Deep sea mining puts $560 billion in land extraction at risk — report
Even in optimal scenarios, the activity would generate only $6.25 million in tax revenue for countries involved, says Planet Tracker.
With subsidies to Spain’s coal industry about to be yanked, striking workers are ratcheting up the pressure on the government and clashing violently with police.
Authorities have resorted to rubber bullets and tear gas while the strikers are setting up barricades on roads and railways. Coal miners were also filmed firing homemade rockets to shut down a road.
There have also been wide scale protests in towns near the coal mining region.
Due to austerity measures, Spain is reigning in spending to meet debt obligations and keep the country from sliding out of the eurozone. The country has roughly halved the subsidies for the industry, reducing annual payouts from $375 million to $137 million.
A recent bank bail-out angered workers who feel their industry is bearing the brunt of the cuts.
Spanish miners fire rockets to cut off a highway.
Rioting uploaded by @redvamas
Coal miners beginning a march in Leon, uploaded by @terguti
More marchers by @bierzo5
2 Comments
Mark Harder
Home made rockets! Cool. Gives new meaning to the right to bear arms. I wonder how they made them? Please send the plans to the Syrian rebels.
john S. metzger
They are regular “bottle” rockets.. Texas size, available all over the USA before July 4th etc …the launch tube is innovative — re-purposed…you do not want to get within “several” feet of a exploding one …http://www.sanduskyfireworks.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=13&Itemid=31