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The following article by former Congressman Nereus Acosta provides a vivid analysis of the economics and politics of mining.
By Nereus Acosta
The battle lines have been drawn yet again, on ground that separates the march of so-called economic progress via mining from the sanctity and conservation of age-old ecosystems. Recently those lines were etched literally by the blood of Armin Marin, local official and environmental advocate, in the foothills of Mt. Guiting-guiting in pristine Sibuyan Island, Romblon province. Marin was gunned down as he led a group of protesters against the Sibuyan Nickel Properties Inc and its increasing exploration activities for nickel mining.
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