Year: 2007
“Toxic Outrage” in Peru
A Review of: "Toxic Outrage: Toxic Lead Smelting in La Oroya, Peru"Earthjustice, 2006 Since taking over smelting operations in La Oroya, Peru, in 1997, The Doe Run Company has been operating with a blatant disregard […]
Hillary Advisor’s Anti-Chavez Past
Senator Hillary Clinton’s top advisor, Mark Penn, in addition to being involved with anti-union campaigns, also attempted to have Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez defeated in his 2004 recall referendum. His firm at the time, Penn, […]
Ecuador Hints at Changing Mining Laws
El Comercio reported last week on Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa’s recent speech against mining concessions in Ecuador. Correa described the way the previous administration issued them as a disaster, and said that his government will […]