Canada’s Rush for Gold
Canada may be one of the world's largest gold mining nations, but both its overseas and domestic mining activities are controversial. ...
environment
PNG Government Repeals Chinese Sponsored Amendments to Environment Act
When Justice Catherine Davani handed down the only dissenting judgment regarding the Ramu Nickel case, she suggested that the Environment be protected. She stated In Louis Medang v. China Metallurgical Group Corporat ...
West Papua – Suspected Mercury Contamination of Degeuwo River by Gold Miners
Elemental mercury which makes it easy to separate gold from other metal compounds was allegedly used by unscrupulous owners of the gold mine at the site Tayaga II in Paniai district, West Papua. ...
Vote Freeport McMoran the Most Evil Company of 2011
The annual Public Eye Awards selects 6 of the most unethical and abusive corporations from a long list of nominations. Support West Papua and vote for Freeport McMoran this year for worst company. ...
Resist State and Corporate Aggression in Papua
The conflict in West Papua has intensified greatly in the last half-year. Violence and aggression towards Papua’s indigenous people and natural environment takes the form of abuses by the state and corporations, mi ...
Rio Tinto: juggernaut of cultural fascism and participant in slow-motion genocide
A rough translation of Rio Tinto from Spanish into English is Red River. Spain’s Rio Tinto is characterized by deep red water that is highly acidic (pH 1.7—2.5) and rich in heavy metals. Over 5000 years of mining ...
Indigenous Papuans Fear Large Logging Companies Are Destroying Ancient Forests
Indigenous communities in West Papua, Indonesia worry about large logging companies coming in to destroy their ancient rainforest. ...
Rio Tinto accused over Bougainville genocide
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. ...
Freeport Halts Gold Production in West Papua
U.S. mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Cooper & Gold Inc. halted production at its gold and copper mine in Indonesia's restive province of Papua on Monday over security concerns. ...
China’s Forbidden News: China Angry over Myitsone Dam
A report by China's Forbidden News on the Chinese response to Myanmar president Thein Sein's decision to halt construction of the Myitsone mega-dam project... ...
