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Sign the No Dirty Energy Pledge

Sign the No Dirty Energy pledge today and demand that the energy industry clean up its act! We need renewable fuel sources for the 21st century, not irresponsible energy development that would worsen our ecological problems here, and around the world!


Help drag a 19th century law into the 21st century!

Thanks to the thousands of you who sent letters in to their Representatives, on November 1, 2007, the House of Representatives passed the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act (HR 2262)!

This past spring, the Senate Energy Committee is writing a mining reform bill of its own. If passed, the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act will change the way that mining occurs on public lands and is a giant step toward bringing mining on public lands into the 21st century.

Urge your Senator to support REAL mining reform


Sign the No Dirty Gold Pledge!

By signing the No Dirty Gold pledge you are declaring your commitment to responsible gold mining here in the United States and around the world. Gold mining uses some of the most destructive practices and produces huge amounts of waste, ruining ecosystems and communities around the world.

By signing the pledge you are signaling your support to the many retailers and manufacturers who are also committed to making sure that gold is mined responsibly.

Sign the No Dirty Gold pledge today!


Community Voices

Buyat Bay, Indonesia

Newmont Mining has polluted Buyat Bay with Submarine Tailings Disposal (STD) -- to the detriment of the local community.

News

Behind Gold's Glitter: Torn Lands and Pointed Questions

There has always been an element of madness to gold's allure.

Golden Gamble in Grass Valley: A Legacy of Risk

At 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 Earth

David Maisel's Aerial Photos Re-Survey the Boundaries Between Ugly and Beautiful

Publications

Predicting Water Quality Problems at Hardrock Mines -- an EARTHWORKS white paper

A Failure of Science, Oversight, and Good Practice