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Mining Beryllium

Last night our town hosted a meeting to take input from the community

about issuing a mining permit for beryllium. A company called BE

Resources wishes to dig some exploratory bore holes in our nearby

farming community of Monticello. I was surprised how prepared the

mining company was. They totally dominated the first 2+ hours with

hired experts from AMEC. AMEC sells expertise about environmental

issues, but really appears to be a "yes man" for big business to do

whatever they like. It was rather disconcerting to hear geologists,

hydrologists and so many other scientists refer to mining beryllium as

being a zero risk venture.

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Uploaded on December 2, 2009
Taken on December 1, 2009