian Mining Company Tries to Muzzle Activists
The Canadian gold mining company, Cambior, is fed up with the criticism of its operations spread by environmental activist Dermod Travis. So Cambior has taken out an injunction to obtain a court order to keep him quiet.ENVIRONMENT: Canadian Mining Company Tries to Muzzle Activists
The Canadian gold mining company, Cambior, is fed up with the criticism of its operations spread by environmental activist Dermod Travis. So Cambior has taken out an injunction to obtain a court order to keep him quiet.ENVIRONMENT: Indonesian Troops Fire on Demonstrators in Irian Jaya
Indonesian troops in Irian Jaya, the western sector of the island of New Guinea, opened fire Friday on a group of demonstrators attemtping to block an access road to a goldmine and killed two Ekari indigenous men, witnesses said.AFRICA-FINANCE: World Bank Ponders Loan to Sierra Leone mine
The private sector arm of the World bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is considering a 17.3 million dollar loan for the operators of the world's largest rutile (titanium dioxide) mine situated in Sierra Leone.ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY: New World Bank Projects Said To Aid Global Warming
World Bank power projects approved after the 1992 Earth Summit will cause a major increase in annual carbon dioxide emissions and make the Bank one of the biggest supporters of new sources of global warming, according to a study published here Tuesday.ENVIRONMENT-BUSINESS: Product Enhancers Enjoy Corporate Boost
Corporations have long driven U.S. public health discussions on chemicals used to enhance such products as apples, gasoline, and soft drinks./IPS ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN/ UNITED STATES: Indigenous Groups Try to Ward Off Nuclear Waste
Just north of Mexico in southern California's Mojave desert sits Ward Valley - sandwiched between between Old Woman Mountains Wilderness on one side and the Stepladder Wilderness and Turtle Mountains Wilderness on the other.US-ENVIRONMENT: Indigenous Groups Try to Ward Off Nuclear Waste
Just north of Mexico in southern California's Mojave desert sits Ward Valley - sandwiched between between Old Woman Mountains Wilderness on one side and the Stepladder Wilderness and Turtle Mountains Wilderness on the other.ENVIRONMENT: Some Activists Doubt Oil Company’s Promises
The announcement by the Royal Dutch Shell oil company of a new business code with respect for human rights has been welcomed by leading activists, but others have their doubts.PERU-TRADE: Coca Still Makes Things Better
Nearly 500 years ago Francisco Pizarro and his Spanish conquistadors stripped this ancient Inca mountain capital of its vast fortune in gold , and destroyed much of the city in the process./IPS ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN/ TRADE: Major Snags Seen In New Environmental Standard
Environmentalists are berating a new global standard adopted by companies that want to assure customers of their quality environmental practices.ENVIRONMENT-BUSINESS: Major Snags Seen In New Environmental Standard
Environmentalists are berating a new global standard adopted by companies that want to assure customers of their quality environmental practices.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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