TokenBoomer@lemmy.worldM to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 6 months agoUS-Backed Canadian Mine in Guatemala Threatens Water Supply for Millionstruthout.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
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Activists vow to fight the Cerro Blanco mine, which threatens a water supply for millions in Guatemala and El Salvador.
minus-squareDadifer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoAmazing how a Canadian mining operation is still the US’ fault.
minus-squareTokenBoomer@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months ago Still, the Cerro Blanco mine has had powerful support. In March, the Guatemalan outlet Prensa Comunitariareported that in 2023, the U.S. embassy lobbied the Guatemalan government of former President Alejandro Giammattei in support of the mine.
Amazing how a Canadian mining operation is still the US’ fault.