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About UsEARTHWORKS Mission
How We Work We expose the health, environmental, economic, social and cultural impacts of mining and energy extraction through work informed by sound science. The Genesis of EARTHWORKS
Mineral Policy Center's track record of success includes: protecting Yellowstone National Park from the proposed New World gold mine, protecting 400,000 acres of the scenic Rocky Mountain Front, preventing mineral development near Yosemite National Park and helping to defend Argentina's pristine Patagonia region from another proposed open-pit gold mine, and requiring mining companies to report their toxic releases in the United States.
OGAP's accomplishments include: the permanent protection of New Mexico's Valle Vidal, the passage of precedent setting reforms for landowner rights and environment from oil and gas wastes in New Mexico, the first-ever governmental requirements for disclosure of gas drilling chemicals in Colorado, and the local government adoption -- in eight states -- of OGAP-initiated best practices. In 2005, these two organizations joined forces. Collaboration, Efficiency and Effectiveness-- EARTHWORKS is dedicates to mobilizing public and governmental and coprorate deicision makers to take action against the drstructive impacts of extraction. Join us today! |
Community VoicesWestern Shoshone Nation, USAThe 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley between the US government and the Western Shoshone Nation recognized the Western Shoshone people as the landowner of Shoshone lands, entitled to royalties for the extractive activities. But no royalties have ever been paid. NewsBehind Gold's Glitter: Torn Lands and Pointed QuestionsThere has always been an element of madness to gold's allure. Golden Gamble in Grass Valley: A Legacy of RiskAt the Idaho-Maryland Mine, up to four tons of ore would have to be processed to produce one ounce of gold. But the steps taken to scrape together that ounce pose what scientists call two of the mining industry's biggest environmental risks: cyanide contamination and acid mine drainage. A High Regard for the EarthDavid Maisel's Aerial Photos Re-Survey the Boundaries Between Ugly and Beautiful PublicationsEARTHWORKS Journal -- summer 2010Oil and Gas at your door EARTHWORKS' 2008 990 FormEARTHWORKS' 2008 Audited Financial StatementsEARTHWORKS Audited Financial Statements and Other Financial Information for years ending December 31, 2008 and 2007. EARTHWORKS' 2008 Annual ReportA review of EARTHWORKS' accomplishments in 2008. Civil Society Letter to the Responsible Jewellery CouncilEARTHWORKS' IRS Letter of DeterminationPredicting Water Quality Problems at Hardrock Mines -- an EARTHWORKS white paperA Failure of Science, Oversight, and Good Practice |