by Beth Holmes | Aug 11, 2023 | Conservation, Uncategorized
A Minnesota mine is under dispute, with the state Supreme Court ruling that officials lied about its impact and falsified permits. Newrange Copper Nickel, or Polymet as it is usually called, is a joint venture between Polymet Mining and Teck Resources near the town of...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 21, 2022 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
An Okefenokee mine in Georgia is the center of a lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers over lax oversight. Twin Pines Minerals intends to move ahead with mining titanium dioxide near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, a large nature refuge in Georgia. The...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 3, 2022 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
Environmentalists continue to die, according to a report by Global Witness that alleges over 1,700 eco-activists have been killed since 2012. To put it into scale, 1,700 murders in ten years means an average just under one killing every two days. The new report by NGO...
by Beth Holmes | May 24, 2021 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
Mining, especially for valuable metals like copper, gold, silver, lead, and zinc, is a sizeable chunk of Peru’s economy. In 2019, mined goods accounted for just over 60 percent of Peru’s exports, generating 1.8 million jobs and almost $30 billion,...
by Admin | Mar 29, 2017 | Business, Green Energy, Resources, Sustainability
A recent international study shows that many materials that are necessary for technology ranging from cell phones to hybrid or electric cars are hard to come by and poorly documented. “There are treaties on climate change, biodiversity, migratory species and even...
