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  • California sacred lands law triggers $50 million NAFTA claim

    02/22/2005 6:43:13 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 20 replies · 713+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 2/22/05 | Don Thompson - AP
    SACRAMENTO (AP) - When California adopted a law to protect sacred Indian lands and the nation's toughest restrictions on open-pit metal mining in 2003, the twin actions spelled the end for a gold mine in the Southern California desert. Now the mine owner is seeking $50 million in compensation under the North American Free Trade Agreement. It's one of 42 such claims by corporations and investors so far, according to Ralph Nader's watchdog group Public Citizen. Public Citizen, the Sierra Club, the environmental law firm EarthJustice and two California state lawmakers said Tuesday the NAFTA provision lets foreign corporations undermine...