Month: May 2006
Ascendant Copper Corporation Meets Resistance in Ecuador
In spite of criticism and resistance from local residents, Canadian mining company Ascendant Copper Corporation has big plans for its two large mining operations in Ecuador. "We are confident that Ecuador will grow to be one of the world’s great copper districts," said Gary E. Davis, President and CEO of Ascendant.
Media Notes: Coverage of Bolivia’s Gas Re-nationalization
Those who have followed US and European press coverage of Bolivian President Evo Morales haven’t been surprised by mainstream coverage of Morales’ move to re-nationalize Bolivia’s natural gas fields, just disappointed. The Financial Times’ Hal […]
Ecuadorian Protests Against Oxy Continue
Riot police armed with water cannons, dogs and tear gas beat back 150 protesters who tried to storm a key government office building and demanded the nullification of government contracts with petroleum giant Occidental. The […]
The Wealth Underground: Bolivian Gas in State and Corporate Hands
Years before the arrival of the Spanish,
Bolivia’s Gas Nationalization: A South American Affair
The diplomatic whirlwind following Evo Morales’ takeover of Bolivia’s gas fields has revealed that South American unity is far stronger than critics of the region’s progressive governments like to believe.
Police Brutality in Atenco, Mexico
San Salvador Atenco, Mexico—At 7 AM this past Wednesday, May 3rd, state police blocked 60 flower vendors from setting up their stands at the Texcoco local market in the State of Mexico, about 20 miles east of Mexico City. The police beat and arrested those who resisted.
A Day Without Gringos
At May Day in Mexico City 200.000 workers spilled out of the city’s famous Zocalo into surrounding streets. This year’s theme obviously centered on the plight of Mexico’s 26,000,000 countrymen and women living abroad in […]
Cubans Thank Zapatistas for Their Show of Solidarity
Workers at the Martin Luther King Center in Havana, Cuba received 8 tons of corn and 400 liters of gasoline from Zapatista communities nustled in the highlands and jungles of Chiapas, Mexico. The center will […]