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Friday, February 6, 2015

Alaskans Ring Alarm Over Potential For More Mount Polley Disasters

Hardcastle is a member of a coalition of Alaskan mayors, First Nations, businessmen, and fishers who were horrified by the Mount Polley tailings pond collapse last August . Their concerns were exacerbated by last week'sprovincial government report that found a weak foundation and design were responsible for the failure that saw an estimated 25 million cubic metres of waste water and toxic sludge flood from the copper and gold mine's tailings pond into rivers and lakes.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/desmog-canada/alaskans-ring-alarm-mount-polley_b_6616512.html

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