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Mine Sweeper
Former journalist Stephanie Roth is battling against a gold mine in Romania |
Michelle Nijhuis |
21 Apr 2005 |
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| Stephanie Danielle Roth. Photo: Goldman Environmental Prize. The Apuseni Mountains of west-central Romania are rich in gold, iron, and history. The area's gold once supplied the Roman Empire, and it is home to Rosia Montana, the country's oldest documented mining settlement. But this past is threatened by the present: five years ago, the Romanian government granted rights to a ... |
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| Topics: energy, European Union, mining (all these topics) |
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