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comment by insomsbf
insomsbf  ·  4141 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ecuador Scraps Plan to Block Rain Forest Oil Drilling

It is hard to say no to the big bucks drilling will bring in. He came into office on an "environmentally friendly" platform but now has made the decision to threaten the livelihoods of many indigenous folk. Ecuador has always been an iffy regarding international politics.