Month: March 2008

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Ascendant’s Incredible 2007 Reports/ increíbles informes de Ascendant del 2007

Ascendant’s Unbelievable 2007 Year-end Reports Yes, it’s that time of year again!! Ascendant just published it’s 2007 Financial and Management and Discussion Analysis reports, and here are some of the more interesting information contained in the reports and what they “forgot” to include. The documents avoid mentioning important events that could profoundly affect Ascendant’s future […]

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One Step Closer to Nationalization / Nuevas de Intag

Ecuador Takes One Step Closer to Nationalizing Its Mining Industry(and other news….) On his weekly radio address to the nation on the 15th of March, Ecuador’s president told Ecuadorians he would exploit its mineral resources in the south of the country through the creation of a national mining corporation. The last 6 or so months, […]

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Amnesty for Intag Defenders! / Aminstía para defensores inteños del ambiente!

NIGHTMARE ENDS FOR ACCUSED IN INTAG Huge victory for Intag residents opposing Ascendant’s mining project On March 14, the National Constitutional Assembly overwhelmingly approved a general amnesty in favor of 360 defenders of the environment who were facing criminal lawsuits as a consequence of their opposition to large hydro, petroleum, and mining project in Ecuador. […]

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