Oak Flat: The Latest Land Grab From Native Americans
An attachment to a "must-pass" bill gives sacred Native-American land to a foreign mining company. How did this happen and what can we do about it?
Scott Walker Thanks 'Gods And Glaciers' For Fracking Sands In Wisconsin
Mary Burke didn't hold back in her rebuttal either.
Aussie Senate Repeals Carbon Tax, Ignores Their Own Extreme Weather
“Tony Abbott has shown time and again that he is an environmental vandal with no thought for the future.” -- Opposition leader Bill Shorten.
Idaho Lawmakers Want To ‘Nullify’ EPA So Dredge Mining Operations Can ‘Get Back To Enjoying’ State
Lawmakers in Idaho this week expanded the field of play for the far-right strategy of "nullification" by applying it to federal environmental laws.
Frank Giustra, President Bill Clinton's Close Colleague, Joins US Oil Sands Board
U.S. Oil Sands, an Alberta-based company aiming to develop tar sands deposits in Utah's Uintah Basin.
An Ominous Alliance: Militiamen Showing Up In Wisconsin As Mining Co. 'Security'
Imagine taking a hike in your local woods and coming upon characters toting semi-automatic weapons, dressed in camo and wearing masks. Then imagine finding out they are militia-movement followers hired by a mining operation to protect against "eco-terrorists."
Documentary: 'Cyanide Beach'
Rosemont Copper Company intends to dump billions of tons of mine waste laced with mercury, lead, arsenic and other poisons on more than 3,000 acres of the Coronado National Forest in Southern Arizona.
Peru Uses Live Ammo On US-Owned Gold Mine Protesters, 5 Dead
The Peruvian government has declared a state of emergency in the mountain region of Cajamarca where thousands have gathered in recent days to protest the expansion of a gold mine owned by the U.S.-based Newmont Mining that is already the largest in South America.
A Word Or Two From John L. Lewis About Mine Safety In 1952
(John L. Lewis mincing no words before Congressional hearings on Mine Safety - 1952)
Editors Note: This is a repost from last year, the occasion being the recent Mine disaster in West Virginia. As part of this continuing look at the Labor
Rand Paul's Chain-saw Approach To Federal Regulations, And Why It's Coming Back To Bite Him
Sometimes Rand Paul's anti-regulatory mouth gets him into trouble. Earlier this election season, he got into hot water with miners for suggesting the federal government shouldn't be involved in mine safety. He then later said he still "thinks
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