by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 1, 2022 | Gold Mining, Pollution - Other Sources
A tiny Alaska town is split over a goldmine. At stake is a way of life In Haines, where the salmon once leaped under snow-capped mountains, a massive mining project promises well-paid jobs – and threatens a fragile ecosystem by Dominic Rushe in Haines, Alaska, for The...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 14, 2021 | Gold Mining
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR December 13, 2021 Coalition to protect Virginia from metals mining to announce formation and initiation of scientific study New legislative efforts to support pause on permitting CONTACT Stephanie Rinaldi, Coalition Coordinator, Press Pause...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 27, 2021 | Gold Mining
The Virginia Department of Energy (formerly known as the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy) announces the gold mining study work groups. December 10 is the deadline to submit your name for consideration to be on the Department of Energy’s...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Sep 21, 2021 | Climate Change, Gold Mining
Clean Energy, Not Dirty Mining Earthworks supports the transition to a 100% renewable energy economy—one that no longer depends on fossil fuels—an essential shift, if we are to avert catastrophic climate change. Solar, wind power and battery technologies are...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Sep 21, 2021 | Environmental Justice, Gold Mining, Pipelines
When residents in Union Hill, Virginia, decried the pipeline as a form of environmental racism, the energy company insisted it wasn’t As fracked gas fields in West Virginia boomed over the past decade, energy companies jumped at the chance to build massive new...
