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Mining Firm Doubles Up On Law Firms in Quest for Pot of Gold

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Mining Firm Doubles Up On Law Firms in Quest for Pot of Gold Sarah Anderson, IPS Global Economy Project Director Posted: 06/06/2012 5:50 pm A Canadian mining company has cleared a major legal hurdle in their quest to exploit gold in El Salvador. In a celebratory press release, the firm, Pacifi...

Today’s Trivia Quiz: How Global Mining Corporations Are Able to Undermine Democracy

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Today’s Trivia Quiz: How Global Mining Corporations Are Able to Undermine Democracy Posted By Triplecrisis On June 28, 2012 @ 9:00 am In Guest Bloggers | No Comments Robin Broad, guest blogger Today’s trivia category is how global mining corporations undermine democracy. First a bit of backgr...

U.S. TRADE DEALS MINE GREED NOT GOLD

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U.S. TRADE DEALS MINE GREED NOT GOLD By Dominique Paul Noth Editor, Labor Press Posted June 8, 2012 Wisconsin’s myriad issues with businesses controlling mining legislation may not yet make the state a replica of El Salvador. But citizens should go to bed every night praying we never get ther...

Investor Rights Strip Communities of their Basic National Sovereignty

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Investor Rights Strip Communities of their Basic National Sovereignty  On the day of the expected Pacific Rim decision, the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining organized a press conference with members of the Midwest Coalition against Lethal Mining (MCALM) and U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cit...

¿Qué Pasó con los Arbitrajes con las Empresas Mineras?

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¿Qué Pasó con los Arbitrajes con las Empresas Mineras? 18 04 2012 Netorivas Versión Original Hace días que no se habla sobre los arbitrajes con Commerce Group y Pacific Rim que han demandado a El Salvador por la falta de autorización para explotar minas de oro en el país. Con respecto al...

Who Decides for El Salvador: The People or Pacific Rim?

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  Take Action in the Pacific Rim Case Today   Who Decides for El Salvador:  The People or Pacific Rim? The defense of national sovereignty isn’t anti-development May 3, 2012 San Salvador Versión en Español   The Canadian multi-national mining corporation Pacific Rim recently circulated a...

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