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Caliandris Pendragon

Waiting in the light

Join date: 12 Feb 2004

Posts: 643

05-22-2006 03:33

Received one of those internet chain letters, about the plight of people in Chile at risk of having their very pure water source contaminated by gold mining. The plan of the company Barrick Gold Corp of Canada, includes drilling through glaciers etc.

I never pass on these things in their email chain letter form... but if the source is one I trust I go looking for the story. I found the same story over and over again, but this article seems as balanced as any other.

http://www.planetsave.com/ps_mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6713&Itemid=38

I thought you might be interested. Whether you join the chain letter is a personal decision, but I think writing to the Canadian government, and the company, might be a more effective thing.
Cali

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Briana Dawson

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Join date: 23 Sep 2003

Posts: 5,855

05-22-2006 06:31

From: Caliandris Pendragon

I thought you might be interested. Whether you join the chain letter is a personal decision, but I think writing to the Canadian government, and the company, might be a more effective thing.

What good would it do to have Americans mailing the Canadian Government or Barrick Gold Corp.? How can we be effective when we don't even live in that country? What force would our letters have?

Briana Dawson

Lorelei Patel

was here

Join date: 22 Feb 2004

Posts: 1,940

05-22-2006 08:32

Off the top of my head, I can think of a dozen causes worth more effort, and really, what does writing a letter accomplish?

Starting the week cynical!

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Devlin Gallant

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Join date: 18 Jun 2003

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05-22-2006 08:36

They will be polluting our water far less than we already do ourselves.

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Water at risk from gold mining Canadians
Caliandris Pendragon Waiting in the light Join date: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 643	05-22-2006 03:33 Received one of those internet chain letters, about the plight of people in Chile at risk of having their very pure water source contaminated by gold mining. The plan of the company Barrick Gold Corp of Canada, includes drilling through glaciers etc. I never pass on these things in their email chain letter form... but if the source is one I trust I go looking for the story. I found the same story over and over again, but this article seems as balanced as any other. http://www.planetsave.com/ps_mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6713&Itemid=38 I thought you might be interested. Whether you join the chain letter is a personal decision, but I think writing to the Canadian government, and the company, might be a more effective thing. Cali _____________________ Numbakulla: Pot Healer's Mystery, free to play and explore http://caliinsecondlife.blogspot.com/ http://www.nemesis-content.com]Nemesis Content Creation _________________________________________________ The main obstacle to discovery is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge~Daniel J. Boorstin
Briana Dawson Attach to Mouth Join date: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 5,855	05-22-2006 06:31 From: Caliandris Pendragon I thought you might be interested. Whether you join the chain letter is a personal decision, but I think writing to the Canadian government, and the company, might be a more effective thing. What good would it do to have Americans mailing the Canadian Government or Barrick Gold Corp.? How can we be effective when we don't even live in that country? What force would our letters have? Briana Dawson
Lorelei Patel was here Join date: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 1,940	05-22-2006 08:32 Off the top of my head, I can think of a dozen causes worth more effort, and really, what does writing a letter accomplish? Starting the week cynical! _____________________ ============ Broadly offensive.
Devlin Gallant Thought Police Join date: 18 Jun 2003 Posts: 5,948	05-22-2006 08:36 They will be polluting our water far less than we already do ourselves. _____________________ I LIKE children, I've just never been able to finish a whole one.

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