[Buddha-l] Famous dissident Buddhist leader in Vietnam joins opposition to a planned bauxite mine.

[jkirk]

http://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/bauxitemining-04022009155
316.html

Ven. Thich Quang Do, under house arrest in HGMC, Vietnam, calls
for demos against bauxite mining

Excerpt:
The planned project "will destroy the forests of the Central
Highlands, pollute the basalt-rich red soils, increase the risk
of prolonged periods of drought or flooding, and seriously
contaminate water supplies, thus directly threatening the
economic development of the southern regions of Central Vietnam,"
he said in a statement.
"This project is not the fruit of studies by economists or
environmental experts, but an illustration of Vietnam's
dependence on China," he said, calling for a month of "peaceful
demonstrations at home" in May.

Joanna K.