Youth Arctic Coalition Initiates Coordinated Activism on the Arctic

The North conjures images of an untouched land. However, youths who know and who have experienced the North also know that the region’s natural beauty is under threat from prospects of resource development and environmental degradation. These issues are among the chief concerns of the Youth Arctic Coalition (YAC), a new independent forum fostering youth … Continue reading →

Gold Fever: An Inhumane Sickness

There is a distinction between extracting non-renewable natural resources for basic human uses and extracting non-renewable natural resources for mere ambition. Such is the case of gold, a resource that continues to mined not because anyone needs it, but because investors and consumers demand it. This is one of the most striking messages transmitted by … Continue reading →

The high-stakes gamble of gold mining

Profit and human safety are often two mutually exclusive entities in the context of gold mining operations. This unfortunate phenomenon is particularly well illustrated in the coastal town of Paracale in the gold-rich Philippines. In this town, illegal and unregulated mining operations provide a primary source of livelihood for many residents. Paracale residents prefer to … Continue reading →