... the suit, while seeking a negotiated solution with El Salvadoran officials. The case will reach its final hearing On September 15th, 2014.
The stakes for Salvadorans are high. The legal costs and a ...
... of industrial scale metal mining in the country, is raising awareness in El Salvador and demonstrating that Salvadorans have not granted Pac Rim the social license to operate.
In 2009, Pac Rim sued El ...
As Salvadorans debate a mining ban due to pollution concerns, a large mining company has filed suit against the government.
by Jamie Stark*
First published in: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/rights/el-salvador-gold-mining-lawsuit ...
As the celebrations for World Environment Day concluded around the world on June 5th, Salvadoran environmentalist were left relishing a rarely felt sense of victory after a demonstration of more than 8000 ...
... Legislature begins to work to protect and promote the majority of Salvadorans who have been fighting for the defense of the environment and against mining projects," Morales said. "Our life is at stake ...
... to the detriment of the environment and to the majority of Salvadorans.
To the Government, its President elect Salvador Sanchez Ceren and future heads of the Ministries of Agriculture, Economy, Tourism, ...
... said. “When it comes to such issues, local democratic institutions should prevail, not foreign corporations seeking to exploit natural resources.” Polling data shows that a majority of Salvadorans (62 ...
... tribunal.
OceanaGold operates an open-pit gold-copper project in the Philippines that illustrates the costs of mining that Salvadorans do not want to bear.
These facts respond to eight “falsehoods” ...
... The pollution has been widely linked to the prevalence of Guillain-Barré Syndrome among local children.
A ban on mining?
Such are the concerns that motivate many Salvadorans — especially those living ...
... the country. The last-minute deal rescues a sinking Pacific Rim Mining, while promising to cost Salvadorans millions more in an unjust arbitration process and raising fears of political interference. ...