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Peruvian court: Indigenous communities must be consulted before drilling
… with the law." Some of Peru's poorest regions have a long history of oil production and mining that have not benefited local communities, he said. The court decision is especially … prior consultation law. Kayap praised the court's decision, but said the oil operations and a mining operation in Awajun territory have already affected communities. Both the oil wells and the mine have polluted rivers and streams that are the communities' only sources of water for …
Church instrumental in pushing El Salvador to pass metal mining ban
… News Service … At the urging of Catholic leaders, El Salvador has passed a law banning metal mining nationwide, making the small Central American country the first in the world to outlaw the … by El Salvador's congress March 29, orders the Economy Ministry to close existing mines while prohibiting the government from issuing new mining licenses. It gives small-scale and …
King Trump orders the waves to recede
… votes of those who lived in depressed areas of the country in which the closing of the coal mines was part of the reason for a more general decline, and certainly symbolic of that decline. … and a stunning 68 to 25 percent in Greene County. Candidate Trump's promises to bring back mining jobs will prove more difficult to realize than he anticipates, as this article in … is already a glut of coal on the market, and so companies are unlikely to pursue leases to mine more of it. Another article in the Post illustrated why there is a glut: Power companies …
Florida bishop concerned US won't meet carbon emission goals after Trump order
… during the signing ceremony that his goal was to drive energy independence, bring back coal-mining and manufacturing jobs, and reduce the cost of electricity. Explaining that the U.S. …
One year after Cáceres murder, US ties to Honduras endure, killings continue
… allies by spearheading campaigns to stop the plundering of indigenous lands by various mining, hydroelectric and logging interests. Her organization, the Civic Council of Popular and … José Santos Sevilla, a professor who led the indigenous Tolupán people's fight against illegal mining and logging projects. A January 2017 report by the London-based watchdog group Global …
Walking in the footsteps of migrants
… group seeking to experience an eye-opening, enriching migrant immersion experience similar to mine, can contact Fr. Bill Remmel at bjremmel@gmail.com. Accurate information is available to …
Catholics rebuke executive order on climate, energy policy
… more resilient to climate impacts; withdraw an Interior Department moratorium on new coal mining leases on federal land; direct a recalculation of the "social cost of carbon," currently …
Climate policy: Trump should talk to Pope Francis
… the environment while providing people with work." Yes, but that work does not have to be coal mining or building oil pipelines. The administration could entice new industries (solar panel …
ICYMI: Speaker Paul Ryan's Catholic Challenge
… Dennis Coday … A reader, with a much better memory than mine, suggested that I share a commentary by John Gehring that NCR published shortly after Rep. …
Catholic, indigenous ask Inter-American commission to protect land rights
… indigenous people suffering eviction from their lands and pollution of their water because of mining and oil operations in the Amazon basin. Testifying before the Inter-American Commission on … forced to leave their homes and communities pitted against each other because some support a mining company while others oppose it. Indigenous people suffer "abuse and exclusion from their … have been forcibly evicted from their lands to make way for two open-pit gold and copper mines being built by Chinese companies, Luis Sanchez Zhiminaycela told the commissioners. Parents …
Trump plans to ax Appalachia economic programs worry coal country
… industry experts and coal miners doubt that rolling back regulation alone can revive the coal mining industry, which faces stiff competition from abundant and cheap natural gas in fueling … eastern Kentucky," Gopal said. "This is not just a bunch of people that are waiting for coal mines to reopen." NCR's four-part series on coal country: … What’s happening after coal? … states in the region deal with the coal industry's sharp decline and the loss of 33,000 coal mining jobs between 2011 and 2016. So far, ARC has had no official contact from the president's …
Vatican investment conference explores clean energy 'for our common home'
… can often offer more impact than contacting state or federal representatives. A friend of mine who’s worked in this area said that just 15 minutes a week can make a real difference. I’ve …
Exclusive: Marie Collins responds to Cardinal Müller's allegations about abuse commission
… back into the Church's default position of denial and obfuscation, when a criticism like mine is raised the people of the church deserve to be given a proper explanation. We are entitled …
Meet Madina of Somalia, a new American in Vermont
… to home. This week, as she sauntered up the driveway of her Essex home, just 1 mile from mine, a carload of men yelled bruising obscenities as they sped by. "Maybe they were reacting to …
When will President Trump criticize Russia?
… Syria ( International Business Times ) Russian-backed rebels taking over scores of factories, mines in Ukraine ( Ya Libnan ) Russian interference could be greatest threat to European … engaged in warfare against the government of Ukraine. They are taking over factories and mines. They have instituted a blockade which has disrupted trade and prevented the government …
Morning Briefing
… Donald Trump's repeal of an anti-corruption rule that required extractive industries -- like mining, oil drilling and quarrying -- to disclose payments to foreign governments has caused …
Reza Aslan tries to make a 'Believer' out of everyone
… bleep outta there. "I was there to get know and learn from him and to him it was, 'you are now mine,'" Aslan said in between television appearances to promote the show, which premieres this …
Appalachian coal country, where sisters see little change in 40 years
… people remain relatively powerless. Standards of living are higher, regulations have made coal mining cleaner, and unions have turned coal mining into safer, well-paying jobs, but the people still have little voice, leaving their fates …
Gratitude and birthdays
… is no 'Catholic' way to cook a hamburger, I am hard pressed to tell you of a single opinion of mine that would have come out differently if I were not Catholic." In a pedestrian sense, Scalia …
The spiritual ecology of the Lord's Prayer
… glory, now and forever . The spiritual ecology of the Lord's Prayer is more about thine than mine . It involves eternity and time, not just time. Now is a part of before and a part of later. …