Brazil opens vast Amazon reserve to mining

[Calista241]

Source: BBC

Brazil's government has abolished a vast national reserve in the Amazon to open up the area to mining.

The area, covering 46,000 sq km (17,800 sq miles), straddles the northern states of Amapa and Para, and is thought to be rich in gold, and other minerals.

The government said nine conservation and indigenous land areas within it would continue to be legally protected.

But activists have voiced concern that these areas could be badly compromised.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-41033228

[Le Gaucher]

1. Earth is infected with Humans!

[democratisphere]

2. The infection is terminal.

[Blue_Tires]

3. ugh...

Money always talks...

[Doug the Dem]

4. Brilliant

[Javaman]

5. Hitting the accelerator toward the cliff. nt

[GaryCnf]

6. Bu . . . bu . . . bu . . . but

the commies are the problem.

[Lostnote]

7. Got greed!

[ananda]

8. So, more poisoning and destruction of the rainforest.

One scientist/activist I saw said that he was very worried
for the rainforest, one example being mercury poisoning
since they use mercury to extract the gold.

[heaven05]

9. our planet

is slowly being destroyed by these greedy, greedy humans. What is to stop these evil destroyers? What? They will just bulldoze over any bodies in the way....just like charlottsville, except this murder will be inspired by greed.