When I think of the copper laying below Intag’s forests
When I think of the copper laying beneath Intag’s cloud forests the last thing I think about is clean energy for the poor of our planet. I know better. Rather, I think of death. I think of contamination of pristine rivers and streams with arsenic and lead that will last a thousand years. Of acid […]
Read MoreEcuador e Intag en tiempos de Pandemia
El gobierno se aprovecha de la crisis para adelantar su agenda letal Carlos Zorrilla Hace algún tiempo que he estado con ganas de escribir esto. Y no es que no haya encontrado el tiempo. Durante las primeras semanas después del inicio de la pandemia, prácticamente todo se detuvo en Ecuador; incluyendo muchas operaciones mineras. Al […]
Read MoreCODELCO ABOUT TO FINANCE CATASTROPHIC MINE IN ECUADOR
Copper mine would deforest thousand of hectares of primary forest that are home to hundreds of species in danger of extinction, contaminate rivers and streams with heavy metals, and relocate hundreds of families from four to six communities(1). An American expert concluded that it is the most dangerous mine he has ever evaluated in his years as a consultant.(2)
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