“A mina contamina” is a show tells the story of a drop of rain water that becomes #polluted by #heavyMetals as it falls in and underground mine. The story is told dialogically, in a conversation between the drop and a White wagtail that is warned of the perils of drinking water from the #stream, learning about the processes of #acid #mine drainage and #bioaccumulation, but also of the human #greed and #unsustainability behind mining pollution.

#lithiumNo #minesNo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyRvZyazEQU

A mina contamina

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"The problems involving #Canada’s mining and #exploration corporations go far beyond workplace issues. “Canadian companies are more likely to be engaged in community conflict, #environmental and #unethical behaviour,"

"Of the 171 companies identified in incidents involving #mining and exploration companies over the past 10 years, 34 per cent are Canadian,"

#climateaction #lithiumNo #lithium #minesNO
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2010/10/19/canadian_mining_firms_worst_for_environment_rights_report.html

Canadian mining firms worst for environment, rights: Report

Canadian mining companies are far and away the worst offenders in environmental, human rights and other abuses around the world, according to a global study commissioned by an industry association but never made public.

thestar.com

"When #Canada stands before the UN to have its "darkest corners" examined, the international community must not turn a blind eye to its complicity with a global #mining industry whose corporations are among the worst human rights and #environmental offenders in the world."

#climateaction #wedonthavetime #minesNO #lithium

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2013/apr/24/un-canada-mining-human-rights

UN must challenge Canada's complicity in mining's human rights abuses

Meera Karunananthan: Canada is due for review at the UN human rights council – abuses by its mining companies must not be overlooked

The Guardian
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