badass-bharat-deafmuslimpunkstar:
Turns out there is a price to pay for protecting your rainforests.This is fucking important! Sign and reblog.
wow this is outrageous, why isn’t this going around? from the link:
Infinito Gold, a Canadian mining company, just slapped Costa Rica with a $1 billion lawsuit simply because the country decided its rainforests were more important than an open-pit gold mine.
Lauded as one of the countries with the most beautiful rainforests, it’s no wonder Costa Rica rejected Infinito’s mine. Costa Rica’s rainforest is home to many endangered species such the green macaw. Gold mining also uses toxic chemicals such as cyanide, which often leaks into and pollutes nearby lakes and rivers.
A subsidiary of Infinito Gold has announced that a massive lawsuit is “imminent”, so we need to act now. If thousands of us stand together, we can show Infinito that countries such as Costa Rica should have the right to protect their rainforests without being persecuted by corporations.
please sign and reblog!
It’s bad enough that people believe corporate interests override human rights, but Nation States, difficult as they are to endorse, are the Primary vehicles for protecting human rights, environmental rights, rule of law, and so forth. This company needs to get smacked the heck down.
You won’t believe why Costa Rica is being sued for $1 billion
ugh 