{"id":39312,"date":"2021-09-09T08:54:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T13:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radiozapatista.org\/?p=39312"},"modified":"2021-09-09T08:56:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T13:56:14","slug":"campana-de-desinformacion-para-el-mayor-proyecto-europeo-de-litio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiozapatista.org\/?p=39312","title":{"rendered":"[:es]Campa\u00f1a de desinformaci\u00f3n para el mayor proyecto europeo de litio[:en]Portugal \/\/ Against the disinformation campaign about the lithium mine in Barroso[:]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[:es]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"post-title entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aplaneta.org\/2021\/09\/07\/savannah-impulsa-una-campana-de-desinformacion-ante-el-mayor-proyecto-europeo-de-litio\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Campa\u00f1a de desinformaci\u00f3n para el mayor proyecto europeo de\u00a0litio<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/img_20210903_233121-1024x766-1.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/guilhotina.info\/en\/2021\/09\/06\/disinformation-lithium-mine-barroso\/\">ENGLISH<\/a><\/strong>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/guilhotina.info\/2021\/09\/03\/factcheck-dn-dinheiro-vivo-barroso\">PORTUGU\u00c9S<\/a>) (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rebelion.org\/campana-de-desinformacion-para-el-mayor-proyecto-europeo-de-litio\/\">Rebeli\u00f3n<\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>Texto de Francisco Norega publicado en <a href=\"http:\/\/guilhotina.info\">http:\/\/guilhotina.info<\/a><br \/>\nAdaptaci\u00f3n y traducci\u00f3n al castellano por Carlos Soledad, Agatha Floriano y Lorena Salamanca<\/p>\n<p>El pasado s\u00e1bado 28 de agosto se public\u00f3 en el suplemento Dinheiro Vivo del Di\u00e1rio de Not\u00edcias -siendo portada en ambos- una entrevista de la periodista Joana Petiz al australiano David Archer, director ejecutivo de la minera brit\u00e1nica Savannah Resources, la empresa que quiere abrir una mina de litio a cielo abierto de 593 hect\u00e1reas en Covas do Barroso. Esta entrevista, disfrazada de periodismo, forma parte de la campa\u00f1a de desinformaci\u00f3n y publicidad gratuita impulsada por esta compa\u00f1\u00eda minera y varios medios de comunicaci\u00f3n nacionales.<\/p>\n<p>La cereza del pastel es la editorial firmada por la misma Petiz, que acompa\u00f1a a la entrevista. Una editorial en tono insultante, que ridiculiza a la poblaci\u00f3n de Barroso, la cual desde hace varios a\u00f1os se organiza y moviliza para defender su territorio.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Ante el silencio de los reconocidos proyectos de verificaci\u00f3n de datos, decidimos someter estas dos piezas a una rigurosa comprobaci\u00f3n de la informaci\u00f3n para determinar la veracidad de los hechos, as\u00ed sin m\u00e1s rodeos pasamos a nuestros argumentos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OpixGtCQXWo?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=es&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"736\" data-height=\"414\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p align=\"justify\"><b>Barroso \u2013 \u00bfUna \u00abregi\u00f3n moribunda\u00bb?<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">En su editorial, Petiz califica a Barroso como \u201cuna regi\u00f3n cada vez m\u00e1s desprovista de personas y de capacidad para subsistir o diversificar sus medios de sostenimiento\u201d: lo que ella califica como una \u201cregi\u00f3n moribunda\u201d es en realidad designada por la FAO como Patrimonio Agr\u00edcola Mundial desde 2018 \u201cen base a la forma tradicional de trabajar la tierra, de cuidar el ganado y por la ayuda mutua entre sus habitantes\u201d. Es la \u00fanica regi\u00f3n de Portugal con esta clasificaci\u00f3n y una de las 7 de Europa. Gran parte de esta regi\u00f3n tambi\u00e9n forma parte de la Reserva de Biosfera Transfronteriza Ger\u00eas-Xur\u00e9s, creada en 2009.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">En esta regi\u00f3n, la \u201ccapacidad de subsistir\u201d y los \u201cmedios de sostenimiento\u201d proceden en gran parte de la actividad agr\u00edcola y ganadera, especialmente de la raza Barros\u00e3. Se trata de una raza bovina que ya estuvo en peligro de extinci\u00f3n, precisamente durante los periodos de mayor actividad minera en la regi\u00f3n (mayoritariamente <span lang=\"pt-PT\">durante la extracci\u00f3n subterr\u00e1nea de <\/span>tungsteno hasta la d\u00e9cada de los 80), y su carne , seg\u00fan muchos, <span lang=\"pt-PT\">es <\/span>la mejor de Portugal.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">La mayor\u00eda de <span lang=\"pt-PT\">los pueblos<\/span> todav\u00eda tienen tierras comunales, los \u201cbaldios\u201d, <span lang=\"pt-PT\">los cuales se<\/span> siguen gestionando colectivamente. En muchas partes de Barroso tambi\u00e9n se conservan otras pr\u00e1cticas ancestrales de gesti\u00f3n colectiva del agua y otros recursos. En los pueblos que nos encontramos en la monta\u00f1a, tambi\u00e9n <span lang=\"pt-PT\">pudimos ser part\u00edcipes de<\/span> una din\u00e1mica <span lang=\"pt-PT\">de <\/span>vida asociativa y cultural.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Si bien es cierto que se trata de una regi\u00f3n con una poblaci\u00f3n <span lang=\"pt-PT\">longeva<\/span> y que ha ido perdiendo <span lang=\"pt-PT\">habitantes<\/span> en las \u00faltimas d\u00e9cadas, como de hecho <span lang=\"pt-PT\">sucede con <\/span>casi todo el interior del territorio portugu\u00e9s, esta <span lang=\"pt-PT\">puede ser calificada de varias formas pero menos de ser una <\/span> regi\u00f3n moribunda \u201cdesprovista de gente y de capacidad de subsistencia\u201d.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8047\" src=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/savanahjwp.jpg-large.jpg?w=736\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/savanahjwp.jpg-large.jpg?w=736 736w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/savanahjwp.jpg-large.jpg?w=1470 1470w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/savanahjwp.jpg-large.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/savanahjwp.jpg-large.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/savanahjwp.jpg-large.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/savanahjwp.jpg-large.jpg?w=1024 1024w\" alt=\"savanahJWP.jpg large\" data-attachment-id=\"8047\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aplaneta.org\/2021\/09\/07\/savannah-impulsa-una-campana-de-desinformacion-ante-el-mayor-proyecto-europeo-de-litio\/savanahjwp-jpg-large\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/savanahjwp.jpg-large.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1506,674\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"savanahJWP.jpg large\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/savanahjwp.jpg-large.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/savanahjwp.jpg-large.jpg?w=736\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><b>De los 800 puestos de trabajo a las minas inteligentes<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">En la entrevista, David Archer asegura que la mina generar\u00e1 \u201cunos 200 empleos directos y 600 indirectos\u201d, cifras ya conocidas desde el Estudio de Impacto Ambiental (EIA) presentado por la empresa y seguramente basadas en las serias previsiones de un reconocido especialista. Archer va m\u00e1s all\u00e1 y sugiere que \u201cen estos 200 <span lang=\"pt-PT\">puestos<\/span> directos estamos hablando de familias, por lo que el impacto <span lang=\"pt-PT\">en<\/span> las personas que se benefician puede ser tres veces mayor\u201d.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"pt-PT\">Cualquiera<\/span> que haya estado en Barroso y haya tratado de conocer a las poblaciones y su forma de vida, puede comprender f\u00e1cilmente lo que representa una enorme cantidad de minas a cielo abierto para una regi\u00f3n que prospera con la agricultura y el pastoreo.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Las explosiones, el polvo, el desv\u00edo de <span lang=\"pt-PT\">los <\/span>cursos de agua para uso de las explotaciones mineras y la contaminaci\u00f3n de otros r\u00edos son incompatibles con este estilo de vida. M\u00e1s a\u00fan cuando hablamos de minas que estar\u00e1n a tan solo 40 metros de las casas m\u00e1s cercanas, <span lang=\"pt-PT\">esse es <\/span>el caso de la mina de Borralha, <span lang=\"pt-PT\">o <\/span>a 200 metros, en el caso de la mina proyectada para Covas do Barroso.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">En estos estudios y previsiones, se contabilizan puestos de trabajo procedentes no se sabe bien de d\u00f3nde, pero no se cuentan las personas cuya subsistencia se ve amenazada por <span lang=\"pt-PT\">estos megaproyectos<\/span>. Si todos los proyectos mineros para la regi\u00f3n de Barroso siguieran adelante, \u00bfcu\u00e1ntos cientos de agricultores, pastores, ganaderos y apicultores, y por supuesto sus familias, tendr\u00edan que abandonar el modo de vida que siempre han conocido?<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Volviendo a los 200 puestos de trabajo\u2026 Si nos preguntamos cu\u00e1les son esos puestos de trabajo, y qui\u00e9nes se beneficiar\u00e1n de ellos, encontramos la respuesta en esta misma entrevista. David Archer dice que \u201cse tratan de empleos especializados como enfermeros, ge\u00f3logos, cient\u00edficos ambientales, contables, t\u00e9cnicos inform\u00e1ticos, o sea, carreras de valor y con salarios por encima del promedio de la regi\u00f3n\u201d. En otras palabras, ciertamente no esos cientos de familias que viven de la agricultura y la ganader\u00eda, sino gente del exterior.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Pero seguro que necesitar\u00e1n mucha mano de obra no especializada para proyectos de estas dimensiones, \u00bfno? Archer aclara: \u00abEstamos (\u2026) en colaboraci\u00f3n con numerosas empresas portuguesas (\u2026) para desarrollar una mina inteligente, que se controla de forma remota con una serie de sensores de monitoreo ambiental que provean informaci\u00f3n en tiempo real por aplicaci\u00f3n, etc.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Es decir, procesos automatizados, donde gran parte del trabajo es realizado o asistido por m\u00e1quinas. Estas promesas de trabajo se utilizan para intentar comprar a la <span lang=\"pt-PT\">poblaci\u00f3n<\/span> local, pero ni siquiera son para <span lang=\"pt-PT\">ellos<\/span>. <span lang=\"pt-PT\">B<\/span>asta mirar hacia la mina Lousas, en la vecina parroquia de Couto de Dornelas, de donde Felmica extrae cuarzo y feldespato desde 2008, <span lang=\"pt-PT\">p<\/span>ara ver en qu\u00e9 se convierten <span lang=\"pt-PT\">estas<\/span> promesas. Los puestos de trabajo <span lang=\"pt-PT\">terminan siendo\u2026 ni <\/span>una docena.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><b>La mina, el desarrollo de la regi\u00f3n y el trabajo con la comunidad<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">En la entrevista, David Archer afirma: \u201ceste proyecto (\u2026) traer\u00e1 demanda de viviendas, [tiene el potencial <span lang=\"pt-PT\">para<\/span>] catalizar la reubicaci\u00f3n de servicios p\u00fablicos \u2013 escuelas, servicios de salud, oficina<span lang=\"pt-PT\">s<\/span> de correos, etc. La mina ser\u00e1 parte de la soluci\u00f3n para revitalizar esta regi\u00f3n, invertir la <span lang=\"pt-PT\">deserci\u00f3n hacia las zonas urbanas,<\/span>traer <span lang=\"pt-PT\">un<\/span> mercado para los productos agr\u00edcolas, <span lang=\"pt-PT\">y<\/span> fomentar esas y otras actividades \u201d.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Pero, al fin, \u00bf<span lang=\"pt-PT\">Es realmente posible <\/span>revitalizar e invertir <span lang=\"pt-PT\">el desplazamiento poblacional<\/span> de una regi\u00f3n haci\u00e9ndole agujeros? \u00bfQui\u00e9n quiere vivir junto a enormes cr\u00e1teres, <span lang=\"pt-PT\">escuchando<\/span> explosiones diarias de 720 kilos \u2013 en el caso de Mina da Borralha -, <span lang=\"pt-PT\">o <\/span>ver desde la ventana de su casa escombreras de casi 200 metros de altura \u2013 como planean en Covas do Barroso?<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Despu\u00e9s de todo, \u00bfc\u00f3mo se crea un mercado para los productos agr\u00edcolas y se fomentan estas producciones y actividades en una zona llena de minas? \u00bfQui\u00e9n querr\u00e1 comer carne de vacas que viven en medio de polvo, suelo y agua <span lang=\"pt-PT\">contaminadas<\/span>? \u00bfQui\u00e9n lograr\u00e1 siquiera ser pastor o criar ganado en estas condiciones? \u00bf<span lang=\"pt-PT\">y el<\/span> apicultor? \u00bf<span lang=\"pt-PT\">y el<\/span> agricultor?<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Las preguntas de Petiz <span lang=\"pt-PT\">orientan<\/span> la entrevista de manera c\u00f3moda para el CEO, evitando cuestiones dif\u00edciles y cr\u00edticas. Incluso <span lang=\"pt-PT\">se<\/span> comparti\u00f3 informaci\u00f3n sobre los fant\u00e1sticos programas de Savannah con la comunidad: \u201cSavannah Lithium tambi\u00e9n ha establecido fondos de compensaci\u00f3n de 600.000 euros\/a\u00f1o para trabajar junto con la comunidad y en programas de buena vecindad. \u00bfC\u00f3mo se va a materializar <span lang=\"pt-PT\">esto<\/span>? \u201c<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">A lo que Archer responde: \u201cPodr\u00edan ser escuelas profesionales, acciones de promoci\u00f3n de negocios locales, formaci\u00f3n, podr\u00eda ser la compra de ambulancias\u201d. Porque a sus ojos, las y los Barros\u00f5es son un mont\u00f3n de campesinos que se dejan comprar por cualquier cosa. Pero no es as\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8043\" src=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/2l-image-mina-do-barroso-lithium-project.jpg?w=736\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/2l-image-mina-do-barroso-lithium-project.jpg?w=736 736w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/2l-image-mina-do-barroso-lithium-project.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/2l-image-mina-do-barroso-lithium-project.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/2l-image-mina-do-barroso-lithium-project.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/2l-image-mina-do-barroso-lithium-project.jpg 800w\" alt=\"2l-image-Mina-do-Barroso-Lithium-Project\" data-attachment-id=\"8043\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aplaneta.org\/2021\/09\/07\/savannah-impulsa-una-campana-de-desinformacion-ante-el-mayor-proyecto-europeo-de-litio\/2l-image-mina-do-barroso-lithium-project\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/2l-image-mina-do-barroso-lithium-project.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2l-image-Mina-do-Barroso-Lithium-Project\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/2l-image-mina-do-barroso-lithium-project.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/2l-image-mina-do-barroso-lithium-project.jpg?w=736\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><b>Sostenibilidad, responsabilidad y cambio clim\u00e1tico<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Cuestionado acerca de la decisi\u00f3n final de la APA sobre el Estudio de Impacto Ambiental de la Mina de Savannah, Archer dice que \u201chemos presentado una propuesta responsable para el desarrollo sostenible\u201d y que \u201cno esperamos la desaprobaci\u00f3n. Creemos que estamos haciendo un desarrollo responsable para avanzar en beneficio de todos los portugueses porque esto (\u2026) es un activo que beneficia a todo el pa\u00eds \u201d. Afirma que existen una serie de mecanismos que garantizan \u201cla mitigaci\u00f3n progresiva de los efectos durante el per\u00edodo de explotaci\u00f3n y al final de la vida de la mina\u201d e incluso sugiere que, cuando la mina sea desmantelada, \u201cel pozo se transformar\u00e1 en un lago para recreaci\u00f3n o eventualmente en instalaciones que permitan la explotaci\u00f3n de energ\u00edas renovables\u201d.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Tanto de <span lang=\"pt-PT\">un lado como del otro<\/span>, Savannah es presentada siempre como una empresa responsable y sostenible. Al leer esta entrevista, encontramos un maravilloso proyecto que beneficiar\u00e1 a \u00abtodo el pa\u00eds\u00bb y \u00abtodos los portugueses\u00bb. Todos menos los Barros\u00f5es.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Se realizaron 170 participaciones en el per\u00edodo de consulta p\u00fablica del EIA, por parte de asociaciones ambientalistas y movimientos locales y por la Municipalidad de Boticas, con opiniones de muchos otros expertos sobre c\u00f3mo el proyecto contamina el territorio y el agua y pone en riesgo a especies protegidas y a las poblaciones del regi\u00f3n. <span lang=\"pt-PT\">Sin embargo, <\/span>para Petiz esto parece ser s\u00f3lo un peque\u00f1o detalle, tanto <span lang=\"pt-PT\">as\u00ed que <\/span>solo lo menciona, de pasada, al final de la entrevista de 4 p\u00e1ginas.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Asociado a esto viene <span lang=\"pt-PT\">una<\/span> construcci\u00f3n de la imagen de una Savannah que <span lang=\"pt-PT\">pretende<\/span> actuar en favor del bien com\u00fan, defender nuestro planeta del cambio clim\u00e1tico, y no buscar ganancias a cualquier costo. El empresario australiano \u201ccon particular experiencia en la miner\u00eda de oro\u201d nos cuenta:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cEl desarrollo de la industria del litio nos ha aportado nuevas esperanzas de actuar verdaderamente a favor de la transformaci\u00f3n contra el cambio clim\u00e1tico. Y la movilidad el\u00e9ctrica permitir\u00e1 una incre\u00edble mejora de la vida en Europa, en nuestras ciudades, en la calidad del aire, con un impacto positivo en todos los \u00e1mbitos, reduciendo las emisiones de CO2. Y el litio es la materia prima que hace posible ese cambio. No se pueden fabricar estas bater\u00edas sin <span lang=\"pt-PT\">el <\/span>litio \u201c.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Podr\u00edamos deconstruir este discurso explicando en detalle que los coches de litio no son sostenibles porque las bater\u00edas tienen una vida \u00fatil<span lang=\"pt-PT\"> muy <\/span>corta (entre 4 y 10 a\u00f1os), que puede ser a\u00fan m\u00e1s corta si la bater\u00eda est\u00e1 expuesta a climas c\u00e1lidos; que hay varias dificultades y obst\u00e1culos para su reciclaje; que el precio de estos autos es muy alto, siendo solo accesible para una peque\u00f1a \u00e9lite; que la \u201ctransici\u00f3n energ\u00e9tica\u201d y la \u201cmovilidad el\u00e9ctrica\u201d siguen bas\u00e1ndose en la l\u00f3gica del coche individual, siendo nada m\u00e1s que una transformaci\u00f3n tecnol\u00f3gica que beneficia a los mismos de siempre, y no un cambio de paradigma, como ser\u00eda la creaci\u00f3n y el refuerzo de las redes de transporte colectivo y la recuperaci\u00f3n de tecnolog\u00edas como los tranv\u00edas, que existen desde hace m\u00e1s de un siglo y no necesitan bater\u00edas para funcionar.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Pero m\u00e1s importante que esto es verificar <span lang=\"pt-PT\">la<\/span> afirmaci\u00f3n de David Archer de que \u201cel litio es la materia prima que hace posible este cambio\u201d y que \u201cestas bater\u00edas no se pueden fabricar sin litio\u201d. \u00bfEs as\u00ed?<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">China recientemente fue noticia en varios peri\u00f3dicos nacionales e internacionales por estar buscando una \u201calternativa viable\u201d al litio debido <span lang=\"pt-PT\">tanto a<\/span> \u201cescasez <span lang=\"pt-PT\">como a<\/span> su precio y demanda crecientes\u201d. <span lang=\"pt-PT\">En efecto,<\/span> <span lang=\"pt-PT\">e<\/span>l desarrollo de bater\u00edas de sodio ya est\u00e1 en marcha.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Seg\u00fan la empresa china CATL, \u201clas bater\u00edas de iones de sodio proporcionan recargas de hasta el 80% de su capacidad en tan solo 15 minutos y prometen una alta densidad energ\u00e9tica y una buena estabilidad t\u00e9rmica en diversos escenarios. Este \u00faltimo aspecto es especialmente importante y una ventaja sobre el litio, que pierde rendimiento cuando hace demasiado calor o demasiado fr\u00edo \u00bb.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8045\" src=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/manifestacion-1-950x0-c-default.jpg?w=736\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/manifestacion-1-950x0-c-default.jpg?w=736 736w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/manifestacion-1-950x0-c-default.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/manifestacion-1-950x0-c-default.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/manifestacion-1-950x0-c-default.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/manifestacion-1-950x0-c-default.jpg 950w\" alt=\"Manifestacion-1-950x0-c-default\" data-attachment-id=\"8045\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aplaneta.org\/2021\/09\/07\/savannah-impulsa-una-campana-de-desinformacion-ante-el-mayor-proyecto-europeo-de-litio\/manifestacion-1-950x0-c-default\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/manifestacion-1-950x0-c-default.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"950,633\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Manifestacion-1-950\u00d70-c-default\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/manifestacion-1-950x0-c-default.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/manifestacion-1-950x0-c-default.jpg?w=736\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">El primer lote de bater\u00edas de sodio a gran escala est\u00e1 programado para 2023, adelant\u00e1ndose a la fecha prevista por Archer para que la mina Savannah est\u00e9 plenamente operativa, 2024.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Pero hay m\u00e1s alternativas. El episodio 30 del programa Biosfera de RTP2 trata de las bater\u00edas ecol\u00f3gicas, alternativas al litio. Hablan con investigadores de diversas universidades que explican los distintos tipos de bater\u00edas que ya <span lang=\"pt-PT\">se <\/span>han desarrollado: bater\u00edas de flujo, bater\u00edas de vanadio, bater\u00edas que combinan sal y sosa c\u00e1ustica, entre otras.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Se tratan de bater\u00edas no inflamables ni t\u00f3xicas, o que son m\u00e1s duraderas y utilizan materiales de f\u00e1cil reutilizaci\u00f3n y <span lang=\"pt-PT\">reciclaje<\/span>, o todo al mismo tiempo. M\u00e1s eficientes y menos perjudiciales para el medio ambiente que cualquier bater\u00eda de litio disponible en la actualidad.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Maria Helena Braga, investigadora y profesora de la Facultad de Ingenier\u00eda de la Universidad de Oporto, ha desarrollado una bater\u00eda que utiliza sal y <span lang=\"pt-PT\">soda<\/span> c\u00e1ustica para almacenar energ\u00eda y, al mismo tiempo, autocargarse. Esta bater\u00eda combina <span lang=\"pt-PT\">capacitancia<\/span> negativa y resistencia negativa en la misma celda, lo que le permite autocargarse sin perder energ\u00eda. La investigadora advierte, aun as\u00ed, que esta \u201cno es una m\u00e1quina perpetua de suministro de energ\u00eda\u201d. Sin embargo, Mar\u00eda Helena \u00abtodav\u00eda tiene en casa la primera bater\u00eda que produjo, y la utiliza como suministro continuo de electricidad desde el verano de 2015. Es decir, aunque no sea una fuente con un tiempo infinito, su autocarga ya ha durado 5 a\u00f1os\u00bb, explica la periodista.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Pero si disponemos las tecnolog\u00edas necesarias para producir tel\u00e9fonos m\u00f3viles, ordenadores y coches con bater\u00edas m\u00e1s sostenibles y duraderas, \u00bfpor qu\u00e9 estas no se introducen en el mercado? <span lang=\"pt-PT\">Maria<\/span> Helena Braga lo explica:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cLo que he aprendido en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os (\u2026) es que esto no depende de la ciencia, depende mucho m\u00e1s de la industria. La industria tiene que venir, tiene que pagar, tiene que tener el equipo, tiene que construir una f\u00e1brica\u2026 (\u2026) Lo que pasa es que las industrias han invertido mucho en el ion de litio. (\u2026) <span lang=\"pt-PT\">El<\/span> otro punto que pongo <span lang=\"pt-PT\">aqu\u00ed<\/span>: las empresas de bater\u00edas tienen que vender bater\u00edas, si duran mucho tiempo sin tener que ser reemplazadas, la industria pierde. Nosotros ganamos como consumidores, gana la naturaleza, pero la industria\u2026 \u00bb<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><b>UE: Para\u00edso de las normativas medioambientales<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Otro argumento con el que David Archer defiende su <span lang=\"pt-PT\">negocio<\/span> es que \u201cEs mejor producir seg\u00fan las leyes europeas del medio ambiente, mucho m\u00e1s duras y serias en Europa, y en un contexto pol\u00edtico de liderazgo por la sostenibilidad (\u2026) que ir, por ejemplo, a la Rep\u00fablica Democr\u00e1tica del Congo \u201c.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Joana Petiz, que entrevist\u00f3 a David Archer, refuerza la idea en su editorial: \u201cuna operaci\u00f3n minera limitada por estrictas reglamentaciones europeas siempre tendr\u00e1 todas las ventajas sobre un proyecto desarrollado en una regi\u00f3n del planeta donde el dinero habla m\u00e1s que cualquier precauci\u00f3n \u2013 ambiental, de desarrollo econ\u00f3mico e incluso <span lang=\"pt-PT\">de<\/span> derechos humanos \u201d.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8046 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/portugal-acampada-en-defensa-del-barroso-no-a-las-minas-si-a-la-vida-08-11-2021.jpg?w=455&amp;h=644\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/portugal-acampada-en-defensa-del-barroso-no-a-las-minas-si-a-la-vida-08-11-2021.jpg?w=455&amp;h=644 455w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/portugal-acampada-en-defensa-del-barroso-no-a-las-minas-si-a-la-vida-08-11-2021.jpg?w=106&amp;h=150 106w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/portugal-acampada-en-defensa-del-barroso-no-a-las-minas-si-a-la-vida-08-11-2021.jpg?w=212&amp;h=300 212w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/portugal-acampada-en-defensa-del-barroso-no-a-las-minas-si-a-la-vida-08-11-2021.jpg 724w\" alt=\"portugal-acampada-en-defensa-del-barroso-no-a-las-minas-si-a-la-vida-08-11-2021\" width=\"455\" height=\"644\" data-attachment-id=\"8046\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aplaneta.org\/2021\/09\/07\/savannah-impulsa-una-campana-de-desinformacion-ante-el-mayor-proyecto-europeo-de-litio\/portugal-acampada-en-defensa-del-barroso-no-a-las-minas-si-a-la-vida-08-11-2021\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/portugal-acampada-en-defensa-del-barroso-no-a-las-minas-si-a-la-vida-08-11-2021.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"724,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"portugal-acampada-en-defensa-del-barroso-no-a-las-minas-si-a-la-vida-08-11-2021\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/portugal-acampada-en-defensa-del-barroso-no-a-las-minas-si-a-la-vida-08-11-2021.jpg?w=212\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/portugal-acampada-en-defensa-del-barroso-no-a-las-minas-si-a-la-vida-08-11-2021.jpg?w=724\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Un tono de desprecio arrogante, paternalista y colonialista hacia otras regiones del planeta. Como si en Europa el dinero no hablara m\u00e1s fuerte que cualquier precauci\u00f3n medioambiental y que los derechos humanos. Como si en Europa no hubiera tambi\u00e9n cat\u00e1strofes medioambientales como consecuencia de la negligencia de empresas y gobiernos. Como si en 2010 no hubiera habido un desastre de lodos t\u00f3xicos en Hungr\u00eda. Como si en Almaraz, a orillas del r\u00edo Tajo, no hubiera una central nuclear cuyo cierre se pospone repetidamente a pesar de los frecuentes accidentes. Como si hace tres o cuatro a\u00f1os, en Portugal, no se hablara de la prospecci\u00f3n de gas de <span lang=\"pt-PT\">lutita<\/span> y de la extracci\u00f3n de petr\u00f3leo en las costas de Alentejo y Algarve. Como si una gran parte de Andaluc\u00eda, y ahora tambi\u00e9n del Alentejo, no estuviese entregada a producciones agr\u00edcolas intensivas que chupan el agua ya tan escasa en estas regiones, y emplea a personas migrantes en condiciones que no respetan los derechos humanos m\u00e1s b\u00e1sicos. Como si los ayuntamientos no cometieran delitos ambientales, violando las leyes y reglamentos ambientales para determinadas intervenciones, <span lang=\"pt-PT\">en contubernio con<\/span> la propia Agencia Portuguesa de Medio Ambiente (APA) que supuestamente debe hacer cumplir estas leyes \u2013 como sucedi\u00f3 con la destrucci\u00f3n y el terraplenamiento, hecho por el Ayuntamiento de Coimbra, de la franja ribere\u00f1a del r\u00edo Mondego entre Rebolim y Portela, destruyendo <span lang=\"pt-PT\">galer\u00edas<\/span> ribere\u00f1as que son ecosistemas protegidos. Como si la APA no aprobara proyectos que incluso los tribunales <span lang=\"pt-PT\">reprueban<\/span>, como es el caso del aeropuerto de Montijo, cuya Declaraci\u00f3n de Impacto Ambiental emitida por la APA fue arrasada por un juez del Tribunal Administrativo de Almada por \u201cignorar de forma evidente y manifiesta los impactos ambientales, tanto en la fase de construcci\u00f3n como en la de explotaci\u00f3n sobre zonas sensibles legalmente protegidas, de importancia nacional, comunitaria e internacional \u00bb. Como si aqu\u00ed tan cerca, en Touro, Galicia, en una mina de cobre que fue desactivada en los a\u00f1os 80, no continuasen a ocurrir drenajes \u00e1cidos que siguen contaminando el agua de la zona.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><b>Los movimientos antiminas<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Lo m\u00e1s ofensivo de todo son los insultos contra quienes luchan contra la destrucci\u00f3n de alrededor del 10% de nuestro territorio por <span lang=\"pt-PT\">causa de <\/span>la miner\u00eda de litio a cielo abierto, planeada por el gobierno en complot con la Comisi\u00f3n Europea y las empresas mineras, e otro tanto del territorio por la extracci\u00f3n de otros minerales.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Petiz nos llama \u201csupuestos ecologistas\u201d en \u201cguerras huecas y ego\u00edstas\u201d \u2013 \u201cMarchas contra <span lang=\"pt-PT\">turbinas<\/span> e\u00f3licas que matan pajaritos, protestas contra represas que estropean el ecosistema, levantamientos populares que arrasan con paneles solares que calientan el aire\u201d. \u201cEl pueblo se manifiesta a favor de las energ\u00edas limpias, pero se opone ferozmente a todos los medios que las hacen posibles\u201d.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">El pueblo no est\u00e1 en contra de las energ\u00edas limpias. El pueblo est\u00e1 en contra de destruir los territorios, las formas de vida de las poblaciones y las generaciones futuras, con el pretexto de una energ\u00eda supuestamente \u201climpia\u201d que no lo es. Sin consultar ni siquiera informar a la poblaci\u00f3n local. Todo para que, en este caso, una peque\u00f1a \u00e9lite urbana pueda desplazarse de un lugar a otro sin cargo de conciencia, sin preguntarse qu\u00e9 pasa con las regiones de donde proviene la materia prima, ni qu\u00e9 va a pasar con las bater\u00edas de litio al final de su vida \u00fatil.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">En la entrevista, Petiz pregunta en un momento dado: \u201cSiendo el litio esencial para la transici\u00f3n energ\u00e9tica defendida por estas organizaciones, \u00bfve usted esta oposici\u00f3n a la extracci\u00f3n del litio aqu\u00ed como una cuesti\u00f3n de \u201cno en mi patio trasero\u201d? Archer responde: \u201cNo me parece correcto que los consumidores quieran electricidad verde, pero no quieran involucrarse en la materia prima necesaria para alimentarla\u201d.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">David Archer desestima los movimientos y manifestaciones recientes diciendo que \u201cgran parte de lo que son estos movimientos y muchos manifestantes vienen de Francia y otros pa\u00edses, forman parte de un grupo antidesarrollo que protesta contra todo tipo de proyectos\u201d.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Si miramos el Campamento en Defensa de Barroso, en Covas, vemos que particip\u00f3 gente de todo Barroso y de todo el pa\u00eds -de ciudades y otros pueblos y localidades con movimientos antimineros- de varios partes de la Pen\u00ednsula Ib\u00e9rica, de Suiza, de M\u00e9xico y, s\u00ed, tambi\u00e9n de Francia. Estuvieron presentes porque muchos tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1n enfrentando megaproyectos en sus regiones y est\u00e1n interesados en conocer lo que sucede en otros lugares y apoyar las otras luchas. Porque saben que estos problemas no son s\u00f3lo problemas en su patio trasero, sino problemas comunes a toda la humanidad, en todas las partes del mundo.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8051\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8051\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8051\" src=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/5a7206ef48d7d.jpg?w=736\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/5a7206ef48d7d.jpg?w=736 736w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/5a7206ef48d7d.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/5a7206ef48d7d.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/5a7206ef48d7d.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/5a7206ef48d7d.jpg 960w\" alt=\"5a7206ef48d7d\" data-attachment-id=\"8051\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aplaneta.org\/2021\/09\/07\/savannah-impulsa-una-campana-de-desinformacion-ante-el-mayor-proyecto-europeo-de-litio\/5a7206ef48d7d\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/5a7206ef48d7d.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5a7206ef48d7d\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Movilizaci\u00f3n contra mina de litio en C\u00e1ceres&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/5a7206ef48d7d.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/aplanetainfo.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/5a7206ef48d7d.jpg?w=736\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Movilizaci\u00f3n contra mina de litio en C\u00e1ceres<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p align=\"justify\"><b>El sistema en p\u00e1nico ante las crecientes movilizaciones<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">En Barroso hay una creciente movilizaci\u00f3n y resistencia a los distintos proyectos mineros de la regi\u00f3n, especialmente fuerte este mes de agosto. Ambientalistas, periodistas y muchas otras personas han visto el pueblo y la regi\u00f3n con sus propios ojos, han conocido a su gente y su lucha, as\u00ed como otras luchas vecinas tambi\u00e9n presentes, y las han llevado a sus pueblos y ciudades, a sus propias luchas.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Antes, durante y despu\u00e9s del campamento, mientras los medios convencionales portugueses permanec\u00edan m\u00e1s o menos callados sobre esta iniciativa, se publicaron reportajes en el Estado espa\u00f1ol, M\u00e9xico [1 y 2], Turqu\u00eda, Alemania [1, 2, 3 y 4], Francia, Pa\u00eds Vasco, Mozambique e Indonesia. En el pasado, la televisi\u00f3n francesa ARTE e incluso Euronews ya hab\u00edan publicado reportajes en profundidad sobre el tema.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Estas dos piezas y las portadas de DN y Dinheiro Vivo <span lang=\"pt-PT\">no <\/span>son <span lang=\"pt-PT\">m\u00e1s que <\/span>una maniobra necesaria para que el sistema <span lang=\"pt-PT\">enfrente<\/span> la creciente movilizaci\u00f3n en Barroso. Una maniobra desprovista de \u00e9tica period\u00edstica para intentar controlar la narrativa del litio y de la miner\u00eda, ensalzando lo espectacular y verde que ser\u00e1, todo en nombre de la \u201ctransici\u00f3n energ\u00e9tica\u201d, la \u201cmovilidad verde\u201d y <span lang=\"pt-PT\">de <\/span>un mundo m\u00e1s sostenible, nunca en nombre del inter\u00e9s y beneficio de un pu\u00f1ado de particulares.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">La verdad es que les asusta la unidad y determinaci\u00f3n del pueblo Barros\u00e3o en la defensa de su territorio.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Tratan a Barroso como una regi\u00f3n moribunda que necesita ser salvada por los se\u00f1ores iluminados de las ciudades desarrolladas. Escondido detr\u00e1s de los hermosos discursos est\u00e1 el deseo de destruir un para\u00edso en la Tierra en nombre de la codicia de media docena de inversores y directores ejecutivos. Y, en alg\u00fan otro lugar subdesarrollado o moribundo que nadie conoce, nace tambi\u00e9n un cementerio de bater\u00edas \u201cverdes\u201d llenas de sustancias t\u00f3xicas y contaminantes, que nadie sabe c\u00f3mo reciclar.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">La mayor\u00eda de los argumentos que utilizamos aqu\u00ed se pueden encontrar f\u00e1cilmente en una b\u00fasqueda r\u00e1pida. Petiz dice que \u201cno es seria ni responsable la actitud de quienes se comportan as\u00ed\u201d [que contestan el litio]. Lo que no es serio es su labor como supuesta periodista. Petiz trata a los Barros\u00f5es como idiotas, pero es ella la que <span lang=\"pt-PT\">pasa por ignorante.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qBaxS2CEjAM?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=es&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"736\" data-height=\"414\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"jp-post-flair\" class=\"sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\"><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[:en]<\/p>\n<p class=\"autoria\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/guilhotina.info\/en\/tag\/francisco-norega-en\/\">Francisco Norega<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The british mining company Savannah and the disinformation campaign<\/strong> <strong>about Europe\u2019s biggest project of lithium mine<\/strong> <strong>in Covas do Barroso, in the north of Portugal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A few months ago<a href=\"https:\/\/guilhotina.info\/2021\/04\/20\/lol-poligrafo\/\"> we had the honor<\/a> of appearing on prime time in the portuguese television and seeing one of our articles dissected by the fact-checking of Pol\u00edgrafo\/SIC. It\u2019s a pity that these respectable organizations don\u2019t fact-check the mass media, which so often misrepresent reality and behave as organs of disinformation.<\/p>\n<p>On saturday september 28<sup>th<\/sup>, it was published in the supplement <em>Dinheiro Vivo<\/em> (<em>Living Money<\/em>) of national newspaper <em>Di\u00e1rio de Not\u00edcias<\/em> \u2013 covering both front pages \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dinheirovivo.pt\/empresas\/david-archer-portugal-pode-estar-na-linha-da-frente-da-producao-de-litio-para-a-europa-14068509.html\">an interview by the journalist Joana Petiz with David Archer<\/a>, CEO of the british Savannah Resources. This mining company wants to open an open-air lithium mine of 593 hectars in Covas do Barroso, in the north of Portugal. This interview, disguised as journalism, is part of a campaign of disinformation and free publicity driven by Savannah and several media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5992\" src=\"https:\/\/guilhotina.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_20210903_233121-1024x766.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guilhotina.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_20210903_233121-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/guilhotina.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_20210903_233121-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/guilhotina.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_20210903_233121-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/guilhotina.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_20210903_233121-1536x1149.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/guilhotina.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_20210903_233121-2048x1532.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" \/><figcaption>Cover of Di\u00e1rio de Not\u00edcias, one of the biggest portuguese daily newspapers. It reads: \u00abMina do Barroso puts \u201cPortugal in the front line of lithium production for Europe\u201d\u00bb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p>The cherry on top of the cake is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dinheirovivo.pt\/opiniao\/viva-o-eletrico-morte-ao-litio-14068496.htmlv\">the editorial<\/a>, signed by the same Petiz, which goes along with the interview. An editorial in an insulting and ridiculing tone towards the Barroso population that for several years has been organizing and mobilizing in defense of their territory.<\/p>\n<p>Facing the silence of the recognized fact-checking projects, we have decided to subject these two pieces to a rigorous fact-check ourselves, for which we will proceed without further ado.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Barroso \u2013 A \u00abmoribund region\u00bb?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In her editorial, Petiz classifies Barroso as \u00aba region increasingly deprived of people and of means of subsistence or diversification of sources of income.\u00bb What she classifies as a \u00abmoribund region\u00bb is actually classified by the FAO as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) since 2018 \u00abbased on the traditional way of working the land, treating livestock, and on the mutual aid of its inhabitants.\u00bb It is the only region in Portugal with this classification and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/giahs\/giahsaroundtheworld\/designated-sites\/europe-and-central-asia\/en\/\">one of the 7 in Europe<\/a>. Much of the region is also part of the <em>Ger\u00eas-Xur\u00e9s Transboundary<\/em> <em>Biosphere Reserve<\/em>, created in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>In this region, the \u201cmeans of subsistence\u201d and the \u201csources of income\u201d come greatly from agricultural activity and cattle raising, namely from the Barros\u00e3 breed. This is a cattle breed that has already been in danger of extinction, precisely during the periods of greatest mining activity in the region (mostly tungsten extracted in galleries until the 80s), and its meat is, according to many, the best in Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>Most part of the villages still have communal lands, the \u201cbaldios\u201d, which continue to be collectively managed. In many parts of Barroso, other ancestral practices of collective management of water and other resources are also preserved. In the villages that we come across in the mountains, one can also find a dynamic cultural and associative life.<\/p>\n<p>If it is true that it is a region with an aging population and that it has been losing population in the last decades, like almost the entire portuguese countryside, this is anything but a dying region \u00abdeprived of people and means of subsistence\u00bb.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>From the 800 jobs to the smart mines<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In the interview, David Archer claims that the mine will create \u00ababout 200 direct and 600 indirect jobs\u00bb, numbers already known from the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) presented by the company and certainly based on the serious predictions of a renowned expert. Archer goes even further, suggesting that \u00abin those 200 direct we are talking about families, so the impact of people who benefit may be three times greater\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Whoever has been to Barroso, and got to know the people and their way of life, easily understands what a huge number of open-pit mines represent for a region that lives from agriculture and animal husbandry.<\/p>\n<p>The explosions, the dust, the deviation of water courses for its use in mining and the contamination of the remaining rivers are incompatible with this lifestyle. Even more so when we talk about mines that will be just 40 meters away from the nearest houses, in the case of the Borralha mine, or 200 meters away, in the case of the mine planned for Covas do Barroso.<\/p>\n<p>In these studies and forecasts, they count jobs from who knows where, but they don\u2019t count the people whose subsistence is threatened by these projects. If all the mining projects for the Barroso region were to go ahead, how many hundreds of farmers, shepherds, cattle ranchers, and beekeepers, and their families of course, would have to abandon the way of life they have always known?<\/p>\n<p>Back to the 200 jobs\u2026 If we ask ourselves what jobs are those, and who will benefit from them, we will find the answer in that same interview. David Archer states that \u00abthey are specialized jobs like nurses, geologists, environmental scientists, accountants, IT technicians, that means, careers of value and with salaries above the average of the region\u00bb. In other words, certainly not for those hundreds of families that live off agriculture and livestock, but for people coming from outside.<\/p>\n<p>But they will certainly need a lot of non-specialized workforce for projects this big, won\u2019t they? Archer clarifies: \u00abWe are (\u2026) in collaborations with lots of Portuguese companies (\u2026) to develop a smart mine, which is remotely controlled with a series of environmental monitoring sensors, which provide real-time information by app, etc.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>That is, automated processes, where much of the work is done or assisted by machines. These job promises are used to try to buy off local populations, but they are not even for them. To see what the promises turn into, just look at the Lousas mine in the neighbouring parish of Couto de Dornelas, where Felmica has been extracting quartz and feldspar since 2008. The jobs do not reach\u2026 a dozen.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The mine, the development of the region, and the work with the community<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In the interview, David Archer affirms: \u00abthis project (\u2026) will bring demand for housing, [has the potential to] catalyze relocation of public services \u2013 schools, health services, post offices, etc. The mine will be part of the solution to revitalize this region and reverse desertification and it will bring market for agricultural products, and encourage those productions and other activities as well.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>But, after all, how do you revitalize and reverse the desertification of a region by digging holes in it? Who will want to live next to huge craters, next to daily explosions of 720 kilos \u2013 in the case of Borralha Mine -, to see from the window of their house heaps almost 200 meters high \u2013 as they plan to do in Covas do Barroso?<\/p>\n<p>After all, how do you create a market for agricultural products and encourage these productions and activities in an area full of mines? Who will want to eat meat from cows that live in the middle of dust, contaminated soils and water? Who will even be able to be a shepherd or raise cattle under these conditions? Or a beekeeper? Or a farmer?<\/p>\n<p>Petiz\u2019s questions drive the interview comfortably for the CEO, avoiding difficult and critical questions. She even shares the information herself about Savannah\u2019s fantastic programs with the community: \u00abSavannah Lithium has also set up 600 thousand euros\/year compensation funds to work together with the community and in good neighbor programs. How will that materialize?\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>To which Archer replies: \u00abIt could be professional schools, actions to promote local businesses, training, it could be the purchase of ambulances\u00bb. Because, in their view, the Barros\u00f5es are a bunch of peasants who will let themselves be bought for anything. Except that they don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sustainability, responsibility and climate change<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Asked about the APA\u2019s final decision on the Savannah Mine Environmental Impact Study, Archer says that \u00abwe have delivered a responsible proposal for sustainable development\u00bb and that \u00abwe don\u2019t expect a disapproval. We believe that we are doing responsible development to move forward in a way that benefits all Portuguese people because this (\u2026) is an asset that benefits the whole country.\u00bb He states that there are a series of mechanisms that ensure \u00abthe progressive mitigation of the effects during the time of exploration and at the end of the mine\u2019s life\u00bb and even suggests that, when the mine is deactivated, \u00abthe hole will be transformed into a lake for recreation or eventually into facilities that allow exploration of renewable energy.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>In both articles, Savannah is always presented as a responsible and sustainable company. Reading this interview, we find a wonderful project that will benefit \u00abthe whole country\u00bb and \u00aball the Portuguese people\u00bb. Everyone, except the Barros\u00f5es.<\/p>\n<p>There have been 170 participations in the EIA public consultation period, by environmental associations, local associations and movements and the Boticas City Council, with opinions from many other specialists on how the project contaminates the land and water and puts protected species and the region\u2019s populations at risk. But for Petiz this seems to be just a minor detail, so much so that she only mentions it, briefly, at the end of the 4-page interview.<\/p>\n<p>Associated with this comes the building of the idea of a Savannah that wants to act for the common good, defend our planet from climate change, and not seeking profit at any cost. We are told by the Australian businessman \u201cwith particular experience in gold mining\u201d:<\/p>\n<p>\u00abThe development of the lithium industry has brought us a new hope to truly act for change against climate change. And electric mobility will allow an incredible improvement of life in Europe, in our cities, in air quality, with positive impact in all areas, reducing CO2 emissions. And lithium is the raw material that makes that change possible. You can\u2019t make these batteries without lithium.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>We could dismantle this speech by explaining in detail that lithium cars are not sustainable because the batteries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/research\/a31875141\/electric-car-battery-life\/\">have a short life span<\/a> (somewhere between 4 and 10 years), which can be even shorter if the battery is exposed to hot climates; that there are several difficulties and obstacles to their recycling; that the price of these cars is very high, being accessible only to a reduced elite; that the \u201cenergy transition\u201d and \u201celectric mobility\u201d are still based on the logic of the individual car, being nothing more than a technological transformation that benefits the same people as always and not a paradigm shift, as would be the creation and strengthening of collective transport networks and the recovery of technologies such as streetcars, which have existed for over a century and do not need batteries to work.<\/p>\n<p>But more important than this is to check this statement by David Archer that \u00ablithium is the raw material that makes this change possible\u00bb and that \u00abyou can\u2019t make these batteries without lithium\u00bb. Is that so?<\/p>\n<p>China recently made headlines in several national and international newspapers for looking for a \u00abviable alternative\u00bb to lithium due to its \u00abshortage and its increasing price and demand\u00bb. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elmundo.es\/tecnologia\/2021\/08\/10\/61110101fdddffb6848b45f5.html\">The development of sodium batteries is already in progress.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the Chinese company CATL, \u00abSodium-ion batteries contemplate recharging up to 80% of their capacity in just 15 minutes and promise high energy density and good thermal stability in a variety of scenarios. This last aspect is especially important and an advantage over lithium, which loses performance when it is too hot or too cold\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>The first batch of sodium batteries produced on a large scale is planned for as early as 2023, before Archer\u2019s target date for the Savannah Mine to be in full operation, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>But there are more alternatives. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtp.pt\/play\/p6689\/e498374\/biosfera\">Episode 30 of RTP2\u2019s Biosfera program<\/a> focuses on eco-friendly batteries, alternatives to lithium. They talk to researchers from various universities who explain several types of batteries that they have already developed \u2013 flux batteries, vanadium batteries, batteries that combine salt and caustic soda, among others.<\/p>\n<p>These are batteries that are non-flammable and non-toxic, or more durable and use materials that are easy to reuse and recycle, or all at the same time. More efficient and less harmful to the environment than any lithium battery available today.<\/p>\n<p>Maria Helena Braga, researcher and professor at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, developed a battery that uses salt and caustic soda to store energy and, at the same time, to self-charge. This battery combines negative capacitance and negative resistance in the same cell, which allows it to self-charge without losing energy. The researcher warns, still, that this \u00abis not a perpetual energy supply machine\u00bb. However, Maria Helena \u00abstill has at home the first battery she produced, and has been using it as a continuous supply of electricity since the summer of 2015. Which means, although it is not a source with an infinite time, its self-charging has already lasted for 5 years\u00bb, explains the journalist.<\/p>\n<p>But, if we have the necessary technologies to produce cell phones, computers and cars with more sustainable and durable batteries, why aren\u2019t they introduced in the market? Maria Helena Braga explains:<\/p>\n<p>\u00abWhat I have learned from these last years (\u2026) is that this does not depend of science, it depends much more of industry. The industry has to come, has to pay, has to have the equipment, has to make a factory\u2026 (\u2026) What happens is that the industries have invested a lot in lithium ion. (\u2026) The other question I raise: battery companies have to sell batteries, if they last a long time without having to be replaced, the industry loses. We win as consumers, nature wins, but the industry\u2026\u00bb<\/p>\n<h2><strong>EU \u2013 Environmental Regulations Paradise<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Another argument with which David Archer defends his mine is that \u00abIt is better to produce according to European environmental laws, which are much tougher and more serious in Europe, and in a political context of leadership for sustainability (\u2026) than to go, for example, to the Democratic Republic of Congo.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Joana Petiz, who did the interview with David Archer, reiterates the idea in her editorial: \u00aba mining operation limited by the tight european regulations will always have every advantage over a project developed in a region of the globe where money speaks louder than any precautions \u2013 environmental, economic development and even human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An arrogant, paternalistic, colonialist tone of despise toward the other regions of the planet. As if in Europe money did not speak louder than any environmental precaution and human rights. As if environmental disasters didn\u2019t happen also in Europe as a result of corporate and government negligence. As if in 2010 there wasn\u2019t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2010\/oct\/05\/hungary-toxic-sludge-spill\"> a toxic mud disaster in Hungary<\/a>. As if in Almaraz, on the banks of Tagus river, there wasn\u2019t a nuclear facility which closure is repeatedly postponed despite <a href=\"https:\/\/observador.pt\/2020\/06\/28\/central-nuclear-de-almaraz-sofre-2o-incidente-em-cinco-dias-sem-consequencias-para-o-ambiente\/\">frequent accidents<\/a>. As if in Portugal, until three or four years ago, they weren\u2019t talking about fracking and petroleum extraction off the coast of Alentejo and Algarve. As if a large part of Andalusia, and now also Alentejo, were not given over to intensive agricultural production that drains the already scarce water and employs migrant people in conditions that do not respect the most basic human rights. As if the municipalities did not commit environmental offenses, violating the environmental laws and regulations for certain interventions, with the connivance of the Portuguese Environmental Agency (APA), which is supposed to ensure compliance with these laws \u2013 as happened with the destruction and leveling of the Mondego riverside strip between Rebolim and Portela, by Coimbra\u2019s city council, destroying the riparian galleries which are protected ecosystems. As if the APA would not approve projects that even the courts would reject, as is the case of Montijo airport, whose Environmental Impact Statement emitted by the APA was<a href=\"https:\/\/expresso.pt\/sociedade\/2021-09-01-Tribunal-arrasa-projeto-do-aeroporto-do-Montijo.-Nao-o-trava-para-ja-porque-a-sua-construcao-ainda-nao-esta-iminente-de2b883b\"> rejected by a judge at the Almada Administrative Court<\/a> for \u00abevidently and manifestly neglecting the environmental impacts, both in the construction phase and in the operation phase, on legally protected sensitive areas of national, communitarian, and international importance\u00bb. As if so close here, in Touro, Galicia, in a copper mine that was deactivated in the 80\u2019s, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tercerainformacion.es\/articulo\/galicia\/10\/08\/2021\/vecinos-de-touro-acusan-a-cobre-san-rafael-de-fomentar-la-division-social-tras-la-denegacion-del-proyecto-minero-por-su-falta-de-sostenibilidad-ambiental\/\">acid drains were not continuously contaminating the waters of the area<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The anti-mining movements<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The most offensive of all are the insults against those who are fighting against the destruction of about 10% of our territory by open-pit lithium mining, planned by the government in connivance with the European Commission and the mining companies, and just as much by the extraction of other minerals.<\/p>\n<p>Petiz calls us \u201cwannabe environmentalists\u201d in \u201chollow and selfish wars\u201d \u2013 \u00abMarches against the wind shovels that kill little birds, protests against dams that spoil the ecosystem, popular uprisings that raze solar panels that heat the air.\u00bb \u00abThe people protest for clean energies but are fierce opponents of all the means that enable them.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>The people are not against clean energy. The people are against that, on the pretext of a supposedly \u201cclean\u201d energy that is not clean, the territories and the ways of life of people and future generations are destroyed. Without consulting or even informing the local population. All so that, in this case, a small urban elite can move from one place to another without a guilty conscience, without wondering what happens to the regions where the raw material comes from or what happens to the lithium batteries at the end of their useful lifespan.<\/p>\n<p>In the interview, Petiz asks at one point: \u00abSince lithium is essential to the energy transition \u2013 which these organizations defend \u2013 do you see this opposition to lithium exploitation here as a \u201cnot in my backyard\u201d issue?\u00bb Archer replies: \u00abIt doesn\u2019t seem right to me that consumers want green electricity but don\u2019t want to be involved in the raw materials needed to power it.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>David Archer overlooks the recent movements and manifestations stating that \u00aba lot of what these movements are and a lot of the protesters come from France and other countries, they are part of an anti-development group that protests against all kinds of projects.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>If we look at the Camp in Defense of Barroso, in Covas, we see that it had the participation of people coming from all over Barroso and from all over the country \u2013 from cities and other villages and towns with anti-mining movements -, from various parts of the Iberian Peninsula, from Switzerland, from Mexico and, yes, also from France. They were present because many also face megaprojects in their regions and are interested in knowing what is happening in other places and supporting the other struggles. Because they know that these problems are not just problems of their backyard, but common problems for all humanity, in all parts of the world.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The system panics facing the growing mobilizations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In Barroso there is a growing mobilization and resistance against the several mining projects in the region, <a href=\"https:\/\/guilhotina.info\/2021\/08\/07\/verao-quente-barroso\/\">especially strong this month of August<\/a>. Environmentalists, journalists, and many other people have seen with their own eyes the village and the region, have gotten to know its people and their struggle, as well as other neighbouring struggles also present, and are now carrying them back to their villages and cities, to their own movements.<\/p>\n<p>Before, during and after the camp, while the portuguese conventional media remained more or less silent about this initiative, reportages were published in <a href=\"https:\/\/rebelion.org\/barroso-plantando-cara-al-mayor-proyecto-minero-de-litio-en-europa\/\">Spain<\/a>, Mexico [<a href=\"https:\/\/cuartoscuro.com\/fotos\/categoria\/26\/serie\/215592\">1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cuartoscuro.com\/fotos\/categoria\/26\/serie\/215662\">2<\/a>], <a href=\"https:\/\/sendika.org\/2021\/08\/portekizde-gerceklesen-madencilik-karsiti-kampa-dair-dusunceler-nao-a-mina-sim-a-vida-629937\/\">Turkey<\/a>, Germany [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/de\/portugal-lithium-krieg-hinter-den-bergen\/a-59040654\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basicthinking.de\/blog\/2021\/08\/13\/lithium-abbau-in-europa\/\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/efahrer.chip.de\/news\/europa-protestiert-gegen-abbau-von-akkurohstoffen-so-gefaehrlich-ist-es-wirklich_105586\">3<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelsblatt.com\/politik\/international\/rohstoffe-das-grosse-spiel-um-die-vorraete-europa-will-fuer-e-autobatterien-lithium-foerdern-doch-die-buerger-wehren-sich\/27445716.html?ticket=ST-3381706-tkZMQwDIfSftweBZypBD-ap2\">4<\/a>], <a href=\"https:\/\/vivreleportugal.com\/actualite\/les-villages-du-nord-se-manifestent-en-force-contre-les-projets-miniers-a-ciel-ouvert\/\">France<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/aplaneta.org\/2021\/08\/08\/barroso-plantando-cara-al-mayor-proyecto-minero-de-litio-en-europa\/\">Basque Country<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/jornaltxopela.com\/2021\/08\/populacoes-de-montalegre-e-boticas-batem-o-pe-contra-as-minas\/\">Mozambique <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/idgadget.place\/2021\/08\/penambangan-lithium-di-eropa.html\">Indonesia<\/a>. <em>In-depth<\/em> reports had already been published in the past by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yq7kSGchEAA\">French television ARTE<\/a> and even by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2021\/04\/23\/portuguese-village-suffers-the-high-cost-of-low-carbon-energy\">Euronews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These two articles and the covers of DN and Dinheiro Vivo are a necessary move for the system to cope with the growing mobilization in Barroso. A move deprived of journalistic ethics to try to control the lithium and mining narrative, exalting how spectacular and green it will be, all in the name of the \u201cenergetic transition\u201d, of the \u201cgreen mobility\u201d and of a more sustainable world, never in the name of the interest and profit of a handful of private individuals.<\/p>\n<p>The truth is that they are frightened by the unity and determination of the Barros\u00e3o people in the defense of their territory.<\/p>\n<p>They treat Barroso as a dying region that needs to be saved by the enlightened lords of developed cities. Behind the pretty speeches hides the will to destroy a paradise on earth in the name of the greed of a handful of investors and CEOs. And in some other underdeveloped or dying place that nobody knows about, a graveyard of \u201cgreen\u201d batteries full of toxic and contaminating substances, which no one knows how to recycle, is also born.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the arguments we use used here can be easily found in a quick search. Petiz says that \u00abthe attitude of those who behave this way\u00bb [who contest lithium] \u00abis neither serious nor responsible\u00bb. What is not serious is her work as a so-called journalist. Petiz treats the people of Barroso as fools, but she is the one playing the fool.[:]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[:es] Campa\u00f1a de desinformaci\u00f3n para el mayor proyecto europeo de\u00a0litio (ENGLISH) (PORTUGU\u00c9S) (Rebeli\u00f3n) Texto de Francisco Norega publicado en http:\/\/guilhotina.info Adaptaci\u00f3n y traducci\u00f3n al castellano por Carlos Soledad, Agatha Floriano y Lorena Salamanca El pasado s\u00e1bado 28 de agosto se public\u00f3 en el suplemento Dinheiro Vivo del Di\u00e1rio de Not\u00edcias -siendo portada en ambos- una [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[826,953],"tags":[920,567,137],"class_list":["post-39312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medios-libres-2","category-mundo","tag-europa","tag-megaproyectos","tag-mineria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiozapatista.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiozapatista.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiozapatista.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiozapatista.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiozapatista.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39312"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radiozapatista.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39314,"href":"https:\/\/radiozapatista.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39312\/revisions\/39314"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiozapatista.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/39313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiozapatista.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiozapatista.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiozapatista.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}