Below is an interesting press release from the Mountain Empire Action Alliance completely discrediting the economic analysis for the proposed Rosemont Mine.
A copy of the MEAA report can be downloaded at here.
Purported Benefits of Rosemont Project “Systematically Exaggerated”
Potential of Proposed Mine to Cause Local Job Loss Also Ignored
SONOITA, Ariz. — Today, a highly critical report of the U.S. Forest Service’s evaluation of the economic impacts of the proposed Rosemont copper mine was released by the Sonoita-based Mountain Empire Action Alliance (MEAA). This report, written by nationally recognized economist, Dr. Thomas Power, found that the economic analysis used to justify the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine in the Santa Rita Mountains “systematically exaggerates the economic benefits while just as systematically dismissing or ignoring the economic costs of the Rosemont Mine.”
“If Rosemont’s economic exaggerations are eliminated and the instability in copper mining production and employment are taken into account, the positive economic impacts associated with the proposed mine would be only a quarter to a third of what the DEIS projects”, Power said. “Additionally, when the impacts to other sources of local economic vitality are considered such as tourism and the attractiveness of the Greater Tucson area to new residents and businesses, it is my view that the relatively modest positive economic impacts of this mine will be completely offset by equally modest negative impacts and as a result, it is highly likely that the Rosemont Mine would damage the overall economic vitality and well-being of the Greater Tucson area.” Continue reading →
Keep those cards and letters coming – Forest Service extends comment period on the Rosemont DEIS
As we read in the morning paper and elsewhere, the Forest Service has extended the public comment on the Rosemont draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) until January 31. If you have not yet commented, now is the opportunity to do so. If you have commented and have an additional thought or concern you can also comment again.
Here is how to comment: