Civic movement demands end of public consultation process for lithium exploration in Serra d’Arga
Civic movement SOS Serra d’Arga is demanding an end to the public consultation process opened over lithium mining planned for the hillsides due to changes in the law designed to
Portugal’s government accused of ignoring populations in favour of mining companies
Various political parties have begun addressing the groundswell of public opinion in protected areas identified for mining. PSD, Bloco de Esquerda, PAN and PEV – in other words, a complete
State signs 13 mining contracts two days after State Budget collapse
The Portuguese State, in this case the department of geology and energy (DGEG) signed 13 mining contracts two days after the State Budget collapsed last week. Although the timing appears
Lithium ‘wars’: European watchdog “opens proceedings on Portuguese environmental agency’s retention of information”
Citizens groups fighting a government plan to allow lithium mining in various areas of northern Portugal have received an unprecedented boost to their campaigns. Today, the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee
Northern communities “shocked and indignant” over speed government moves on lithium since elections
The Beira Serra anti-mining movement has reacted “in shock and with indignation” over the form in which the government has moved on its plans to carve great chunks of the
Lithium wars: passionate citizens’ battle moves into European spotlight
Just as the ecological battle to reduce intensive farming in southern Portugal gets noticed abroad, the citizens’ fight to halt plans for a large open-pit lithium mine in Covas do
Lithium wars: villagers around Covas do Barroso tell mining company: “we won’t let you pass”
Villagers around Covas do Barroso fighting a government-backed plan to mine lithium over their verdant hillsides have vowed to block all possible thoroughfares to mining company Savannah Resources. “We won’t
Green mining? GEOTA says Portugal simply embarked on exercise of ‘greenwashing’
Authorities in Portugal have latched onto the words ‘green’ and ‘sustainable’ to essentially dress-up mining interventions planned across the country that are neither green, nor sustainable. This is the opinion
Incredulity in Montalegre as minister concedes government may cancel controversial lithium project
There has been a sense of incredulity today in rural Montalegre after environment minister João Pedro Matos Fernandes admitted the lithium mining project that locals so strongly oppose is almost
Galp in lithium negotiations with Swedish company
Portuguese energy company Galp is in negotiations to sell refined lithium to the Swedish company Northvolt. Financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Swedish firm is to build factories