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Uruguay extends UPM pulp mill production license for another three years
The Uruguayan government announced it has renewed until 2016 Botnia/UPM pulp mill license so it can continue with production since it complies with the necessary environmental requisites and is committed to the additional standards demanded, said Housing and Environment minister Francisco Beltrame. Read full article
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Nov 04th, 2013 - 05:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0That's how much under the foot we are, you knights of division...
Uruguay should be careful!
Nov 04th, 2013 - 07:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina is Uruguay's closest ally and it should be more deferential.
Latam solidarity HaHaHaHa
Nov 04th, 2013 - 09:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0@1 Well, it does seem as though Pepe has borrowed his wife's balls. I'm always a little surprised that such an impoverished “president” has such a massive gut. Perhaps that's where the problem was. Not being able to see where they are normally located, he didn't realise that they'd dropped off! However, back to the first sentence. The operative word is “seem”. Let's wait to see what happens when CFK gets off her death be.....sorry, sick bed and summons him to the palace! Will he retain his new-found independence after she hands him “his” balls on a plate?
Nov 04th, 2013 - 10:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0@ 1 Stevie
Nov 04th, 2013 - 12:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But no help from you, just the opposite!
YOU wanted to stop production at the mill (another “bad” idea as far as you are concerned).
YOU think the argies have a RIGHT to stick their oar (or whore) into the business of Uruguay and as for “brotherly love”, ha, ha, ha.
There has been an adequate EIA - performed to the 1991 Espoo Convention on Transboundary EIA standards by Botnia.
Nov 04th, 2013 - 01:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0[http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/eia/documents/mop5/Seminar_Boyle.pdf]
Also two other EIAs by consultants acting for the IFC, which funded the construction work.
The Botnia EIA, in its final form as approved by DINAMA, inter alia covered the possible transboundary impact of the Botnia plant, the
river’s flow characteristics (including reverse flow), air pollution, water quality, biodiversity, eutrophication and the occurrence of algae blooms, and alternative sites.
On this basis Uruguay argued that its environment agency Dinama had been duly diligent in considering all the relevant matters before the decision to authorise the plant was taken.
The Court noted that neither the Espoo Convention nor the UNEP EIA guidelines required assessment of alternative sites, but it went on to find that Uruguay had in fact assessed other sites - a point of Argentinian contention that this should have been done.
I enjoy getting to the bottom of disputes - especially where environmental matters are of concern.
My assessment is that I find very little wrong with Uruguay's position, and much wrong with that of Argentina.
Chris
Nov 04th, 2013 - 01:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If I wish for the production of UPM to be stopped it's because different reasons altogether than the contamination of the river.
I'm just not fond of the eucalyptus, has nothing at all to do with the Argentine stance.
Apparently while the protest was going on, Governer Urribarri was elsewhere urging tourists to visit Gualeguaychu and stressing particularly the pristine and beautiful beach !!!
Nov 04th, 2013 - 01:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 08 redp0ll
Nov 04th, 2013 - 04:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Would that be with or without the dead animals floating down the river?
Francisco Beltrame - the guy who has an elder sister named Jose Mujica, nick named Pepe.
Nov 04th, 2013 - 05:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0ChrisR, I am more of an Uruguayo than Stevie el Extranjero; after all I have visited Uruguay three times while he has only read about it in his home in Argentina.
“The results of the joint monitoring will say the obvious: UPM does not contaminate, as was established in the ruling from The Hague International Court of Justice”, said Almagro during a long presentation on relations with Argentina before the Parliament Standing Committee where he was summoned to explain the latest trade restrictions imposed by the government of President Cristina Fernandez.
@1 I already said this on the other threads, but in the way it has being already burried by coments I will let you know Argentina alredy said NO to the idea of having another paper mill plant on the Uruguayan side of the River. Your delegates where seing in low diplomatic channels what the Rosada's reaction would be (ASKING PERMISSION)..... And there is nothing your Gov't can do about it.
Nov 05th, 2013 - 02:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0Your gov't said no to UPM too, still it stands.
Nov 05th, 2013 - 06:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0Your gov't said no to the extension, still it happened.
Your gov't can say a lot of Things about Uruguay, still it matters not.
And still Frente Amplio will win next elections.
And FpV is still the largest minority in Argentina.
Andá a llorar al cuartito...
God you are basic Stevie.... Very Basic
Nov 05th, 2013 - 01:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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