UnderMining Prosperity
Ecuador іѕ a people wіth natural beauty bυt few job opportunities, аnd high levels οf poverty. One industry thаt саn mаkе thousands οf jobs іѕ mining. Bυt thіѕ industry іѕ below attack frοm internationally-funded environmental NGOs wіth local chapters. Thеѕе NGOs аrе opposed tο Ecuadors enhancement аnd successfully influenced thе Constitutional Assembly tο issue a mining mandate, whісh hаѕ halted large-extent mining operations ѕіnсе April 2008. Learn more аbουt thіѕ issue аt www.EcuadorMiningNews.com.
Written аnd narrated bу Competitive Enterprise Institute Journalism Fellow Silvia Santacruz. Produced bу Drew Tidwell.
Special thanks tο Jaque Mate, producer οf thе documentary “Minería en Ecuador.”
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January 23rd, 2010 at 3:47 am
Oh hey, is this …
Oh hey, is this supposed to be a Competitive Enterprise Institute video? Oh my, this is just dreadful(ly made)!
January 23rd, 2010 at 3:47 am
In a way, the …
In a way, the people of Hong Kong were lucky. Their land has nothing to mine, so they had to develop other industries to become wealthy. Mining natural resources is one path to wealth, but not the only one.
January 23rd, 2010 at 3:47 am
Larger companies …
Larger companies such as TEXACO that discharged an estimate of 18 billion barrel of waste in the Ecuadorian Oriente and has fought in courts for years no to accept responsibility? We, Ecuadorians are glad the new constitution protects the people against this type of iresponsible exploitation and at the same time welcomes responsible mining.
January 23rd, 2010 at 3:47 am
I guess leftist …
I guess leftist people would say that there is economical interrests in this information clip, which they claim is therefor not objective, but biased. I would agree that there’s possibly economical interrests here. But facts here are also right. Larger companies would increase health and the economy for this people and its citizens. This is a excellent example on the genuine benefits of the free promote economy! To stop free economy is to stop excellent achievements and enhancement.
January 23rd, 2010 at 3:47 am
Too much politician …
Too much politician watching.
January 23rd, 2010 at 3:47 am
Too much FalseNews …
Too much FalseNews watching?
January 23rd, 2010 at 3:47 am
This what Obama and …
This what Obama and his Marxist followers want America to look like. They want to make energy so expensive it will ruin the economy and we can live like a third world company. Then the “Leaders” can live in luxury while the rich (Obama thinks it is unfair for them to have so much money) live like peons. These Marxists reflect they are the ones who should be living it up while the masses are all equal, just like it is in all the other failed Marxists societies.