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The case against Ecuadors claims of 'low-impact drilling' in Yasuní
2013-09-16 20:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Ecuadors President Rafael Correa recently announced to the world that he was ending the 6-year initiative aimed at avoiding oil drilling in a critical piece of the Amazon, the ITT Block of Yasuní National Park. In the speech, and the accompanying Decree, the President emphasized that the exploitation will affect less than 1% of the park. In subsequent remarks, President Correa indicated that the impacted area would be less than 0.001%. Thus, the new government pitch: minimum impact, maximum reward....
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