When Greenland got home rule on June 21st, Greg Valerio, fair trade jewellery activist and staff writer for Fairjewelry.org, was there to negotiate with the new Home Rule Government in support of the 16 August Union. In Part 1 of this post, The Journey, Greg provides context for the visit. In Part II, Day of

By Greg Valerio, Staff Writer, fairjewelry.org “I sit on a mans back, choking him and making him carry me and I assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his suffering by all means, except by getting off his back”. ~ Leo Tolstoy Ian Smillie’s resignation from the

MSN reports in an article published on June 22nd reports that the court will allow toxic tailings from the Kensington Gold Mine near Juneau, Alaska to be legally dumped in a lake below Lion’s Head Mountain, The waste is expected to kill all the fish in the lake and pollute the local water tables. Earthjustice