By Karlen Aslanian Cross-posted from here Opposition politicians and environmental activists joined on Wednesday about two hundred residents of the central Armenian town of Hrazdan in protesting against the opening of an iron mine which they believe would have grave ecological consequences. […]
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Protest against planned cyanide-process gold mine in Romania
CLUJ, Romania — About a dozen people occupied a historic building in the Romanian city of Cluj on Monday to protest a plan to mine gold using the controversial cyanide process in a nearby heritage area. “We call on the Romanian president […]
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Bill Heart of Trout Unlimited goes fly fishing on the Tyler Forks River. A proposed iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin raises concerns about water pollution Iron ore made this town, and many people believe an open-pit mine will help revive the […]
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