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In the 03/07/2021 edition:

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Greenwash + Blank Cheque Company ≠  Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance

In a further attempt to distance itself from the significant environmental and social costs of deep sea mining, DeepGreen Metals merged with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp (SOAC). Hard facts refute the claims of the new entity, The Metals Company, that it will promote sustainable development and is an Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG)-compatible investment.


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Ecuador: Final hearing for endemic species case at Llurimagua mining concession to be held on March 11, 2021

Background: The Intag cloud forest region is a delicate ecosystem filled with small communities engaged in small-scale sustainable agriculture and tourism. Two endemic species of frogs, the Longnose Harlequin Frog and the Confusing Rocket Frog, more than three dozen other species including several bird species, two species of monkeys, and the spectacled bear are also in danger of extinction from...


MiningWatch in the News

‘Too risky’: Atikamekw blockade targets open-pit mining project in Northern Quebec

Remote land defence aims to stop North America’s largest graphite mine News by Christopher Curtis MATAWINI RIVER, QC — They made their stand on an unpaved road in the heart of logging country. It isn’t an ideal place to protest. Quebec’s cellular network doesn’t reach this far into the foothills of the Haute-Mauricie, and the road leading here is treacherous...



 

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