Curse of Copper
The documentary short “Curse of Copper” is available for download at ekosTV.com. This is the official 34-minute version that will be shown at this year’s Environmental International Film Festival in Toronto.
Read MoreAnti-Corruption Commission Finds Irregularities with the Junin Mining Project
Congressional Anti-Corruption Commission finds a host of irregularities with Ascendant’s Junin mining project After months of investigation, Ecuador’s Congressional Civic Anti-Corruption Commission released their initial findings related to Junin’s mining project and found a number of serious irregularities and illegalities. Many of the findings point out the irregularities with the way the Environmental Impact Study […]
Read MoreImages from the Quito March
Ascendent’s office being closed down for violating community rights, July 13, 2006. View All Images
Read MoreQUITO MARCH A HUGE SUCESS
14 July 2006 The march in Quito was a huge success, and very moving. It much bigger than we anticipated. The Ap and MSN Money carried the news today, though their estimation of the total number of participants was much too low (250) We estimated that around 700 people participated, filling one of Quito-s main […]
Read MoreINTAG MARCHES IN QUITO
13 july 2006 INTAG MARCHESNEW THREATS Yesterday, approximately 400 men, women and children came from Intag to Cotacachi and later to Quito to march against the Junin mining project. After the march in Cotacachi the people got on buses and came to Quito’s beautiful San Franscisco Plaza, within earshot of the presidential palace. There was […]
Read MoreMore Legal Hassles for Ascendant
MiniUpdate 8 July 2006 More Troubles for Ascendant: The Nation’s Ombudsman Intervenes in the Junin Case “….With the above antecedents, and in view of the fact that the facts denounced would indicate that Articles 24(6), 86, 87, 88, 89 and 91 of the National Constitution of the Republic have been violated and by virtue of […]
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