The Battle of Buyat - Indonesia

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Uploaded by on Sep 17, 2007

September 2007
Did the Newmont mining company illegally dump toxic waste in Buyat Bay, poisoning an entire community? Or is the company being unfairly targeted by environmentalists? In 2004, reports started emerging of health problems in Buyat Bay, near the Newmont mine. Numerous residents reported skin diseases, mysterious lumps and aches and pains. One of the victims was a young baby. "All over her body there was scales and small lumps", states Dr Pangemanan. But instead of being treated, she was paraded around in protests and soon died. Newmont was blamed; the company was indicted and locals relocated. But water samples taken by WHO found no pollution. Other claims were dismissed in court. Despite winning its criminal case, Newmont now faces a civil trial.

Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

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  • i would conjecture the attack on newmont will only increase globally as the price of gold and other commodities skyrocket.

  • The scandal sounds like a beat-up for political gain, capitalising on ignorant and poor villagers.

    The evidence submitted by Indo police demonstrated outright corruption and tampering, and the way the baby central to the scandal was "treated" by her parents is appalling.

    As an environmental economics major, I love to hate on big mining corporations as much as the next guy, but this reeks of certain interest groups pushing their agenda and using using the villagers and Newmont as pawns.

  • everybody is wrong, and they do not know, American they know the truth. this movie is more like propagnda

  • newmont is probably the extremist, corporate terrorism

  • it's a terrorist attack, u know those extremist bastards. they just blame it to newmont, lame indonesians

  • Rrr....

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