Environment
Air and Waste Management Association
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A professional organization that provides training, information, and networking opportunities to 12,000 environmental professionals in 65 countries.
www.awma.org
Australian Minerals and Energy Environment Foundatio
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Encouraging and celebrating sustainable development in the resources sector.
www.ameef.com.au
British Columbia Spaces for Nature
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Committed to conserving wilderness in British Columbia and beyond.
www.sunshine.net/www/0/sn0004
Diesel Emissions Evaluation Program (DEEP)
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A research consortium aimed at reducing exposure to diesel exhaust in underground mining.
www.deep.org
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An on-line mining watch resource for activists.
www.igc.apc.org/mining
Environmental Mining Council of British Columbia (EMCBC)
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Keeping watch on environmental impacts of mining in British Columbia.
emcbc.miningwatch.org
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Canadian government’s environmental department responsible for ensuring a safe environment, supporting technology advancements and research, and implementing and enforcing environmental regulations.
www.ec.gc.ca
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Environment organization working with others to inspire the renewal of communities and the earth, through research, education and advocacy.
www.foecanada.org
Bringing together many of the world's leading mining and minerals companies to ensure this essential industry is responsive to global needs and challenges.
www.globalmining.com
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Promotes the benign effects of carbon dioxide on the earth's biosphere and humankind, by providing sound information about CO2 and fossil fuels to educators, students, business and media representatives, community leaders and policymakers.
www.greeningearthsociety.org
International Council on Metals and the Environment (ICME)
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Promotes sustainable development policies and practices related to the mining and production of primary metals, which will ensure the safe production, use, recycling and disposal of metals.
www.icme.com
International Mine Water Association (IMWA)
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A multidisciplinary expert organization which links up experts of various branches of natural sciences and technology.
www.geo.tu- freiberg.de/~cwolke/IMWA.htm
International Network for Acid Prevention (INAP)
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An organisation of international mining companies dedicated to reducing the environmental liability associated with sulfidic mine materials.
www.inap.com.au
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A Geological Survey of Canada initiative responding to increasing government and industry requirements for geoscience knowledge necessary to develop national and international policies concerning metals and their release to the environment.
mite.agg.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca
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A public interest response to the threats posed by irresponsible mineral policies and practices in Canada and around the world.
www.miningwatch.ca
National Orphaned/Abandoned Mines Initiative
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Orphaned or abandoned mines are those mines for which the owner cannot be found or for which the owner is financially unable or unwilling to carry out clean-up. They pose environmental, health, safety and economic problems to communities, the mining industry and governments in many countries, including Canada.
www.abandoned-mines.org/intro_e.htm
Nickel Producers Environmental Research Association (NiPERA)
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Provide information on the uses and properties of nickel and the safe use of nickel in the workplace.
www.nipera.org