Essar Steel- Utter Madness
Got this in my inbox this morning. The epicenter of environmental protest has shifted to Claxton Bay where residents are under the shadow of a $1.2 billion dollar steel plant to be built by Mumbai based steel company Essar Steel. In addition to the plant there are also plans to destroy a crucial stand of mangrove swamp, as shown in the image.
It’s the classic kind of EMA/government madness that creates an untenable situation for communities. They have no choice but to protest, get arrested and fight for their homes and their survival.
[...] have found the above image on the blog of tillahwillah. It explain better than I ever could how much destruction could be caused by the steel mill and the [...]
Utter madness « Protect our Mangrove in Trinidad and Tobago said this on August 13, 2008 at 6:37 pm |