... Research into Investment and Commerce (CEICOM) issued a report documenting the environmental impacts of the mine.
The communities spoke to and showed the legacy of contamination left behind by the company, ...
... facing environmentalists and other activists. But its legacy of fanatical repression indicates as well the extent to which political organizing threatens the established order—a fact worth keeping in ...
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The toxic legacy of mining in El Salvador: Commerce Group in the community of San Sebastian
Investor rights Vs human rights: Pacific Rim in Cabanas
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Concerned Citizens from Across the U.S. Call on a Milwaukee Company to Act Ethically
A Milwaukee Company’s Toxic Legacy
In 2006, the Salvadoran government decided to revoke the failed Milwaukee-based ...
... mining, the Salvadoran government would be condemning future generations to an irreversible legacy. According to a representative from JPIC (member of the Water Forum) “the government is not listening ...
... are never fulfilled and their legacy is disastrous for water and life. The companies’ arrivals divide communities and create social violence. Who, better than us, can speak to this reality: to the havoc ...
... billed as “environmentally safe.” The allure of gold and silver mining has been tarnished by the contaminated streams that are the legacy of mining in the country’s northern region. But broad popular opposition ...
... at University of Wisconsin LaCrosse, and author of Resource Rebels. “If anything, it is Commerce Group who should be paying for the toxic legacy they have left behind.”
Even though the case was dismissed, ...
... trade agreements to make money that they have been unable to make by legitimate means. If anything, it is Commerce Group who should be paying for the toxic legacy they have left.”
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A Brief History of Mining in El Salvador
I. Precedents.
The Mining Legacy
Metallic mining was carried out in the northeastern part of El Salvador for almost 100 years (1880-1970) and ...
... operations which are being resisted by communities defending their territories, environment and human rights. Aldo spoke in particular about the ‘Aymarazo‘ in Peru and the legacy of Chevron-Texaco in Ecuador. ...