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A dizzying bird’s-eye view of Alberta’s oilsands

It’s the largest bitumen deposit in the world. Mining there is visible from space. And for many Canadians, the oilsands are still completely unseen.

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In Alberta, heavyweight lobbying by Australia’s coal baron

Billionaire Gina Rinehart hired a firm with federal Conservative ties to press for Grassy Mountain mining.
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Southern Philippine coal project moves ahead despite community opposition

Heavy machinery has begun operating at a coal mining site on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao.

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In Indonesian mining region, the EV boom takes a heavy toll

In Indonesian mining region, the EV boom takes a heavy toll

The green electric vehicle revolution has a decidedly dirty side, and the Winner of the 2022 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest — “From Dreams to Dust” — vividly tells the story of the high cost of nickel mining through the life of an Indonesian mine worker.
tribes fear US legacy of destructive mining

As miners chase clean-energy minerals, tribes fear a repeat of the past

Mining the minerals that may be needed for a green energy revolution could devastate tribal lands. The Biden administration will be forced to choose.
mining threatens first nations

Kaska Dena, caribou and the looming shadow of the Kudz Ze Kayah mine

At a caribou camp off a southern Yukon highway, wild meat is hung up, fish are fried and kids breathe in the traditional knowledge of Elders. But with a proposed mine that will contribute to the ‘likely decline’ of the already dwindling Finlayson herd, how long will this way of life continue on?
NWT diamond mine threatens caribou

Indigenous groups concerned about Point Lake’s impact on caribou

“Caribou is more important than diamonds." Several Indigenous governments believe a new open pit at Ekati could prove too damaging to Bathurst caribou.
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