Greenwash + Blank Cheque Company ≠  Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance

In a further attempt to distance itself from the significant environmental and social costs of deep sea mining, DeepGreen Metals merged with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp (SOAC). Hard facts refute the claims of the new entity, The Metals Company, that it will promote sustainable development and is an Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG)-compatible investment.

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Deep Sea Mining Campaign – Miningwatch Canada

‘Too risky’: Atikamekw blockade targets open-pit mining project in Northern Quebec

Remote land defence aims to stop North America’s largest graphite mine

News by Christopher Curtis

MATAWINI RIVER, QC — They made their stand on an unpaved road in the heart of logging country.

It isn’t an ideal place to protest. Quebec’s cellular network doesn’t reach this far into the foothills of the Haute-Mauricie, and the road leading here is treacherous.

A sudden turn or a stiff pump of the brakes and you’re liable to drift into a ravine.

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Ricochet

Free City Radio interview with Jamie Kneen – Canadian Foreign Policy Institute Sessions

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Stefan Christoff interviews Jamie Kneen for Free City Radio's second interview series in collaboration with the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute. Free City Radio explores ideas at the intersection of social activism and the arts.

This interview series includes:

Ottawa Must Disclose How It Aided Goldcorp in Human Rights Dispute, Federal Court Hears 

(Ottawa) Today, the Federal Court of Canada hears a case alleging that the Canadian government is improperly withholding information about its diplomatic interventions on behalf of a Canadian company accused of human rights abuse at its mine in Guatemala.

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Justice & Corporate Accountability Project (JCAP) – MiningWatch Canada – Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) – Inter Pares – Above Ground – Amnesty International

Indigenous, Environmental Groups Call for Moratorium on Mining Development in Ring of Fire

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MiningWatch Canada is joining Indigenous and environmental groups in calling for a moratorium on mining development in Ontario's "Ring of Fire" until protection plans for the region’s sensitive wetlands and watersheds are in place and access to clean water, housing, and health services have been secured for all upstream and downstream communities.

​Parliamentary Petition Calls on Canada to Act on Human Rights Abuses in the Philippines

(Ottawa) A petition calling on the Canadian Government to act in response to increasing extrajudicial killings of civilians and human rights defenders in the Philippines will be tabled by the Member of Parliament for Edmonton Strathcona, Heather McPherson, in the House of Commons on February 25, 2021, at 10:00 A.M. EST.

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International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP-Canada) – MiningWatch Canada
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