How Illegal Mining Caused a Humanitarian Crisis in the Amazon.
| Yale Environment 360 | By: JONATHAN WATTS AND TALITA BEDINELLI | | February 02, 2023 | The onslaught of illegal miners into Indigenous...
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Growth in the Adoption Of Mineral Mining Environmental Specialist Roles
| Skillings Mining Review | Staff Reporter | January 17, 2023 | The mineral mining industry is facing growing pressure to address the...
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Child Labor in Mining and Global Supply Chains
| Child Labor | Staff Reporter | January 13, 2023 | Child labor in mining and global supply chains has been a long-standing issue that...
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Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)
- Dec 22, 2022
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Participation of Alchemy Mining Group, Inc. in the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership
| Mercury News | Bruce A. Cosgrove | December 22, 2022 | Alchemy Mining Group, Inc., ("AMGI"), (the “Company”) is pleased to announce on...
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Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
Amazon rainforest nears tipping point that may see it become savannah
| New Scientist | Environment | 7 March 2022 | | By Adam Vaughan | More than three-quarters of the world's largest rainforest has become...
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Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)
- Mar 8, 2022
- 2 min
Amazon rainforest reaching tipping point, researchers say
| BBC | Science | Climate Change | 19 hours ago | | By Helen Briggs Environment correspondent | "The trees are losing health and could be...
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Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)
- Feb 28, 2022
- 2 min
From Wall Street to the Amazon: Big capital funds mining-driven deforestation
| Mongabay Series: Indigenous Peoples and Conservation, Land rights and extractives | | by Jenny Gonzales on 22 February 2022 | Major...
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Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)
- Feb 25, 2022
- 2 min
Peruvian gold rush turns pristine rainforests into heavily polluted mercury sinks
| Eurek Alert| Peer-Reviewed Publication | | Duke University | 28-Jan-2022 | Scientists record the highest levels of atmospheric mercury...
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Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)
- Feb 9, 2022
- 2 min
The illegal Brazilian gold you may be wearing
| BBC News | Latin America & Caribbean | | February 02, 2022 | A special task force in Brazil is conducting raids deep in the Amazon, in...
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Alchemist
- Dec 18, 2021
- 2 min
Experimental lake shows fish populations can recover quickly from mercury contamination
Lengthy experiment demonstrates potential benefits from cutting air pollution. Science 15 DEC 2021 12:20 PM BYERIK STOKSTAD Mercury...
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Alchemist
- Dec 14, 2021
- 2 min
Congratulations Spain
Dec. 13, 2021 the Government of Spain deposited its instrument of ratification becoming the 137th Party to the #MinamataConvention on...
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Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
"It’s as if we’re in Mad Max’: warnings for Amazon as goldmining dredges occupy river"
| Guardian | | Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro | Wed 24 Nov 2021 17.04 GMT | “They’re making a gram of gold an hour down there,” one...
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Alchemist
- Nov 23, 2021
- 2 min
Why Responsible Artisanal & Small-Scale Gold Mining Matters, for People & the Environment
Artisanal and small-scale mining accounts for 20 percent of the global supply of gold and currently generates a combined $25-30 billion...
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Alchemist
- Nov 2, 2021
- 2 min
First Person: Telling the tragic story of mercury poisoning in Japan- Minamata(cop)4
UN News Global perspective Human stories 30 October 2021 Health Masami Ogata is a survivor of Minamata Disease, a debilitating illness...
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Alchemist
- Oct 26, 2021
- 2 min
Bluefin tuna reveal global patterns of mercury pollution and bioavailability in the world's oceans
RESEARCH ARTICLE PNAS September 21, 2021 118 (38) e2111205118; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2111205118 Bluefin tuna (BFT) is an apex...
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Alchemist
- Oct 4, 2021
- 1 min
congratulations Poland
Sept. 30, 2021 the Government of Poland deposited its instrument of ratification becoming the 135th Party to the #MinamataConvention on...
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Alchemist
- Oct 1, 2021
- 1 min
congratulations Iraq.
Sept. 16, 2021 the Government of Iraq deposited its instrument of ratification becoming the 134th Party to the #MinamataConvention on...
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Alchemist
- Oct 1, 2021
- 1 min
Rivers Are Largest Global Source of Mercury in Coastal Oceans.
BY GEOFFREY GILLER ’14 MESC Yale School of the Environment Ten rivers are responsible for half of the riverine mercury entering the...
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Alchemist
- Sep 2, 2021
- 2 min
AIR QUALITY LIFE INDEX® | SEPTEMBER 2021 Annual Update
By Ken Lee and Michael Greenstone Click to Read the Report SUMMARY Climate Change is Exacerbating Air Pollution. Air Pollution is a...
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Alchemist
- Aug 31, 2021
- 1 min
How To Tell If Mercury Toxicity Is The Cause Of Your Mysterious Symptoms
Written by Elizabeth Boham, MD "Mercury can affect nearly all your organs, especially the brain, heart, kidneys, and gut, and many...
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