When mines poison waterways in British Columbia, Canada, taxpayers swallow the costs


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The Mount Polley mine - Jul. 2014 - about a week before the infamous
breach of its earthen containment dam.
After the breach, massive amounts of wastewater surged into
nearby creeks & lakes. Photos by NASA.


Outdated laws, weak enforcement leave the public on the hook for cleanup. Story here.

Comments

PinP said…
This was the biggest mining disaster in Canadian history. If there were a law against ecocide (the murder of Mother Earth), many of our politicians and captains of industry, would be in the slammer.

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