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<title><![CDATA[ Playing the publicity game ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/playing-the-publicity-game2</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ In announcing his departure from BP, chief executive Tony Hayward said, in the wake of the Gulf oil spill, that the company had been “a model of corporate social responsibility” but had failed to be a “PR success ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:24:56 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Saying it all ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/saying-it-all</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ In mid-July the US government took its first official action to increase the levels of transparency in the minerals industry ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:34:38 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Time to talk ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/time-to-talk2</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ In June, I attended the first European Minerals Conference in Madrid, held to discuss the development of mineral resources and minerals policy across the European Union (EU). The theme of the event was fitting to this issue of MEM as it is focused on policy and legislative developments ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:29:34 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Time to talk ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/time-to-talk</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ In June I attended the first European Minerals Conference in Madrid, held to discuss the development of mineral resources and minerals policy across the European Union (EU). The theme of the conference was fitting to this issue of MEM which is focused on policy and legislative development ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:45:31 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/time-to-talk</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[ Bottom Billion ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/bottom-billion</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ The president of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, this week urges developed countries to look to the developing world to prevent what he characterised as a “lost decade”. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:35:13 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ People, planet, profit ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/people,-planet,-profit</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ In the wake of the worst mining accident in the US for 40 years (the 29 fatalities at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch coal mine in Virginia), the importance of people in the mining industry has become even more apparent ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 10:26:21 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ People, planet, profit ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/people,-planet,-profit2</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ In the wake of the worst mining accident in the US for 40 years (the 29 fatalities at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch coal mine in Virginia), the importance of people in the mining industry has become even more apparent ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 14:02:22 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Endings and beginnings ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/endings-and-beginnings</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ As we make the transition from one decade to the next, the mining industry can be proud of what it has achieved in the past ten years, but take care not to fall foul of complacency – there is still plenty to be done ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Shareholders speak up ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/shareholders-speak-up</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ One of the biggest stories in the current issue of Mining Journal concerns a report produced by lobbyists opposed to Anglo American plc and Northern Dynasty Minerals Corp’s Pebble project in Alaska ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Elemental, my dear Captain ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/elemental,-my-dear-captain</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Preparing this issue of MEM reminded me of a cartoon I would watch as a child. The cartoon, Captain Planet, depicted a hero who harnessed the elements of earth, air, fire and water (plus an additional element of heart) to cut pollution “down to zero” ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:27:54 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/elemental,-my-dear-captain</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[ Adaptation  ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/adaptation</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Climate change is making the headlines again this summer, with the message coming across loud and clear: climate change is happening; adaption is the order of the day ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:31:31 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/adaptation</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[ After you’re gone ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/after-youre-gone</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ In June I travelled north to Newcastle-upon-Tyne in northern England, home to one of the oldest mining districts in the UK and birthplace of industrial-scale coal mining, for a conference on risk and hazard management in former mining districts ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:25:53 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/after-youre-gone</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[ Parent power ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/parent-power</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ It was great to hear this month that BHP Billiton is introducing standardised paid parental leave across its global operations. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:13:19 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/parent-power</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[ Money tree ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/money-tree</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ With global capital spending anticipated to be cut by anything from US$30 billion to US$50 billion this year, and the same again in 2010, there are lean times ahead for the mining industry. But companies would be wise not to let their budgets for environmental, social and sustainability issues be the first thing to slide. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:46:15 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/money-tree</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[ Preserve or prosper? ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/preserve-or-prosper</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ As miners continue to face up to the challenges of corporate social responsibility, one major challenge remains: when a mine is located on or near a site of historical, religious or ecological value, resistance to development can be fierce and is growing. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/preserve-or-prosper</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[ Walk away? ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/walk-away</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ December 1 was World AIDS day, and the topic features more than once in this issue of MEM, which has a health and safety theme. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/walk-away</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[ Stormy Weather ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/stormy-weather</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Most eyes would have been firmly focused on the financial tempest that has engulfed the world in the past few months, but climate change and the unpredictable weather it can create should always be in our minds. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Stormy weather 
MOST eyes would have been firmly focused on the f... ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/stormy-weather-most-eyes-would-have-been-firmly-focused-on-the-f...</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Stormy weather  MOST eyes would have been firmly focused on the financial tempest that has engulfed the world in the past few months, but climate change and the unpredictable weather it can create should always be in our minds.  While some might dism... ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Coal boom spurs equipment demand
Early in June, BP released its a... ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/coal-boom-spurs-equipment-demand-early-in-june,-bp-released-its-a...</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ ... ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:01 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/coal-boom-spurs-equipment-demand-early-in-june,-bp-released-its-a...</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[ Preserve or prosper? 
AS MINERS continue to face up to the challe... ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.miningenvironmental.com/comment/preserve-or-prosper-as-miners-continue-to-face-up-to-the-challe...</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Preserve or prosper?  AS MINERS continue to face up to the challenges of corporate social responsibility, one major challenge remains: when a mine is located on or near a site of historical, religious or ecological value, resistance to development ca... ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:01 +0100</pubDate>
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