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Armed group loots barite in Chicomuselo and threatens residents
By: Elio Henríquez, CorrespondentSan Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas Unidentified individuals began to remove, with the support of armed men, barite extracted a few years ago by the Canadian company BlackFire Exploration Mexico from a mine located in the Grecia…
Read MoreThreat of mining activities without prior consultation in Chicomuselo, Chiapas
By: Chiapas Paralelo The Movement in Defense of Life and Territory (Modevite), expresses its concern faced with the context of insecurity and violence given the latent threat of reactivating mining activities in the municipality of Chicomuselo, Chiapas, originating from the…
Read MoreLatin America Now Regulates Mining
Latin America Is No Longer the Unregulated “Paradise” for the Mining Companies: World Bank Economist Afp * There are 120 disputes in the region; rejection because of the environmental impact Lima, February 13, 2012 The mining boom that Latin America…
Read MoreRaúl Zibechi: Land, Water and Resistance
Land, Water and Resistance By: Raúl Zibechi Para español: http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2012/02/10/opinion/024a2pol What is happening in Latin America in relation to the commons (water, land, biodiversity) is something more than a succession of local conflicts. At times the intensity of the confrontations…
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