balance?

Canadian mining stock appears to be on the rebound. That is a good thing for the economy, for the mining industry, for Canada, and for all the consumers of products derived from mined material.

Mining in El Salvador has destroyed already unstable crop land and has contaminated the drinking water in many communities. Salvadoran campesinos are often unable to fight against mining industry leaders or, worse yet, believe the promise of work and economic gain will be long-lasting and the environmental damage will be short-lived.

The mining industry has endeavored to sue the Salvadoran government and people over the right to mine. Canada has even engaged in a suit, though in one aspect of the overall legal picture Canada does not technically have a right to enter into that legal fray because of how the Canadian government is not part of a U.S.-based group. To gain an advantage, Canadian-based mining companies have opened U.S.-based sites, thereby circumventing the legal process.

The mining industry has continued to find ways to support their interests, those interests being in the ore and materials available in El Salvador. Salvadoran people have been left with limited means to support their interests.

We continue to make progress. Better stated, we are progressing whether we want to or not. We are progressing toward the result of what we are doing. This progress will not stop, regardless of the outcome.

i get it

i've come to understand the proper etiquette of text messaging...i need to always send one less message than usual