How will tourism react to increasing assaults in Goa? https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/mining-sonshi-protester-attacked/articleshow/65095881.cms
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NGT concern over groundwater extractions by hotels | Deccan Herald
Good to see the #intergenerationalequity principle being used beyond minerals. Groundwater is also a #sharedinheritance. What are we leaving for our #futuregenerations? https://www.deccanherald.com/national/green-tribunal-voices-concern-682816.html
Alaska’s budget dilemma
Alaska is continuing its nearly two year long discussion to balance the budget. There are essentially four alternatives (a) sell more oil at low prices, treat receipts are revenue; (b) reduce expenditure; (c) raise taxes, especially introduce an income tax; and (d) raid the Permanent Fund. The discussion has now centered around either an income tax or raiding the Permanent Fund.
UNICEF Declaration on the responsibilities of the Present Generation towards Future Generations
On 12th November, 1997, the UNICEF General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the responsibilities of the Present Generation towards Future Generations. The full text is after the break
Victory a reason to loot?
GMM member Laura Bush writes about how the people of Goa lose substantial amounts every time minerals are extracted under the current unfair mineral lease system. Do read Sale of Goa’s Kohinoor—minerals, which appeared in the Herald newspaper on April 23, 2017. Read more …
Alaska’s budget woes
We’ve been inspired by Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend. With its current budget crisis, we can witness in real time how politicians will try to steal from future generations. Our member, Rahul Basu, writes on how Alaska should view its problems. We hope their Permanent Fund Dividend is restored.
Latest CEC meeting: DMF portal, drones
The Coordination-cum-Empowered Committee on Mineral Development and Regulation (CEC) meets at irregular intervals. The minutes and meeting notes provide fascinating reading. We had recommended the use of LiDAR, drones and mobile weighbridges to keep a tight leash on mining. We also recommend participatory budgeting for District Mineral Foundations (DMFs). It is positive that the Central Government is creating a portal for monitoring …
New Paper on Goa’s mining
Intergenerational Equity Case Study: Iron-ore Mining in Goa is a new paper by our member, Rahul Basu. “The public trust doctrine makes natural resources a part of the commons, owned equally by all, and legally owned by the state. The resources and opportunities that the present generation have inherited must be available to future generations in perpetuity. In the Goa …
Video explanation of our movement
We have created a youtube playlist to explain our movement. Here’s the list of videos: The five principles of mining (4:22) Frequently asked questions on the 5 principles (12:57) What we expect if we implement the 5 principles (6:23) How deviations from the 5 principles attract the Resource Curse (5:16) How the legal mining system is looting the people (13:19) How the Congress and BJP have stabbed Goans …
Protecting our shared inheritance
The elections are over. After much thinking, many complex issues have been condensed into a single vote. Mining is one such issue which few people are impacted by or care to understand. Everyone knows deep inside that something is wrong, but what is it and how do we solve it?