Miners Attack Us
Resolutions taken against our Mayor, local organizations, and foreigners here in Intag on April 23rd. Seeing is believing, but this is just too much to believe: CODEGAM Resolutions Needles to say, not a single president from communities near to the mining area signed the resolution, and only one of 7 parish presidents did so. We […]
Read MoreLAW FIRM QUESTIONS ASCENDANT’S ACTIONS
The prestigious, international law firm, Heller Ehrman, on behalf of DECOIN, today notified Chris Werner of Ascendant Holdings of improper activities in conjunction with the Junin mining project, which Ascendant, against firm and growing local, regional and international opposition, wants to carry out. (PDF of the letter.) The letter opens by saying: “We are writing […]
Read MoreAscendent’s New Claims are Misleading
Dear All,I don’t know what you can do about all the lies on Ascendant Corporation’s new web page, but this is my first take on this one particular page. The information on their website is totally misleading. For starters, as I mentioned earlier, even the Japanese, in the 1996 report, counted 40 families in Junin […]
Read MoreASCENDANT’S New Lies
UPDATE 21 APRIL 2005 ASCENDANT’S New LiesThe Government’s fallAttempted Password TheftCall for Intag’s Militarization Lucio Gutierrez, (until yesterday) Ecuador’s president, fell wednesday. YEAH!! The majority in Congress declared he had abandoned the presidency, and, in effect ousted him, the president of congress and other high level politicians, and the Vice president took over. But most […]
Read MoreIn a Single Voice: NO TO MINING
The following statement rejecting Ascendant’s presence in Intag and asking them to leave within 30 days has been signed by approximately 700 members of the Cotacachi community, including Cotacachi’s Mayor and Municipal Council members. Cotacachi, March 27 2005 The citizens, legitimate representatives of communities, organizations, and public entities of Cotacachi County, Imbabura Province, Ecuador, who […]
Read MoreFollow up to 11 April
Dear all, Follow up to the mail I sent on the night of 11 April and the siege of the Municipality of Cotacachi. Finally, around 10pm, the Mayor was able to meet only with Ascendant Copper Corporation, and they were able to present their presentation to the Mayor and the six council members of the […]
Read MoreMining companies pay for siege of Cotacachi Municipality
As I write this, a group of nineteen community leaders, Parish township governments, and representatives from different Intag organizations, are trapped inside the Cotacachi Municipal building, by a few dozen pro-mining people brought by Ascendant Copper Corporation to Cotacachi. The small group is being protected by members of the national police. The trapped group includes […]
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