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100,000 Ecuadorians protest Canadian mining project threatening key water source (news.mongabay.com)
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More than 100,000 people marched through Cuenca, a city in southern Ecuador, on Sept. 16, demanding that federal authorities revoke an environmental license for a gold mining project that may impact an important freshwater source.

The Loma Larga mining project, run by Canadian mining company Dundee Precious Metals, borders the 3,200-hectare (7,900-acre) Quimsacocha National Recreation Area, located within the UNESCO Macizo del Cajas Biosphere Reserve. Quimsacocha is a central source of clean freshwater in the Andean páramo tundra located approximately 30 kilometers (18.5 miles) southeast of Cuenca.

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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

As a Canadian I support this protest. We should not be destroying anyone’s water supply and shame on the company for doing so.

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    • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    When you have 100k people your protests should stop asking.

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    [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    Not protesting a "Canadian mining project" -- it's a Canadian's mining project.

    Please keep it straight. Our rich assholes are not polite.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    It's a mining company that is registered in Canada as it is a very favorable jurisdiction for mining companies. This is not the first instance of Canadian mining companies fucking up the environment in the global south and it wont be the last. Im no expert in international law but I feel like the Canadiam government could be doing more to discourage this kind of behavior from Canadian companies.

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    [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    This is, I think(?) the second time I'm hearing about this. I'm either not paying enough attention to canadian news, or it's not being covered here. That business shouldn't be allowed to mine there. I'm embarrassed that they would ruin our reputation like that, but at the same time, it seems the rich & powerful do that quite frequently nowadays.

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