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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Take action about gold mining in Santurban by Canadian company Greystar


TAKE ACTION : Please write to the following persons at the addresses shown below. Tell them you want the Angostura mining  project stopped because it threatens the water supply of millions of persons and risks damaging the bio-diversity of the area.Tell Colombian Government officials that there is no place for mining in the Colombian paramos. Remind them that their responsibility is not only with Colombia but with the whole planet.

President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos: juanoviedo@presidencia.gov.co
Dear President Santos

Minister of Mines Carlos Rodado Noriega: crodado@minminas.gov.co
Dear Minister Rodado

Minister of the Environment Beatriz Uribe Botero : ministra@minambiente.gov.co
Dear Minister Uribe

 Governor of Santander Horacio Serpa Uribe: gobernador@santander.gov.co   
Dear Governor Serpa

Mayor of California  Medardo Garcia Estevez : alcaldia@california-santander.gov.co
Dear Mayor Garcia

WRITE TO THE OFFICIALS OF GREYSTAR and tell them that your are very seriously concerned about the environmental risks of their Angostura Project. Tell them you oppose all mining in the Colombian paramos and believe they should not proceed with the Angostura Project.

Steve Kesler President CEO and Director Greystar Resources Ltd skesler@greystarresources.com
333 Seymour St Suite 1430
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6B 5A6

Victoria Vargas Investor Relations vvargas@greystarresources.com
Dear Ms. Vargas

WRITE TO THE SENIOR MANAGER OF THE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE WORLD BANK and tell him that you are concerned about the serious environmental risk presented by the Angostura Project of Greystar in Colombia.The World Bank through the International Finnance Corporation has facilitated millions of dollars in funding for the Angostura Project. Ask why they approved this funding when the environmental risks are so great.

Mr, James W. Evans : wevans@worldbank.org
Dear Mr.Evans

CSN is planning to take a fact-finding delegation to Santurban. If interested contact us csn@igc.org


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P.O. Box 1505
Madison, WI  53701-1505
Phone:  (608) 257-8753
Fax:  (608) 255-6621
E-mail:  csn@igc.org

 

 

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