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Mine Workers Struggle for Safety Underground, Justice in the Streets
National Union of Mineworkers protest (libcom.org) Cross-posted from In These Times As thousands take to the streets to protest global corporate domination, the power struggles just below the...
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Unrest in Indonesia’s Mines: Local Chaos and Global Injustice
Grasberg Mine (Wikimedia Commons) Cross-posted from In These Times Buried in Indonesia’s rich soil is a minefield of brutality, literally. Last year, the Grasberg mine of the Freeport McMoran Copper...
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Two Years After Fatal Disaster, Push to Protect Coal Miners Wears On
Upper Big Branch memorial (Photo via ubbminersmemorial on Facebook) Originally posted on In These Times In late July, a somber crowd gathered before a long granite wall etched with the rough...
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Coal Communities at the Pivot of Dirty Industries and Clean Energy
(Union of Concerned Scientists) Originally posted on In These Times To environmentalists, King Coal is headed for ruin, and the country’s old, dirty coal-powered plants symbolize the industry’s last...
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Coal Spill Puts Spotlight on Colombia’s Labor and Environmental Struggles
A miner sits in front of the Cerrejón coal mine in Guajira, Colombia. Cerrejón is one of the major coal companies in the country who have come under fire for human rights and environmental violations....
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