Centralia, PA – An American ghost town with an underground mine fire
Image source: Wikimedia Commons Those intrepid ‘slacker’ journalists at VBS.tv certainly have a knack for finding fascinating stories. This time it’s the curious tale of Centralia, a former coalmining...
View ArticleVenezuela’s gold rush is an ecological and human disaster
rainforest goldmine in Venezuela, photo by One Off Man Mental (source: Flickr Creative Commons) As international gold prices rise, demand for the precious metal increases and prospectors in search of...
View ArticleBreaking: ‘Miracle rescue’ in China – 150+ saved after week in flooded coal mine
photo by Bert van Dijk (source: Flickr Creative Commons) On March 28, 153 coal miners were trapped in the Wangjialing mine in Shanxi Province, northern China when the mine was suddenly flooded with...
View ArticleClimate talks in Bolivia: Capitalism vs. justice
photo by The City Project (source: Flickr Creative Commons) Bolivia has been hosting an international summit, named the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, in...
View ArticleBauxite mines highlight environmental and human consequences of aluminum...
photo by Steve Punter (source: Flickr Creative Commons) Last week Queensland Alumina Limited was fined $90 thousand Australian (78k USD/63k euros) for an industrial incident that released caustic...
View ArticlePlans to mine gold in Scottish national park face opposition
photo by Beth M527 (Flickr Creative Commons) All that glitters isn’t… well, you know. Some of it is babbling brooks and lush rolling hills adorned with blossoming heather; or sparkling lakes populated...
View ArticleNo goldmine in Scottish national park
photo by the justified sinner (Flickr CC) Plans to reopen an abandoned goldmine and build a processing plant in Scotland’s Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park have been rejected. Opposition...
View ArticleIndia blocks bauxite mining plans in indigenous homeland
Photo by Rita Willaert (Flickr CC) The proposal by mining company Vedanta Resources to establish a bauxite mine on sacred indigenous land in India’s Orissa state has been rejected by the Indian...
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