El Salvador bans metal mining in world first
Have they lost the plot? Has HN lost the plot in the comments supporting this.Why not just ban science?We need metals to live and prosper.If it was really that minimal as per 'NGO' advise then the pollution would be minimal.Why not just make companies pay fines if they polute? The government obviously doesn't kowtow  to them?Perhaps if their people weren't so poor you could excuse banning things like gold and diamond. But this (as the article tells it, I doubt it's close to the full story) is like going back to the middle ages.