San Salvador, Feb. 26th, 2013
Over two hundred Members of the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining in El Salvador, La Mesa, held a rally this morning in front of the Guatemalan Embassy in San ...
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On October 20th, the Mesa is organizing a march and rally in the town of the Pacific Rim office to show the people’s opposition to the presence of mining companies in their department and pressure decision ...
... the planet: Rio Tinto’s tunneling into the culturally-significant Migizi wa sin (Eagle Rock) for nickel and copper, the half-of-a-billion tons of Michigan copper mine tailings discharged historically into ...
When it Comes to Mining, the Canadian Government has a Closed Door Policy, Even to Canadian Citizens
On Wednesday June 13, the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining (the Mesa) held a rally in ...
... wasn’t until the Canadian corporation began to buy loyalties and rally against those that opposed the mining project that the murders began. In 2009, Ramiro Rivera and Dora Alicia Sorto were murdered, ...
... with the issue.
Through unofficial channels, the Mesa obtained a copy of the SEA and brought printed copies to the rally on Wednesday. They gave copies to the all the major political parties as well ...
... people do not want it. “
The Economic Factor
López explains the particular interest of the Canadian company in this region: “Trinidad is literally a gold mine. According to the company's impact study, ...
... and not very centrally organized. Traditionally in El Salvador, representatives always vote according to the orders given party leadership (unlike in the U.S. were Congresspeople can be persuaded to vote ...
... in the region is difficult to access, but it is generally agreed that more than 30% of the region´s territory is now under concession to transnational corporations, in the majority Canadian, for the exploration ...
... the 16thand talked to the communities literally a stone’s throw away from Guatemala. These communities are extremely worried about the imminent mining project, Cerro Blanco, in Jutiapa, Guatemala. They ...