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  • El Salvador Makes History: First Nation to Ban Metal Mining

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    fitzdon

    El Salvador made history last week by becoming the first country ever to ban metal mining. The success of this decades long struggle is proof that people can take on corporate interests and win. This is the story of how the people of El Salvador took on mining giants. Mining has a dark history in…

  • Contamination at Largest US Air Force Base in Asia: Kadena, Okinawa

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    fitzdon

    Contamination at Largest US Air Force Base in Asia: Kadena, Okinawa | The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus Located in the center of Okinawa Island, Kadena Air Base is the largest United States Air Force installation in Asia. Equipped with two 3.7 kilometer runways and thousands of hangars, homes and workshops, the base and its adjoining…

  • Water is More Valuable than Gold

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    fitzdon

    The hill overlooking the tailings pond—a vast, dammed tub of liquid residue—was littered with bones.  Residents from the area said the goats and cattle that once grazed the land had died since mining operations began a few years ago.  They held our hands as we crossed a river, directing us to jump from rock to…