Water Justice News
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UPDATE: Correa criticizes anti-mining activists in Ecuador
ANDINA reports, “Rafael Correa, the president of Ecuador, proposed (on November 23) that his country, together with Peru and Colombia, address the problem of anti-mining activists who provoke violence while acting under the false pretext of defending the environment.” He says that there are protests against ‘clean mining’ projects that he claims do not harm…
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UPDATE: Civil society in Mexico calls for tax on soft drinks to fund drinking water fountains
La Alianza por la Salud Alimentaria (The Alliance for Healthy Food) reports that various non-governmental organizations, including those that support the right to water, have demanded a tax on soft drinks and for that money to be allocated to the introduction of drinking water fountains in schools and in public spaces across Mexico. Their article…
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UPDATE: Look for the Blue Planet Project banner at upcoming actions
The Blue Planet Project now has banners to better identify our participation in protests and gatherings around the world. The banners – in English and Spanish – arrived in Ottawa today and soon will be with our organizers in Mexico City, Durban and New Delhi. In this way, when the opportunity comes – whether that’s…
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NEWS: World Bank may fund drinking water project in Malkajgiri, India
New Delhi-based Blue Planet Project organizer Madhuresh Kumar highlights a Times of India news article that reports, “A high-level committee has cleared the detailed project report (DPR) for the proposed World Bank-funded Rs 300 crore ($65 million) drinking water supply project for Malkajgiri.” Malkajgiri is a suburban locality in the city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh,…
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VIDEO: CBC National News coverage of challenge against Hudbay mining company in Guatemala
On November 28, Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow spoke in Toronto in support of five people from Guatemala challenging the Toronto-based mining company Hudbay Minerals. Coverage of this event on CBC National News can now be seen here. To read Barlow’s blog – Council of Canadians committed to support challenge against Hudbay mining company…
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UPDATE: Vancouver-based Teck mining company in Chile
Joan Martinez Alier writes (in Spanish) in La Jornada that the HidroAysen and Castilla major power projects in Chile have faced delays. “Why is so much power needed? Chile already has an installed capacity of 16,000 MW for 16 million people. …The answer is obvious: to provide electricity to export mining. …In Chile there are…
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UPDATE: Encuentro in Chiapas against mining commemorates Mariano Abarca
Hundreds of people gathered in Comalapa, Chiapas, Mexico this past week for three days of information sessions, training and to exchange of experiences to challenge the impacts of mining companies. The gathering coincided with the third anniversary of the killing of Mariano Abarca and a large march commemorated his life and his struggle against the…
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UPDATE: Trade deal, fracking boom further threaten the right to water in China
Mother Jones reports, “China is ratcheting up its fracking ambitions with virtually no regard for groundwater protection or other environmental safety measures, according to a new investigation by the independent publication Caixin. The report points to an October 24 white paper on energy development released by China’s top cabinet which ‘calls for ramping up the…
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UPDATE: US allies visit Canadian embassy in DC on Pacific Rim mining issue
Bill Waren of Friends of the Earth writes, “On Monday, November 12, I joined representatives of several environmental and public interest groups gathered in front of the grandiose and distinctly odd Canadian Embassy, which occupies one of the most prominent sites in D.C. on Pennsylvania Avenue, just down the hill from the Capitol and across…
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Council of Canadians committed to support challenge against Hudbay mining company
Last evening, I had the privilege of speaking at the public event at OISE in Toronto along with the beautiful and brave women and men from Guatemala in Canada to seek justice against abuse they suffered as a result of the Canadian mining company, Hudbay. Each spoke with such elegance and passion that you could…