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THE PEOPLE BEHIND COLOMBIAN COAL: MINING, MULTINATIONALS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS
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NACLA Report on the Americas
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July 1, 2008
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THE PEOPLE BEHIND COLOMBIAN COAL: MINING, MULTINATIONALS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS edited by Aviva Chomsky, Carry Leech, and Steve Striffler, Casa Editorial Pisando Callos (Bogota), 2007,200 pp., $12 paperback
RARELY DOES SUCH A COMPREHENSIVE AND rich account of a case of devastation come into print. This collection of essays and testimonials sheds light on the social, environmental and medical problems caused by the opening of the coal operation in El Cerrejon, Colombia, more than 20 years ago. A timeline in the opening chapter gives the reader a sense of the mine's history. Discussions between energy companies and the Colombian government began in 1975, and the mine itself was opened in 1983. ...