(Sucúa, Ecuador) Josefina Tunki, president of the Shuar Arutam People (PSHA), of the Ecuadorian Amazon, today released a video regarding the complaint she has filed against Solaris Resources’ Vice-president of Operations Federico Velásquez. She alleges receiving a death threat by telephone from Velásquez.
Williams Lake, BC: Beginning on March 15th, the Tŝilhqot’in Nation will be taking part in an Environmental Appeal Board virtual hearing, challenging a permit amendment issued by a Director of the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy that authorized a 50% increase in discharge from the Gibraltar Mine tailings pond directly into the Fraser River. This discharge has never been subject to sophisticated water treatment; instead, the permit effectively authorizes the use of the sensitive Fraser River for dilution of the mine effluent.
In a further attempt to distance itself from the significant environmental and social costs of deep sea mining, DeepGreen Metals merged with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp (SOAC). Hard facts refute the claims of the new entity, The Metals Company, that it will promote sustainable development and is an Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG)-compatible investment.
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MATAWINI RIVER, QC — They made their stand on an unpaved road in the heart of logging country.
It isn’t an ideal place to protest. Quebec’s cellular network doesn’t reach this far into the foothills of the Haute-Mauricie, and the road leading here is treacherous.
A sudden turn or a stiff pump of the brakes and you’re liable to drift into a ravine.
Stefan Christoff interviews Jamie Kneen for Free City Radio's second interview series in collaboration with the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute. Free City Radio explores ideas at the intersection of social activism and the arts.
This interview series includes:
(Ottawa) Today, the Federal Court of Canada hears a case alleging that the Canadian government is improperly withholding information about its diplomatic interventions on behalf of a Canadian company accused of human rights abuse at its mine in Guatemala.
MiningWatch Canada is joining Indigenous and environmental groups in calling for a moratorium on mining development in Ontario's "Ring of Fire" until protection plans for the region’s sensitive wetlands and watersheds are in place and access to clean water, housing, and health services have been secured for all upstream and downstream communities.
By Mila Astorga-Garcia
The Philippine Reporter
