... talk about territorial development, if we are not going to take into account the environment as a whole to contribute to the philosophy of Good Living that as government we are promoting in Cabañas and ...
... so they requested the court to delay issuing the award for 30 days, with the hope that the talks bear fruit with the Salvadoran government."
"For me it was a surprise because neither I, nor government ...
... right to sue sovereign nations for upholding public interests like preventing pollution seems, there’s little talk of investor-state clauses in the United States. That’s probably because we haven’t lost ...
P. Cabezas
As the world celebrated the conclusion of the COP21 talks in Paris, the somber mood in the community of La Maraña, in the northern department of Cabañas of El Salvador, hardly echoes the cheerful ...
... Isidro in 2009: “We had imagined something different for our Municipality, we wanted to implement green tourism”, Miguel Angel Rivera said. The strong man with collapsed shoulders talks about the cruelest ...
... meters away from the mine. A 40-year-old man is resting there, his joyless face partly hidden by a hat. He invites us to sit on some pieces of wood outside of his hut to talk about what we have seen today. ...
Toronto (Canada), May 12 (EFE Noticias) .- The Ombudsperson for the Defense of the Rights of Environment of El Salvador, Yanira Cortez, began a tour of Canada today to talk about the case of OceanaGold ...
... and Pesticides Convention. They touch many economic interests," she said.
- How is the discussion on the General Water Law progressing?
Unfortunately for ARENA to talk about water is a thorny issue. ...
... three
Engage with local community leaders and learn about the impacts of Pacific Rim Mining in the region.
Visit the town of San Isidro and talk to community members
Evening: Travel back to San ...
... similar concerns in the trans-Atlantic talks. The Pacific Rim/OceanaGold case is an advertisement of the dangers of such rules.
As we write these words, the Canadian mining company Infinito Gold has ...
... the international investment regime.
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“This is practically an urban country. We’re talking about putting a mine in the middle of a city,” exclaimed Fr. Jose Maria Tojeira ...
... the talks, and other countries like South Korea and Thailand have also expressed interest.
KEY FINDINGS
Transnational corporations in the extractives sector are increasingly turning to international ...
... for the Study of Applied Law (FESPAD), another organization of la Mesa, was robbed at gunpoint by unknown individuals close to her place of residence, it is suspected that these individuals were stalking ...
... They also talked about the challenges of linking many of the deaths to the poisoning of the mine because often when people die the hospital records the death as a natural death as opposed to something ...
... “mesa” of community groups, she’s talking about the struggle in her country to ban metals mining.
Vidalina’s group, the Santa Marta Association for Economic and Social Development (ADES), is among ...
... head south to the US, with talks in Bangor, Portland, New York, Boston, New Jersey, and will on April 11, in Washington DC.
WHY: The speaking tour aims to build greater awareness about the issues facing ...
... Mining and Caritas talked about the effects of mining and the Commerce Group’s actions in Cleveland, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Madison, Eau Claire, Chicago, Washington D.C. and Georgia. They also circulated ...
... Canadian Embassy in Washington on November 12th to talk about the threats posed by Canadian companies in El Salvador. According to a letter addressed to the Canadian Ambassador, the goal of the visit ...
... “continuing omission” attributable to the government (as if it were a contract) for centuries to come, provided the government is nice enough to continue to talk about it.
-The dismissal of CAFTA jurisdiction ...
... (d). That’s right: Ignore the country’s written requirements and find some friendly government official who is willing to talk about the possibility of getting a mining license.
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