In Peru, a new highway slicing across the western Amazon has led to a
massive influx of illegal gold miners into formerly pristine
rainforests, turning them into virtual moonscapes and polluting entire
river systems with the toxic mercury they use to separate the gold from
river sediments.
http://www.science20.com/the_conversation/global_roadmap_shows_where_to_put_roads_without_costing_the_earth-143605
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