11/18/2008

The Steep Price of Power

LA GUAJIRA, COLOMBIA–In the Guajira, a remote northern region of Colombia, the human and environmental costs of coal extraction go beyond the climate crisis, and it is Atlantic Canadians who are fueling part of the demand for Colombia's mineral fuel.

The Cerrejon mine, the world's largest open-pit coal mine, produces half of Colombia's annual 52 million tons.

The Steep Price of Power
Moira Peters

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