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Benny Wenda at the ‘Free West Papua’ Concert in Port Moresby, PNG

humphreyking — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 01:55:23 +0000

The West Papua struggle is a difficult one and what outcome will emerge in the years to come is still hard to see. A lot of thoughts crossed my mind on Wednesday night when I attended the Benny Wenda/Free West Papua Concert.
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London 2012 & Rio Tinto – The Great Olympic Greenwash

zzzeroX — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:39:33 +0000

London will soon play host to the 2012 Olympics, which organisers boast will be the most environmentally friendly ever. But with the metal for all the medals coming from one huge polluting hole in the ground in Utah, could it be more greenwash than green?
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Vote Rio Tinto for Greenwash Gold 2012

AK Rockefeller — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:11:34 +0000

Rio Tinto is bad news for many communities around the world. Its operations have failed to provide adequate protection of public health, the environment, workers and human rights. It is a scandal that it should be providing the metal for the London Olympic medals.
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Bougainvilleans dispense justice on Rabaul Shipping scum

Wantok — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:50:45 +0000

Reports from Buka say that the Mv Solomon Queen has been set on fire and two other two Rabaul Shipping copra vessels have been cut loose and are now drifting out into the open sea.
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The Lure Of Mining In PNG

newsgrab — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:08:48 +0000

Papua New Guinea has a new leader but the country’s relationship to mining remains complex. Locals who aren’t happy about the growth of the industry are left with few options.
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AUSAID’s neo-colonization agenda extends to “Sustainable Mining”

Wantok — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:54:52 +0000

Those of us in Papua New Guinea who aren’t colonized by AUSAID Mining Consultants keep looking at the Watut disaster, the Fly River disaster, the Panguna disaster and laugh at the AUSAID’s bullshit about “socially and environmentally sustainable development.” But this is no laughing matter...
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Applying the wisdom of traditional Melanesia to Modern Society

Wantok — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 04:39:51 +0000

"A long time ago, our people discovered the secret of life — live well, love well, have something good for every person and die a happy death" - Bernard Narakobi
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Rio Tinto accused over Bougainville genocide

ITS — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:23:54 +0000

A US federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit seeking to hold Rio Tinto responsible for human rights violations and thousands of deaths linked to a Bougainville copper and gold mine it once ran.
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South East Asia’s Phantom Menace: Rio Tinto & Freeport-Mcmoran

humphreyking — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:03:03 +0000

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare said, “Rio Tinto played an active role in military operations that ultimately led to a civil war in which 15,000 people died.”
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