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
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
Pandemic shutdowns brought ‘environmental quality’, aggravated inequalities – Zero
Shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic enabled an increase in environmental quality but there also was a rise in social inequality, Portuguese environmental association Zero warned on Sunday. In a
Portugal steps up battle for the sea
National media is suddenly full of references to Portugal’s latest maritime battle – a bid to extend the country’s continental platform to just under four million square kilometres. Without going