Costa Rica

Mardi 27 juillet 2010, par Orez (K.) // act

Canadian mining company Infinito Gold is pushing for Costa Rican government permission to start the Crucitas open-pit gold mine in northern Costa Rica. Forests, rivers, communities, endangered species threatened If built, the mine would destroy tropical forest that hosts endangered species like the Great Green Macaw and Geoffrey’s spider monkey in the Agua y Paz Biosphere Reserve. The mine could also threaten communities’ agricultural livelihoods and the San Juan River on the border with (...) Lire la suite »

Oil and gas drilling : dangerous ?

Jeudi 6 mai 2010, par Orez (K.) // act

OIL & GAS DRILLING : DANGEROUS ? OR DONE RIGHT ? Tell President Obama to make the right choice : reverse his decision on new offshore drilling, and support the FRAC Act Drilling is risky. Always. The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico cruelly demonstrates that drilling – even when federally regulated, even when industry employs "failsafe" technology – risks catastrophic damage to the environment and the communities that rely upon that environment. There’s a drilling boom onshore. (...) Lire la suite »

the tar sands blow

Mercredi 25 novembre 2009, par Orez (K.) // act

Dear Canadian Leaders : I will not allow Canada to exploit the world’s dirtiest oil while the rest of the world fights to prevent catastrophic climate change. P.S. If you think the tar sands are the answer, then you’re asking the wrong question. http://earthworks.thetarsandsblow.org/ sign and act ! see the video here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Koki... Lire la suite »

an appointment to come…

Mercredi 28 octobre 2009, par Orez (K.) // act

October 28, 2009 Participate in the premier African focussed mining investment seminar in London, UK on Monday November 30, 2009 MineAfrica’s 3rd Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar features updates by mining companies on their African projects and technical presentations on doing business in Africa’s mining industry by service providers including banks, law and engineering firms and the Toronto Stock Exchange. The keynote address will be delivered by Mark Bristow, Chief Executive (...) Lire la suite »

SALMON IS MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIRTY GOLD

Mercredi 14 octobre 2009, par Orez (K.) // act

More jewelers support protecting Bristol Bay from mining This week, four more jewelry retailers and designers representing $1 billion in sales announced they won’t buy gold from Anglo American’s proposed Pebble mine. Birks & Mayors, Herff Jones, Commemorative Brands, and Hacker Jewelers took this step at the invitation of local Alaskans by signing the Bristol Bay pledge. "Birks and Mayors proudly joins other responsible jewelers denouncing the proposed mining of precious metals at (...) Lire la suite »

SAVE BRISTOL BAY

Samedi 8 août 2009, par Orez (K.) // act

ACT NOW to Urge the Obama Administration to Protect the World’s Richest Salmon Fishery. A globally important fishery. Alaska’s Bristol Bay Watershed is one of the most productive salmon ecosystems on Earth. It supports the world’s largest remaining wild sockeye salmon fishery, with tens of millions of salmon surging upstream to spawn each and very year. Declared open to mining by the Bush administration. Despite the importance of the fishery, and the many communities and businesses who (...) Lire la suite »

PROPOSED MINE WILL THROTTLE MONTANA WILDERNESS

Vendredi 19 juin 2009, par Orez (K.) // act

Two mines, one wilderness Only 20-30 grizzly bears remain in and around the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness in northwest Montana. These bears are hanging on by a thread. Biologists say they can’t survive the loss of habitat from one mine, let alone two ! Yet, two massive copper and silver mines are in the works. If approved, these mines will jeopardize the wilderness area, degrade rivers and lakes, and harm important wildlife species ! The Bush Administration has already given the green (...) Lire la suite »

Tell the United States government to condemn killings in the Peruvian Amazon

Mercredi 17 juin 2009, par Orez (K.) // act

Killed for protecting their land from mining On June 5th, World Environment Day, Peruvian security forces killed at least two dozen indigenous people protesting to protect their lands around Bagua in the Peruvian Amazon. In the violence, nine policemen perished as well. The protestors were opposing the Peruvian government’s opening of the region to oil and gas drilling and mining — supposedly conditions of the Peru-US trade agreement. TAKE ACTION Thus far, the U.S. government has been (...) Lire la suite »

Bloody repression erupts in the Peruvian Amazon

Mercredi 10 juin 2009, par Orez (K.) // act

The violence erupted as police officers broke up a road blockade Published Date : 08-06-2009 Type : Report Source : Associated Press, Reuters, CAOI, AMAZONWATCH Source Date : 06-06-2009 It is no exaggeration to say that the state of Peru is currently in turmoil. Last week, perhaps scores of Indigenous protestors were killed and wounded by police as they demonstrated along a roadway in the Amazon region. The government alleges that the police and hostages also suffered fatalities at (...) Lire la suite »

Don’t allow mining near the Grand Canyon

Vendredi 22 mai 2009, par Orez (K.) // act

Did you know that recently the Bureau of Land Management approved new mining operations near the Grand Canyon ? Did you know that Congress acted last year to temporarily prohibit new mining near the Grand Canyon ? Well, it’s true : the BLM — part of the Interior Department — authorized a Canadian mining company to drill for uranium near the Grand Canyon. And that may be only the beginning — according to the Environmental Working Group, since 2003 the number of mining claims within 5 miles of (...) Lire la suite »

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