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21. Across the Pacific: building a global struggle against the free-trade agenda of OceanaGold: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... in rejecting the entry of all mining projects into their country, culminating in the imposition of a national moratorium on mining by their national government, including the proposed project of OceanaGold’s ...; Created on 26 September 2016
22. Gold, Water and the Struggle for Basic Rights in El Salvador: (General mining reports ); ... and economy. In a country that already faces a water crisis, the El Dorado project could have disastrous effects on the environment and local communities. Therefore, the government has declared a moratorium ...; Created on 23 April 2016
23. In the Keystone Suit, It’s Big Oil vs. Democracy: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... public pressure, the government had agreed to a five-year moratorium on new gold mining permits and was considering the world’s first permanent ban. Democracy, it seemed, had worked. Then the Canadian ...; Created on 02 February 2016
24. El Salvador: 49 exploration permits were once approved: (Background and reports ); ... to ban on mining and one proposal for a moratorium proposed by the government Mauricio Funes. This proposal envisages giving mining permits if conditions to protect the environment are met. So far, no ...; Created on 07 January 2016
25. Resistance against the bloodsucker: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Since 2008, however, there has been no more digging in the country. The reason: the government in San Salvador has announced a moratorium, based on environmental concerns, which freezes all mining activities. ...; Created on 03 January 2016
26. El Salvador: Just Saying No to Gold Mining: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... moratorium that prevents all mining firms – international and Salvadoran, public and private – from accessing El Salvador’s estimated 1.4 million ounces of gold deposits. Some in the Salvadoran media ...; Created on 03 January 2016
27. El Salvador: Vote Against Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... their right". MORATORIUM AGAINST MINING It takes a 15-minute bumpy ride on a pick-up truck to arrive at the feet of Cerro Patacon, one of the highest elevations in the hilly panorama. One can only reach ...; Created on 02 January 2016
28. Statement in support of El Salvador from Amianan Salakniban in the Philippines (2): (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... 2009 the government introduced a moratorium on all mining related processes in the country due to the massive opposition of the people against mining. However, by using a controversial provision in the ...; Created on 28 October 2015
29. Christian Romero Initiative and Stop Mad Mining invite Bernardo Belloso from CRIPDES to Europe: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... halted due to a 2009 moratorium implemented by the government. This policy however, was not welcomed by mining companies. The most perfidious strategy was pursued by Australian-Canadian firm OceanaGold, ...; Created on 28 October 2015
30. Arcatao Community Consultation: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... on the Salvadoran government get a moratorium on mining, but transnational mining companies are using international investment tribunals to question the legality of denying mining permits while still allowing ...; Created on 30 September 2015
31. The lawsuit that could put El Salvador in check: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... with the legal requirements, but were affected by the decision of the then president, Antonio Saca, who, via the media, introduced a de facto moratorium to suspend all concessions of metallic mining in ...; Created on 30 September 2015
32. Amid TPP Fight, El Salvador Mining Case Shows Danger of Corporate Tribunals: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... in the wake of the permit rejection—and after the first of three successive Salvadoran Presidents committed to an effective moratorium on new mining projects—Pacific Rim filed a lawsuit in 2009 before ...; Created on 18 May 2015
33. Save Our Water, End Investor Rights: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... moratorium was declared in 2008 when then-President Antonio Saca of the conservative ARENA party agreed not to issue new mining permits. Three successive Salvadoran Presidents have maintained the moratorium. ...; Created on 18 May 2015
34. Salvadorans Warn Canadians About World Bank's Kangaroo Cour: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... in response to Quebec’s decision on health and environmental grounds to put a moratorium on shale gas mining, better known as fracking. The number of investor-state suits has ballooned in recent years. ...; Created on 18 May 2015
35. Stop the Suits Tour: (Stop the Suits: 2015 Canada Tour); ... the suit in 2009 after the first of three successive Salvadoran Presidents committed to an effective moratorium on new mining projects given concerns over potential impacts on already taxed water supplies. ...; Created on 07 May 2015
36. Nueva Trinidad: 3rd Municipality in El Salvador to Declare Itself a “Mining Free Territory”: (Territories Free of Mining); ... has passed a moratorium on mining, preventing further mining concessions from being implemented in the country. Currently, there are two lawsuits against El Salvador for denying an exploitation permit ...; Created on 18 April 2015
37. WILL EL SALVADOR BE FORCED TO PAY $301 MILLION FOR VALUING CLEAN WATER OVER GOLD?: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... pollution. In 2009, mining firm Pacific Rim – now OceanaGold Corp. – responded to this moratorium on mining permits with a lawsuit against El Salvador, arguing that there was no law prohibiting mining. ...; Created on 18 April 2015
38. When Corporations Sue Governments: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... source of water for El Salvador’s 6 million people — the administration failed to approve the proposal. In 2008, Mr. Saca instituted a moratorium on new mining permits; to date, this has been maintained ...; Created on 03 December 2014
39. SECOND MUNICIPALITY DECLARED FREE OF METAL MINING IN EL SALVADOR: (Territories Free of Mining); ... over the years. It is recognized around the world as the only movement that has managed to pressure a succession of three governments to maintain a national moratorium on mining with support from a wide ...; Created on 01 December 2014
40. International community responds massively in support of El Salvador: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... that have implemented a de facto moratorium on mining but are reluctant to deliver a definite mining prohibition, anti mining leaders see the ICSID hearing as a reminder of the latent threat that mining ...; Created on 29 September 2014

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