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From: Briony Towers <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2015 1:46 AM
Subject: Re: [RADIX] Framing disaster - Dam collapse in Brazil

Hi all, 

I was not aware of BHP's UCL connections. But, here in Australia they are a major sponsor of an organisation called the Ethics Centre, which is a nice way for them to greenwash their involvement in environmental destruction. Naomi Klein presented at an Ethics Centre event earlier in the year. It was not questioned by anyone in mainstream

or independent media which provides some indication of the success of this particular greenwashing strategy.  

They are also a member of the Minerals Council, the major lobby group for the Australian coal industry (and the force behind Australia's abominable emissions targets).  Here is some of their recent handiwork http://littleblackrock.com.au (note: this is not satire). 

So, I am not at all surprised by their negligence in this case. 

Best, 

Briony 

Research Fellow,

Centre for a Risk and Community Safety, 

RMIT University, Melbourne 

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On 15 Nov 2015, at 1:29 AM, cannon terry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

BHP Billington who co-own the mine where the retention dam collapsed donated US$ 10 million to UCL in 2011 to set up an "Institute of Sustainable Resources"... 

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/corporate-partnerships/partner-information/bhp-billiton 

Nice company to keep and I am sure it is producing independent research that has no problem criticising large corporations that cause damage around the world.

cheers

Terry Cannon

On 14 November 2015 at 12:16 Ilan Kelman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Dear Victor,

Yes. My UCL IRDR colleague David Alexander  https://www.ucl.ac.uk/rdr/people/david-alexander gave a live television interview to al-Jazeera on 6 November regarding this disaster, the same day that it was highlighted on GNDR's #365disasters campaign  https://twitter.com/globalnetworkdr/status/662604437962231808 Plenty of news articles from around the world covered the events, but I do not know if anyone is researching it.

Warmest regards,

Ilan

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From: Victor Marchezini <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2015 12:07 PM
Subject: [RADIX] Framing disaster - Dam collapse in Brazil

Dear colleagues,

Have you heard about the dam collapse that occurred in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil?

Thanks,
Victor