Stop This Canadian Company from Bullying El Salvador

Pacific Rim could be telling the truth and it’s mining could be environmentally sound. But given the industry’s track record, many environmentalists agree that mining is bad news for the environment. Here are a few ways gold mining can and has caused environmental degradation from The Washington Post:
– Mining requires a lot of energy to move tons of rock.
– Mining can result in toxic mine drainage. Sulfuric acid, arsenic and copper could find their way into lakes, rivers and streams. It’s bad for marine life, wildlife, ecosystems and people.
– In gold mining operations, ore is usually roasted and mercury is released into the atmosphere.
– After extraction, ore is usually “doused in cyanide.” Cyanide is totally lethal stuff!
– Cyanide enables operators to dig for more gold in deeper places. So there are more leftover tailings — the material after the ore has been processed. Unfortunately, “Gold tailing ponds and piles are chock-full of contaminants such as arsenic, antimony, residual cyanide and mercury.”
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