NPR is deeply into it. Just listened to the second segment of a rant against a copper mine going into Mongolia. To hear NPR tell it, this mine is ruining the Gobi desert, polluting the water, corrupting the noble Mongolian nomads. A third segment is promised for tomorrow.
So far, NPR has quoted a few locals bitching and one local who claims the water level in his well has dropped a whole eight inches this year. And the mine is spoiling the ambiance of the Gobi desert.
No mention of how many people are employed at the mine. No mention that the living standard in Mongolia hasn't improved since Genghis Khan's time.
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