Al Gore’s Chilean tour drops mining sponsorship

Former U.S. vice president and current environmental activist Al Gore (image) dropped Canadian mining company Barrick Gold from sponsoring a series of lectures in Chile next month. Barrick Gold has been under pressure by environmentalists and politicians due to the Pascua Lama project, where a massive gold mine will be built in Chile’s Huasco Valley.

Links- The Latin Americanist, Mercopress, Miningwatch Canada

Image- ecorazzi