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Blogging Notes
I’ll be traveling in the United States for the next two weeks, so blog posts will be sporadic. I have two goals in the United States: (1) Research how Peruvians in the U.S. are coping with the financial downtown; and (2) Avoid getting fat on American food! If you are a Peruvian living in the United States and you’d like to share your personal story about the economy, leave a comment on this post and include your email address in the comment form (the part that doesn’t show). I will be in touch. I’m interested in talking with people who are having trouble paying their mortgage, are in foreclosure, have…
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What You Can Do to Help Save the People of La Oroya
Since I posted yesterday on my response to CNN’s segment on the toxic La Oroya smelting plant, several people who are very knowlegeable about the crisis have left some insightful and useful comments. (Visit my original response here.) Sara Shipley Hines, who wrote the excellent Doe Run expose in Mother Jones in 2006, points out that CNN’s special incorrectly portrayed Doe Run’s Herculaneum smelting plant as model of environmental cleanliness. Unforunately, says Sara, it’s still hazardous. Sara’s written more on Doe Run since her award-winning MJ piece appeared, and you can visit her website for current articles, including a piece for the Nation on religious leaders challenging Ira Rennert. Notes Sara: Another new…
