The dirty truth about clean energy
Everyone knows what needs to be done to bring down CO2 levels; pump less of it into the atmosphere. But instead of reducing overall energy consumption, the focus is on increasing ‘green’ energy consumption: electric vehicles, massive electric storage installations, …
Read MoreWhen 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 in Times of Pandemic
The government and companies are abusing the crisis to advance their lethal agendas. Carlos Zorrilla It’s been a while since I’ve wanted to write this. And, it’s not like I hadn’t found the time. For the first few weeks after the outbreak, practically everything came to a halt in Ecuador; including many mining operations. As […]
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)
Read MorePreventing a Capital Environmental Crime
The Confusing Rocket Frog and Intag’s Future Carlos Zorrilla To the human eye, the mostly dark-green Confusing Rocket Frog is not as attractive as the Harlequin Longnose Frog. Both amphibians are found in a patch of forest in Ecuador’s Intag region and nowhere else on the planet. The Harlequin’s discovery in 2016 was amazing enough, […]
Read MoreThe Role BMW May Play in Creating a World-Class Environmental Disaster in Ecuador
There is a rush these days to gain access to copper deposit and other key minerals driven by the expected increase in electric vehicle usage world wide.. That may sound like good news for the composition of the atmosphere, but it will spell doom to other parts of the biosphere, including its biodiviersity, forests, rivers, as well as trampling human rights.
Read MoreUpdate New version of 21 reasons
Twenty One Reasons Why Codelco Should Stay Out of Intag (updated) Please see the 21 reasons below the photograph of the latest infamy Apologies for the lapse. Life has been intense lately (more than normal) So, Javier went home, but the appeals court held that he should have served 12 instead of the 10 months […]
Read MoreTerrorismo en Intag?
Mina de Cobre Cerro Verde, Perú 15-07-2014 (Terrorismo en Intag) Crónicas del extractivismo neocolonial contemporáneo Horacio Machado Aráoz Rebelión 1.- Luego de varios viajes al Ecuador, es la primera vez que estoy personalmente en la zona de Intag. Sus montañas, de una belleza conmovedora y generosidad exuberante, vienen dando que hablar bastante en las últimas […]
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