by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 14, 2023 | Gold Mining
Brian Carlton, Editor of the Farmville Herald, has been following the gold mining issue closely. In 2 articles last week, he follows the formation of the gold mining committee by the Buckingham Board of Supervisors. The committee was approved at the 12-12-2022 Board...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 10, 2022 | Gold Mining
Brian Carlton, Editor of the Farmville Harald covers the release of the report on the study of the impacts of gold mining in Virginia, by the National Academies of Sciences. Included are 2 good quotes from Kenda Hanuman, FoB representative to the State Agency...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 9, 2022 | Gold Mining
With exploration for gold continuing in Buckingham County, a report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine found Virginia’s current system of regulating gold mining “is not adequate to address the potential impacts” of commercial extraction....
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Oct 20, 2022 | Gold Mining
Friends of Buckingham (FOB), in partnership with the Virginia Community Rights Network (VACRN) have lead a steady drive to keep a spotlight on the gold mining issue, by encouraging Buckingham residents to submit letters to the editor (LTE). Many of the LTEs have been...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 1, 2022 | Gold Mining, Pollution - Other Sources
A tiny Alaska town is split over a goldmine. At stake is a way of life In Haines, where the salmon once leaped under snow-capped mountains, a massive mining project promises well-paid jobs – and threatens a fragile ecosystem by Dominic Rushe in Haines, Alaska, for The...
