Tag: mining
Colombia: a mining giant above the law?
RFI is joining forces with the Rafael Project of the international investigative journalism consortium Forbidden Stories to continue the work of Colombian journalist Rafael Moreno, who was murdered on October…
Bitcoin mining does not generate CO2, proves this with an absurd video for 3 minutes
A report has appeared in the New York Times that shows the high environmental costs of mining Bitcoin. The company “Riot Platforms” contradicts these statements and posts a video that…
Stop for mining plans in Lycksele
Published: Just now The plans for a mine in Fäboliden in Lycksele municipality are now definitely stopped. The Land and Environment Supreme Court announces that it does not grant permission…
The rare mining find in Kiruna – Aftonbladet podcast
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Greta Thunberg in German mining riots in Lützerath
Published: Just now A violent riot is going on right now near the German town of Lützerath. The protests are about a coal mine. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, 20,…
The environmental scientist about LKAB’s mining discovery | SVT News
The government believes that the mining company LKAB’s discovery of rare earth metals promotes the green transition in Sweden, at the same time extraction of the elements is complex and…
Sami protest against the mining industry in Kiruna: “Sweden’s hunt for “green” metals is shameless”
It was in connection with the EU Commission’s meeting in Kiruna on Thursday that LKAB released the news that it had made the largest find in Europe of rare earth…
Yes to Nuclear Power – No to Uranium Mining: Moral Conundrum
The government proposes an expansion of nuclear power in Sweden, which in turn would lead to an increased consumption of uranium – a radioactive substance found in Swedish rocks but…
The protests continue – here the German village is being demolished for coal mining
Lützerath is an 800-year-old German village whose fate is now sealed, according to authorities and energy giant RWE. It must be sacrificed as the country cries out for energy since…
Police and activists clash in German mining village
In Germany, police and climate activists clashed on Monday in the village of Lützerath, where a mining company has bought all the houses to be razed to the ground in…