Monthly Archives: July 2009

Rio Tinto’s red envelopes of cash for Chinese journalists

How we got China so wrong

John Garnaut
July 12, 2009
WHEN Rio Tinto holds press events in China, its public relations firm sometimes hands out red envelopes of cash to Chinese journalists who are kind enough to turn up.
Well, doesn’t every company in China do it?
No, the best multinational companies do not. And the best Chinese [...]

Protect the Earth August 1st and 2nd

Protect the Earth Agenda
Saturday August 1st

Workshops, Dance and Music: Northern MI University, Whitman Building, Whitman Commons (Rooms 122 and 124), and West Science Building, Mead Auditorium, Marquette, MI, 12-4 pm and 6-8 pm (See Details Below)
Workshop Speakers Include, Saturday 12-4 pm, Whitman Building, Whitman  Commons,  Rooms 122 and 124:
Lorraine Rekmans: Serpent River First Nation (Uranium [...]

China Detains Rio Tinto Mining Executive on Spy Charge

China Detains Mining Executive on Spy Charge, Australia says
By DAVID BARBOZA
Published: July 8, 2009
BEIJING — An Australian executive from Rio Tinto, one of the world’s biggest mining companies, is being held by Chinese officials on suspicion of stealing state secrets and could be charged with espionage, an Australian government official said Wednesday.
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Flambeau Mine Causing Illegal Water Pollution

Conservationists announce intent to file lawsuit over water pollution from Flambeau Mine
Earlier this week, a Wisconsin conservation group and two individuals formally notified the Flambeau Mining Company (FMC) and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that they intend to file a lawsuit over water pollution caused by the partially reclaimed Flambeau Mine, near Ladysmith, [...]

Protect Our Clean Water from Mine Waste Dumping

Contact:
Lisa Jackson, EPA Administrator.  Email:  Jackson.Lisa@epa.gov
Nancy Sutley, Council on Environmental Quality.  Contact: http://www.whitehouse.gov /contact/
Sample Letter:
Dear Administrator Jackson and Chairwoman Sutley,
A generation ago, Americans made a commitment to clean up and protect our lakes, rivers and wetlands when we passed the Clean Water Act. Thanks [...]