The Ituango hydroelectric dam on the Cauca River, Colombia’s largest hydropower project to date, was slated to bring millions of dollars and a host of detrimental environmental impacts to the country and its people. For the many locals who live near the project, their ways of life have been severely altered by the construction – […]
By Julia Woods, Communications Specialist On Tuesday, May 29th, the Canadian government announced that it will buy Kinder Morgan Canada’s Trans Mountain oil pipeline and expansion project, ensuring the future of its controversial construction. The C$4.5 billion dollar federal investment will effectively triple the amount of tar sands transported from Alberta to the British Colombia […]
How has one anarchist commune protected thousands of acres of land in France from environmental destruction? In 1965, the French government developed a plan to build a second airport in Notre-Dame-Des-Landes to serve the population of Western France. While the second, larger airport would encourage economic growth, the construction would also ultimately destroy 1,650 hectares […]
Congratulations to the 2018 Goldman Environmental Prizewinners for their extraordinary and visionary grassroots environmental leadership! Here at Global Greengrants Fund, we are especially honored to acknowledge Liz McDaid, Manny Calonzo, Francia Márquez, and Khanh Nguy Thi, four members of the extended Greengrants family. Liz McDaid is the coordinator of our Southern Africa Advisory Board, and Manny Calonzo, Francia […]
UPDATE as of June 6, 2018: Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) has been fined with $2.7 million USD as a result of the accident at the Ahafo mine operation. On Saturday, April 7th, six construction workers were killed in an accident at a mine operated by Newmont Mining Corporation in central Ghana. The workers died […]
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