Congratulations Romania! Youve won a major environmental victory. - TopicsExpress

Congratulations Romania! Youve won a major environmental victory. Thousands of Romanians stood up and protested for what seemed like forever. Throughout Romania and throughout the world. All asking for one thing: STOP THE ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER! Romanian gold rush cancelled as protesters defeat Europes biggest mine Romania’s Prime Minister has conceded that his efforts to end a 14-year deadlock and open Europe’s biggest goldmine were likely to fail, after the project provoked nationwide protests against the use of cyanide in the Transylvanian mountains. independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/romanian-gold-rush-cancelled-as-protesters-defeat-europes-biggest-mine-8805653.html ***** Romania Votes “No” on Rosia Montana Open-Pit Mine Good news: The Romanian parliament rejected the proposed Rosia Montana open-pit gold mine on Monday, after months of protests on the streets of Bucharest and around the world. As weve blogged about before, this mine proposal epitomizes “dirty gold” for many reasons, including: Its location in the picturesque, Transylvanian Rosia Montana valley The staggering amount of cyanide it would use in what would be Europes largest open-pit gold mine operation The fact that it would require an entire town to permanently abandon their homes to make way for the mine, And the strong local, national and global opposition it has stirred. Though this no vote is good news, the struggle to block this proposed mine is not yet over. The Parliament will now draft new legislation to determine the project’s fate. Meanwhile, the mining company, Gabriel Resources, is rattling its sabers and threatening action against Romania. Still, the rejection of this huge proposed mine reflects a public tired of open-pit, irresponsible gold mining operations and their impacts on waterways, health and livelihoods. earthworksaction.org/earthblog/detail/romania_votes_no_on_rosia_montana_open_pit_mine#.UobvBXBJNuI