Re:Bill Gates promises to add his own billions if Congress d...
by phs318u on Sunday January 27, 2019 @03:22AM
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Ranger may well be run to the highest standards...now. However it was not always the case [0].
I used to work for Western Mining Corp (early 90s), and am familiar with how 'patchy' adherence to environmental principles can be across a large organisation. I'm not implying malfeasance (or any other explicit cause).
A few other instances where Rio's failed to hold itself (or its subsidiaries) to the highest standards: Lassing, Austria [1]; Panguna, PNG [2].
I used to work for Western Mining Corp (early 90s), and am familiar with how 'patchy' adherence to environmental principles can be across a large organisation. I'm not implying malfeasance (or any other explicit cause).
A few other instances where Rio's failed to hold itself (or its subsidiaries) to the highest standards: Lassing, Austria [1]; Panguna, PNG [2].
[0] http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=926
[1] http://www.industriall-union.org/archive/icem/austrian-mine-...
[2] https://www.smh.com.au/world/billiondollar-mess-a-major-disa...