Protesting Falconbridge smoke

[NewsWhore]

Community activist Father Rogelio Cruz has now taken on the cause of Bonao province residents who are protesting against mining company Falconbridge's failure to install adequate filters. The Catholic priest and other citizens from Bonao, under the Pre-Committee for the Defense of the Environment, expressed their concern about the fact that the Falconbridge chimneys are constantly polluting the air. "Falcondo is constantly spewing smoke and they tell us that it is not contaminating nor damaging to the environment. The extraction of nickel by Falcondo is a stab in the heart of La Vega and the Cibao, " said Father Rogelio. The priest said that Falconbridge, instead of the small donations and small projects that do not solve anything in comparison to the damages the mining company is causing, should present a development plan made with the participation of the communities. "Falconbridge cannot be above the law, but needs to adhere to it, said the priest, as reported in Hoy.

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