Month: May 2007

Peruvian Coalition with EarthRights International Sues Oxy Petroleum for Environmental Damages

A coalition of organizations, including Greengrants grantee Trabajo de Racimos de Ungurahui, filed suit last week against Occidental Petroleum for environmental damages on indigenous lands.

Peruvian Activist Father Arana is Threatened for Work against Mine

Father Arana of GRUFIDES, a grassroots group in Peru working on issues of extractive mining impacts, has been threatened by masked men and followed a mining company vehicle from the Yanacocha Mine, owned by Newmont Mining Corporation.

Greengrants Grantee receives Goldman Environmental Prize

Julio Cusurichi of the Federation of Natives of the Madre de Dio River, Peru receives prestigious international environmental prize.

Buyat Bay, Indonesia: Newmont Mining Acquitted of Pollution Charges

In a setback for environmental accountability in Indonesia, Newmont Mining Corporation was acquitted last month by an Indonesian court of pollution charges and endangering peoples’ health in Buyat Bay.

Launch of Newest Member of Greengrants Alliance of Funds–Fondo Accion Solidaria!

The newest member of the Greengrants Alliance of Funds announces its launch! We welcome Fondo Acci³n Solidaria of Northwest Mexico.

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