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Mining prohibition El Salvador

The National Roundtable against Metallic Mining demands information and an honest debate about the future of metallic mining in El Salvador

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The National Roundtable against Metallic Mining demands information and an honest debate about the future of metallic mining in El Salvador The National Roundtable against Metallic Mining (the Mesa in Spanish) asks the Salvadoran Government for all public information related to mining companie...

“It wasn’t the Attorney General’s Office that harassed me, it was the DECO

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“It wasn’t the Attorney General’s Office that harassed me, it was the DECO” Zoraya Urbina Editorials, Diario Co Latino The original in Spanish Santos Rivera, brother to Ramiro, the environmentalist murdered in 2009 in Cabañas, explained that when he gave testimony against those accused for the...

Mesa Reveals SEA

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The National Roundtable against Metallic Mining reveals the results of the mining sector SEA and demands its immediate discussion in the Legislative Assembly March 21, 2012 In honor of World Water Day, which is celebrated on March 22, the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining (Mesa in S...

What the 2012 Elections Mean for Mining in El Salvador

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What the 2012 Elections Mean for Mining in El Salvador March 2012 Changes to the political power dynamics of El Salvador, some surprising and some expected, after the March 12th elections for Representatives to the Legislative Assembly as well as for Mayors and Municipal Councils are going to h...

Obama, Pacific Rim and El Salvador

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Obama Visits El Salvador Amid Calls for CAFTA Criticisms March, 2011 President Obama’s visit to El Salvador in March of 2011 caught the attention of the international anti-mining movement. Over 140 international social organizations, including U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities, the Institute for P...

The Modern Gold Rush

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The Modern Gold Rush By J. Alejandro Artiga-Purcell, November 18, 2011 In Foreign Policy in Focus In September of this year, the price of gold reached a record high, breaking $1,900 per ounce for the first time in history. This unprecedented spike in gold prices has come in the midst of the U....

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