Mining In Argentina: Development vs Environment

As foreign interests try to set up shop, protests have erupted in several Argentine provinces. From Jujuy to La Rioja, people are fighting to keep mining companies away from their air, land and water......
“The government has the intention of negotiating these mines,” she said. “The mines, with all their exploitation – and that’s my government. This is the problem. The government attacks the inhabitants, contaminates the land and makes demands – even more than the mega-mining companies.”
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