SumOfUs issues petition demanding OceanaGold “drop the lawsuit against El Salvador!"
"Oceana Gold: Help El Salvador protect its water supply -- drop the lawsuit to mine their resources!", September 2014
A major mining company is suing El Salvador for millions -- just for saying no to a dirty mine that would have destroyed its remaining water supply…With just one week remaining before the hearing begins, we need to get OceanaGold to back down now. Sign the petition asking Oceana Gold to drop the lawsuit and respect El Salvador’s decision…If OceanaGold gets its way, it could destroy the last remaining river with drinkable water in this Central American country…The hearing for the case is in less than a week away, so we have to act now to make sure OceanaGold drops this frivolous lawsuit…The government of El Salvador has already denied OceanaGold a mining license for its El Dorado mine, because it failed to comply with national regulations protecting human rights and the environment…[I]nstead of conceding to this democratic decision, OceanaGold is now relying on dangerous “Investor State Arbitration"…Now, it's time the company listened…