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Canadian Lithium Investments in Chile: Extractivism and Conflict

4 Mar 2022

This makes good sense for the planet and for the economy.” Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s former Minister of Environment and Climate Change The current climate emergency the mining industry, neoliberal organi- the extractive frontier associated with caused by the intensive use of zations and governments in the Global the “critical minerals” of the transition fossil fuels has the world worried, but N. [...] Flashy brochures, reports, panel the beast” when it comes to the global dren and educators to the convention, discussions and small talk emphasize impacts of the mining industry, as they exposing them to the latest industry the alleged responsibility of the mining are home to the headquarters of most propaganda, making sure they leave industry, while critical voices, ongoing of the global mining c. [...] and above all, there ATACAMA SALT systems of the Atacama Salt Flat is no conscience of preservation basin increase, as these impacts of both the territories and the in- FLATS become more visible, especially digenous peoples.” in the lagoon systems that exist in The Atacama Salt Flats are the the marginal areas of the Salt Flat. [...] The company the subject of controversy between productive brines, adding that the trades on the Toronto Stock Ex- the companies, the 18 Atacameño proximity of the project with such change and continually updates communities gathered in the Coun- facilities allows to infer that its ex- and evaluates its portfolio of met- cil of Atacameño Peoples, and the ploration potential is favorable for als exp. [...] Initially we took care of pective, that emerged from the fact of it for the fodder and the flamingos In view of this, the members of disregarding the warnings of the secto- and now it is also important to take the appellant community pointed ral bodies and the communities about care of these microbes, which for out that “for the Atacameño people, the potential impacts that the project us are ‘ance.
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