[Marxism] Re: Problems and Realities 3

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"Bolivia expels Brazilian steel group"

Short version:

There has been a conflict in the very east of Bolivia about a proposal by the
Brazilian state run steel company to build a steel mill there. The location is
right one the border with Brazil. This are is way east of Santa Cruz and is
about as far from that city as Santa Cruz is from La Paz. Very far east.

The Bolivian gov't objected to the mill on envriormental grounds. According the
one and only article on bolpress.com that I find, it seems the mill is going to
be fired by charcoal (something I find hard to believe). Charcoal production is
very detrimental to the ecology as it takes lots of trees to produce it
releases tons of carbon, etc. Some steel makers will use charcoal because of
chemical properties that make it particularly 'clean' and has been used for
speciality steel. At any rate, the villiagers there *revolted* against the
gov't's anti-mill position, they wanted it built. They kidnapped some gov't
ministers in protest (who were later released).

David




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