January 2012
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Mining Ban: Good for the Grand Canyon, but Not for... →
Makes sense to me too. But too bad U.S. trade partners have to worry that if they pursue similarly responsible stewardship, they could get rewarded with a big fat corporate lawsuit.
That’s what has happened in El Salvador, where the international corporation Pacific Rim is suing the government for the right to mine the country’s gold resources. Like many in the Colorado River Basin, people...