The energy reforms recently promoted by Enrique Peña Nieto’s government open the door for the continued devastation of the national territory by transnational companies through mining techniques that ruin communities’ water, soil and other natural resources, indicated several civic organizations. During a public rally held Tuesday at Mexico City’s Angel of Independence traffic circle, on the occasion of the World Day Against Toxic Mega-Mining, the groups warned that even before the mentioned reforms, the Mining Law already allows these kind of abuses due to its relatively lax articles, which benefit such companies by declaring their activities as “preferential” over any others.
For more information on the topic see: Canada Found Guilty for Role in Mining Injustices in Latin America, Mexico mega-projects will rob resources from indigenous communities, Mexico Peasant Farmer Organizations Announce Rebellion Against Energy Reform, Mexico’s 160 Indigenous Conflicts: A National Conflagration – Part I: Megaprojects and Crime