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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Mining takes place in many parts of Canada, mostly on Aboriginal lands, causing a range of impacts - environmental, economic, social, and health-related.

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Sunday, April 26, 2009

Latin America has seen a major expansion in mining investments since the early 1990s, facilitated by free trade agreements and structural reforms that have deregulated the economies of the region and made them more hospitable to direct foreign investments.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Includes a resource extraction section among its 10,000 articles from alternative sources from and about Africa, plus an e-zine of original writing, all for the promotion of human rights and economic justice.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Environment Assessment Act Review is coming soon
Stephen Harper sings the corporations' tune
Mining companies' short-term gain
Leaves the land with long-term pain
Sick caribou, and silent loon.
We know that mines leave toxic waste, that's nothing new
That's why we need a strong environmental review
It can't be left to happenstance
Our rivers wouldn't stand a chance
The public needs to know – that's me and you!
But nobody's heard about this, they're not telling us

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

The Harper Government wants to gut the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. Tell the Conservatives that Canada’s environment matters – and environmental laws matter. Tell them we won’t accept shoddy “streamlined” public reviews and destructive megaprojects – even if they change the law to allow them to proceed.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

MiningWatch made two submissions to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment regarding the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, when Jamie Kneen testified before the Committee on November 24, 2011, and as a supplementary written submission in response to the Standing Committee's abrupt announcement of the deadline for submissions and the end of hearings.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

One of MiningWatch’s core areas of work is the promotion of Indigenous rights and recognition of title and the stewardship role that Indigenous people maintain across Canada and internationally. This article offers an overview of recent developments, including hopeful signs but also the considerable challenges in reconciling Indigenous rights and title with the mining industry and Canadian governments.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Robert Del Tredici starts his narrative with an explanation of why Dr. Morgan looks somewhat somber in the portrait taken of him - it is the classic case of having your words taken out of context.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Robert Del Tredici has travelled the world taking photographs to tell the "story of uranium". In this video, the relates a brief history of Port Radium, once known as the "village of widows".

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Dr. Gordon Edwards gives a brief overview of risks and issues particular to uranium mining, citing regulatory changes that could make it safer. But the question still remains: should uranium mining go ahead at all?