The federal Coalition has already clocked up an atrocious track record on the environment. Consequently, any announcement, even of something as routine as a review of environmental legislation, is yet another reason to get nervous.
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After more than two years of campaigning, one of Costa Rica's largest environmental and social struggles is reaching a crisis point. Local communities have been resisting efforts by close to 30 transnational mining companies which
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Ecuadoran villagers occupy mining installationsInstallations of the Japanese mining company Bishimetals and the Ecuadoran state mining institution CODIGEM were peacefully occupied on May 12 by 50 people from seven local
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The US government has stepped up its 20-year campaign against the Navajo (or Dineh) people. The government has announced a "90-day eviction" process that will forcibly remove the Navajo from their lands. The Dineh live in a remote
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The election of the Coalition government is having a huge impact on the way the environment movement operates. Whereas a number of groups either tacitly or openly supported the Coalition in the pre-election period, the situation
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Canadian first nation wins forest protectionThe Haisla Nation of central western British Columbia have won a major victory in having a vast area of their traditional homeland permanently protected. The Haisla are the
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Native American activist Leonard Peltier has been in jail since 1976 for the murder of two FBI agents. Last year, he stated: "I have served over 18 years in prison ... The prosecutors have now admitted that they have no idea who
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Rainforest banner a winnerMELBOURNE — Thirty activists from the Boycott Mitsubishi Coalition leafleted the National Basketball League's finals at Flinders Park on October 1. The action was part of the campaign at events
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Cover-up fear in Yanomami massacreThe world was horrified by the recent massacre of up to 100 Yanomami Indians by goldminers in the Amazon basin. It has been reported that the inhabitants of two villages were slaughtered and