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resisting mining, oil and gas Oil,
gas, coal and minerals are used in everything from food to clothes, from computers to refrigerators and televisions. However, sustaining the cheap availability of the resources for some, has come at a huge cost to others.
Drilling platforms, pipelines and large-scale mines cause environmental disasters, intensify social conflicts and are often associated with severe human right violations. Through the large-scale pollution of land, air and water, people lose their livelihoods and develop health problems.
We work at local, national and international levels to support communities in their struggle against these problems. We advocate an end to subsidies from publicly-funded institutions to oil, gas and mining projects. And we challenge the world's governments to redirect their support towards economic alternatives that could take us towards equitable and sustainable societies.
 remembering those who resist
in focus On the 16th anniversary of the murder of Nigerian writer Ken Saro-Wiwa we have released a report dedicated to all heroes who have died in their resistance to mining, oil and gas, and to those that continue to resist around the world.
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President Obama rejects the Keystone XL pipelineFriends of the Earth US is celebrating the Obama administration's decision to reject the permit for the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline sought by Canadian oil firm TransCanada, determining that the project was not in the national interest. Memory, Truth and Justice for Heroes in the Resistance against Mining Oil and GasOn the 16th anniversary of the murder of Nigerian writer Ken Saro-Wiwa we have released a report to honour those involved in the struggle for justice for the communities who suffer the consequences of extractive industries. Killings, criminalization and degradation at the North Mara Mine, TanzaniaSakura Saunders, co-editor protestbarrick.net, writes about recent fatal clashes between local people and the security forces at the North Mara Mine in Tanzania. |
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