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Strong Reaction to Federal Decision on Ring of Fire EA

There has been a strong reaction to the Federal Government's decision to initiate a mid-rung environmental assessment process for the most advanced project in Ontario's Ring of Fire. On October 17 the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency announced that Cliffs' chromite project would begin a comprehensive environmental assessment process.

Thursday, October 27, 2011
Canada, Ontario, Environmental Assessment, Indigenous Rights, Cliffs
CSR Counsellor Fails in First Attempt to Resolve Dispute as Excellon Resources Abandons Dialogue

News release: Canada’s Corporate Social Responsibility Counsellor has failed in her first attempt to resolve a conflict with a Canadian mining company operating beyond our borders. The refusal of Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX: EXN) to participate in a dialogue process under Canada’s CSR Counsellor for the Extractive Sector underlines the serious difficulties facing workers and communities abroad in dealing with Canadian mining companies and underscores the inadequacy of this complaint mechanism.

Thursday, October 27, 2011
Corporate Social Responsibility, Mexico, Labour, Excellon
Attempt to Revive Proposed Prosperity Mine Must End Now

News release: The Tsilhqot’in Nation, supported by BC and national chiefs, today called on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) and the federal government to reject the re-bid Prosperity mine project without further waste of time and tax dollars.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Canada, Metal Mining Effluent Regulations, British Columbia, Environment, Environmental Assessment, Gold, Impact on Communities, Indigenous Rights, Submarine/Subaqueous Tailings Disposal, Water and fisheries, Taseko
Ivanhoe Flees Opposition in the Philippines

News release: Ivanhoe Philippines, Inc. has asked the Philippine Mines and Geosciences Bureau for a "withdrawal of the company's exploration permit applications (...) in Tablas Island."

Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Philippines, Ivanhoe
Federal Government Cuts Off Environment Network, Indicates Disturbing Shift Away from Canadians’ Priorities

News release: MiningWatch Canada learned today that Environment Canada has reneged on a May 2011 commitment to provide funding to the Canadian Environment Network (RCEN). A press release from the RCEN states that due to this decision it “was forced to lay off its staff and is on the verge of closing its doors and those of its 11 regional offices.”

Friday, October 14, 2011
Canada, Environment
Federal Decision Ignores First Nations and Public Input: Likely to Hinder Development in Ontario’s “Ring of Fire”

News release: The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency recently announced that Cliffs’ proposed chromite mine, the first for a remote area of northern Ontario, will undergo a ‘comprehensive study’ environmental review despite the request of two First Nations councils and several non-governmental organizations for a public panel review.

Thursday, October 13, 2011
Ontario, Environmental Assessment, Indigenous Rights, Cliffs
Panamanian Group Says CSR Award for Toronto-based Inmet Hinders Best Practices

Letter to the Editor: This week in a letter to the editor of Corporate Knights magazine, the Executive Director of the Panama's Environmental Advocacy Centre says that Toronto-based Inmet is using its inclusion on Corporate Knight's 2011 list of "Canada's Best 50 Corporate Citizens" as part of "a misleading public relations campaign." Although the award was purportedly designed to encourage Corporate Social Responsibility, he says that in this case, "[listing Inmet] has served to hinder best practices rather than promote them."

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Corporate Social Responsibility, Environment, Panama, Indigenous Rights, Inmet

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