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A coalition of prominent interests there is taking high profile umbrage at B.C.s pedal-to-the-metal, slash-the-red-tape mining agenda. Thursday it asked U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to invoke the Boundary Waters Treaty to prevent future downstream effects from accidents like the one at Mt. Polley. This has implications for B.C. resource development. More than a quarter of the 19 major mining projects currently in environmental assessment are located in the northwest -- where 40 per cent of exploration spending is now directed. If B.C.s environmental assessment process is tarnished as untrustworthy and the province lacks credibility in enforcement, big problems loom vancouversun/opinion/columnists/Stephen+Hume+Political+fallout+from+Mount+Polley+mine/10138497/story.html
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 20:01:04 +0000

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