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ACTION ALERT: Canada’s Environmental Assessment Law Is Under Attack

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.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Canada, Environmental Assessment

ACTION ALERT: Student Anti-Mining Activist Assassinated in El Salvador – Call on the Attorney General and the Minister of Security to Investigate!

Salvadoran Juan Francisco Durán Ayala, anti-mining activist and university student, has been murdered (background information below). Join the Environmental Committee of Cabañas (CAC) and Juan Francisco's family in calling on the Attorney General and National Civilian Police to carry out an exhaustive investigation into the material and intellectual authors of this brutal murder and to and protect the lives of all anti-mining activists in El Salvador.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Corporate Social Responsibility, El Salvador, Human Rights, International Trade and Investment, Pacific Rim

Action Alert: No Means No! Put an End to the Prosperity Mine Proposal

On World Water Day, March 22, allies and supporters of the Tsilhqot’in National Government would like you to take action to protect Teztan Biny-Fish Lake. Let the federal and provincial governments know that you still stand with the Tsilhqot’in communities in opposition to the proposed Prosperity Mine by Taseko Mines Ltd.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Metal Mining Effluent Regulations, British Columbia, Environment, Environmental Assessment, Free Entry/Land Access, Indigenous Rights, Water and fisheries, Taseko

Urgent Action: Denounce recent wave of death threats and crimes against El Salvadoran anti-mining movement

Our allies in the Cabañas environmental movement as well as the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining (the Mesa) are very concerned about a recent wave of death threats and crimes against members of El Salvador’s anti-mining movement as well as other violent crimes recently committed in Cabañas.

Monday, January 31, 2011

El Salvador, Human Rights, International Trade and Investment, Goldcorp, Pacific Rim

Urgent Action: Protect Vital Wetlands in Colombia from Canadian Mining Project

This urgent action is being distributed by the Colombian Network Against Large-Scale Transnational Mining (Reclame Colombia), which brings together nearly fifty organizations in Colombia. The letter can also be signed on to at the RECLAME web site: http://www.reclamecolombia.org/

Friday, January 21, 2011

Colombia, Greystar Resources

Urgent Action: Shooting of Community Leader Opposing Goldcorp Inc.'s Marlin Mine in Guatemala; Threats Against Local Leaders Escalate

On Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 at 7:30 PM in the small community San José Nueva Esperanza in the village of Maquivil, municipality of San Miguel Ixtahuacán, Ms. Diodora Antonia Hernández Cinto was shot. Two unknown young men showed up at her house asking for a place to stay. When they were refused housing, they asked to buy a cup of coffee. When Ms. Hernández went to give them their coffee, they shot her in the head near her right eye, causing significant blood loss. The two men ran off in the direction of San José Ixcaniche. Ms.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Corporate Social Responsibility, Guatemala, Goldcorp

TAKE ACTION: Tell the Federal Government to turn down Taseko

Canadians want just and sustainable development not fake lakes and abuse of Aboriginal rights!

The federal review panel on the proposed Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine has released its final report. It has concluded that the project, if approved, would have significant and lasting negative environmental effects and represent a significant loss to the area's First Nations.

Friday, July 9, 2010

British Columbia, Environmental Assessment, Indigenous Rights, Water and fisheries, Taseko

Urgent Action: Support legislation to impose standards on Canadian government support for mining companies operating internationally

(Update) Bill C-300 - a "responsible mining bill" - goes to a vote in the House of Commons in September or October. See a video on what it's about and who's supporting it - and send a sample letter of support to join in promoting it.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Bill C-300, Corporate Social Responsibility

Urgent Action: Threats and Violence Against Community Leaders in Cabañas, El Salvador

Community leaders from the region of Cabañas and Santa Marta have come under serious threat in the past months. Please help press Salvadoran authorities to make sure the threats and violence are stopped, and make sure Canadian officials, the Canadian public, and Canadian companies operating in the region are aware of the situation - and your concern.

Friday, August 21, 2009

El Salvador, Pacific Rim

Bill C-300 – Corporate Accountability for the Activities of Mining, Oil or Gas Corporations in Developing Countries

Bill C-300, An Act Respecting Corporate Accountability for the Activities of Mining, Oil or Gas Corporations in Developing Countries, represents the best chance we have as Canadians to assure that Canadian extractive companies follow human rights and environmental best practices when they operate overseas. It also represents our best chance to assure the accountability of our government to us, as taxpayers and citizens, by assuring that government financial and political support will not be provided to companies that breach human rights and environmental standards.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Bill C-300, Corporate Social Responsibility