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The political fraud of the Canadian Peoples’ Social Forum - World Socialist Web Site

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he political fraud of the Canadian Peoples’ Social Forum
By Carl Bronski
20 August 2014

Thousands of people are preparing to travel to Ottawa this week to attend a pan-Canadian Peoples’ Social Forum (PSF) that is billed “as a space for social movements to meet and converge, for the free expression of alternative ideas and grassroots exchanges and for artistic reflections on a diversity of demands and aspirations.”

According to PSF campaign material, those demands revolve around opposition to “neo-liberal and neo-conservative policies in Canada based on the guiding principles of social justice, Original Peoples’ rights, sustainable development, international solidarity and participatory democracy.” One of the main slogans for the gathering is “Fighting Harper and Beyond.”

#canada #forum_social

Toxic wastewater from copper mine spills into river in northern Mexico - World Socialist Web Site

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Toxic wastewater from copper mine spills into river in northern Mexico
By Matthew Brennan
20 August 2014

Over 10 million gallons of toxic wastewater leached from a copper mine near the town of Cananea in northern Mexico spilled into the nearby Bacanuchi River on August 6. Reports indicate that copper waste tailings containing sulfuric acid and heavy metals leaked for more than a day from a holding tank into the river after heavy storms hit the region.

Residents downstream from the Buenavista del Cobre mine – one of the largest porphyry copper deposits in the world located 25 miles from the US border – began reporting on August 7 that the river had turned bright orange and contained a “rotten smell”. These reports came nearly 24 hours after the spill began. There was no adequate warning from either mine operators or state regulatory officials. On August 10, Mexico’s National Water Commission (NWC) cut off municipal water supplies to seven towns along the river, affecting a population of well over 20,000 people. Local farmers were told not to let their livestock drink the water three days after the spill.

#eau #pollution #Mines #environnement #écologie #états-unis