India's Government must stop dangerous mining until human rights are addressed

http://blog.amnestyusa.org/tag/india/

Indian authorities have given local communities scant or misleading information about the potential impact of a proposed alumina refinery expansion and mining project to be operated by subsidiaries of UK-based company Vedanta Resources in Orissa.

The Amnesty International report, Dont Mine Us out of Existence: Bauxite Mine and Refinery Devastate Lives in India documents how an alumina refinery operated by a subsidiary of UK-based FTSE 100 company Vedanta Resources in Orissa, is causing air and water pollution that threatens the health of local people and their access to water.

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• india
• mining
• environment
• human rights
• bauxite
• Vedanta
• Orissa

[commonman80]

As far as what's going on in this part of the World, I feel "The Company", has a Moral and perhaps a Legal obligation to Relocate the people in this region.

I feel they are being taken advantage of because of their ignorance of World affairs.

However, I DO NOT think America really has any dog in this fight.

It's a local issue, Unless it is bought to the UN for counsel.

[Zeuszgrl]

Haiti is a TOTAL different issue.

Haiti's destruction was caused by an indiscriminate Earth quake.

This horrible sitiuation in India is caused by PURPOSEFUL METHODICAL

INSATIABLE CORPORATE GREED>

This issue of poor working class people versus indiffferent industrial appetite IS something ALL people should be concerned with because it COULD very well happen in anyone's backyard,

unless it is soon stopped.

STOP THE CORPORATE GREED BEASTS NOW !

[Silkie341]

Avatar is a truly fucking awful shitty piece of CGI for fat balding pony tail wearing greasy nerds.

[vanessahudgens6677]

They are the lorax! They speak for the trees! Prevent the evil Once-ler from taking away India by mining and polluting. Donate now before it's too late.

[skeletonmom]

The best we can do for these countries is quit consuming so much of everything. We consumers drive the market-ignorant of the cheap wealth we buy and give profit to the large corporations off the backs of slaves in these countries.

These people if left alone in their indigenous environment would be self sustaining and independant. The problems start when big companies come in to take resources with our support (by comsuming too many goods).

[Mystery0Warrior]

dont worry indian government will do what the pentagon says like every other command from its master

[gamoonbat]

Haiti and Jamaica also have big aluminum mines. People stay poor and become more impoverished in a resource economy. Bad housing and cramped conditions mean that other natural disasters take more lives and cause more damage.

[haggidubious]

Tragic, shameful exploitation of the poor.

[Zeuszgrl]

Disgusting corporate greed at its WORST!

STOP the CORPORATE BEASTS!

OR THEY WILL KEEP DEVOURING THE EARTH UNTIL THERE IS NOT A SINGLE ELEMENT LEFT UNPOLLUTED >

[commonman80]

@terran97, I agree..

Howevr, the only way, The only TRUE WAY, to extinguish ignorance, is by Education. Political and Scholastic.

That's why I think the UN and the Great Minds of the world should be there for Injustices' like what's going on here.

jmo.