The Real Cost of Gold: Not Very PrettyTell gold mining companies to stop dumping toxic mining waste directly into public rivers and other fragile habitat.
Villagers living along the Auga River have discovered a strange phenomenon; their feet turned
bright yellow after a mining company began to dump mine waste directly into their riverway. Can you imagine what people would do in the United States if their feet turned bright yellow after they took a shower?
While you ponder that thought, help me pressure U.S. companies to stop supporting abuses like this in developing countries. Sign this petition to stop dirty gold mining practices:
http://go.care2.com/e/Ip9/h1/Erx6
Pressure for gold destroys fragile environments worldwide; despite local objections, a mining company based in Nevada wants to mine a pristine Patagonian region using an operation that requires 2.7 tons of cyanide daily.
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ddly, you and I are probably offer the local villagers, and other villagers worldwide, the best chance of protecting their land from powerful gold mining operations.
You can help by signing this petition: http://go.care2.com/e/Ip9/h1/Erx6 Your signature matters because with Valentine's Day on the horizon, some prominent jewelry firms such as Tiffany & Co. have responded to requests to clean up dirty mining from concerned people like you, but others jewelry companies are lagging behind.
Jewelers may not operate heavy equipment at mine sites, but more than 80 percent of gold mined each year is used to make jewelry, which is why our voice as consumers will be heard. Jewelry firms are uniquely positioned to help encourage, or prevent, real change in gold mining practices.
We can show jewelers that thousands of people want gold produced in ways that do not harm communities, workers, and the environment. There are some practices that are just too dirty to accept under any circumstances -- such as dumping mine waste directly into rivers or the ocean.
Sign here to urge mining companies to clean up their act: http://go.care2.com/e/Ip9/h1/Erx6 Thanks for your help today, Hilary S.Care2 and ThePetitionSite.com P.S. The production of just one gold ring produces 20 tons of mine waste. Is it worth it? You can help create change by signing this petition today.
Villagers living along the Auga River have discovered a strange phenomenon; their feet turned
bright yellow after a mining company began to dump mine waste directly into their riverway. Can you imagine what people would do in the United States if their feet turned bright yellow after they took a shower?
While you ponder that thought, help me pressure U.S. companies to stop supporting abuses like this in developing countries. Sign this petition to stop dirty gold mining practices:
http://go.care2.com/e/Ip9/h1/Erx6
Pressure for gold destroys fragile environments worldwide; despite local objections, a mining company based in Nevada wants to mine a pristine Patagonian region using an operation that requires 2.7 tons of cyanide daily.
O
ddly, you and I are probably offer the local villagers, and other villagers worldwide, the best chance of protecting their land from powerful gold mining operations.
You can help by signing this petition: http://go.care2.com/e/Ip9/h1/Erx6 Your signature matters because with Valentine's Day on the horizon, some prominent jewelry firms such as Tiffany & Co. have responded to requests to clean up dirty mining from concerned people like you, but others jewelry companies are lagging behind.
Jewelers may not operate heavy equipment at mine sites, but more than 80 percent of gold mined each year is used to make jewelry, which is why our voice as consumers will be heard. Jewelry firms are uniquely positioned to help encourage, or prevent, real change in gold mining practices.
We can show jewelers that thousands of people want gold produced in ways that do not harm communities, workers, and the environment. There are some practices that are just too dirty to accept under any circumstances -- such as dumping mine waste directly into rivers or the ocean.
Sign here to urge mining companies to clean up their act: http://go.care2.com/e/Ip9/h1/Erx6 Thanks for your help today, Hilary S.Care2 and ThePetitionSite.com P.S. The production of just one gold ring produces 20 tons of mine waste. Is it worth it? You can help create change by signing this petition today.
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