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Governor Who Likes Bad Actors & Toxic Mines
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/08/11/the-governor-who-likes-bad-actors-and-toxic-mines
* Greg Gianforte ignores court order, Montana Constitution, state’s “bad actor” law intended to prevent mining executives who have left environmental damages behind f. receiving new mining permits
* benefits CEO Phillip C. Baker, Pegasus Gold Corp
* Montana mines using open-pit cyanide heap-leach process
#Montana #GOP #GregGianforte #neofascism #EcologicalDestruction #capitalism #neoliberalism #mining
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Born in Halifax, this part doubly saddens me! 😥 🤬
Brigus Gold: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigus_Gold
* was Canadian mining company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
* mid-1990s Brigus Gold formed when Pegasus Gold declared bankruptcy, transferred profitable assets to Apollo Gold
* Pegasus Gold wanted to avoid paying for the clean-up of its Montana Zortman-Landusky mine
http://www.meic.org/mining/cyanide_mining/zortman_landusky_mines
#PegasusGold #BrigusGold
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* Pegasus Gold, Apollo Gold directors were same people
* cited as example of corporate environmental irresponsibility & unsustainable mining practices at expense of local people, environment
* Pegasus Gold's bankruptcy left Montana w. $100s millions reclamation costs in last 30 years
* Texas two-step bankruptcy: https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110731540385917773
#PegasusGold #BrigusGold #ApolloGold #GregGianforte #EcologicalDestruction #CorporateEthics #ZortmanLanduskyMines #Montana #TexasTwoStep
