Recently the President of the CONICET, Dr. Marta Rovira signed a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development and the Ministry of Science and Technology for the Inventory of Glaciers
The news published on the website CONICET says:
" Conicet an inventory of glaciers
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner signed on Monday 28 February at the Olivos residence regulations of the Law Glacier. He then signed an agreement that will perform the inventory CONICET Glacier necessary for adequate protection, control and monitoring. For this task the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development will provide $ 3.4 million during the first five years of implementation of the agreement. This agreement complements a framework agreement, also signed on the spot, between the Ministry of Environment and CONICET, reciprocal exchange for the tasks of research, development, promotion, education and promoting the proper use of the environment. "
The Implementation Unit responsible for conducting the inventory over 5 years is the IANIGLIA
The Argentine Institute of Snow Research, Glaciology and Sciences Environmental (IANIGLA) is a CONICET Implementation Unit, which also involved the National University of Cuyo and the governments of Mendoza and San Juan.
is well known that the Governor of San Juan, José Luis Gioja mining is the most pro of all the country's governors, and most opposed and opposes the recently passed law to protect the glaciers. On the other hand, Dr. Rovira has made great favors from the Governor Gioja, such as its dinosaur exhibit at Centennial Park which was a disaster in terms of lower revenue during the second half of 2010.
San Juan is a province where much of the territory is occupied by a mountainous relief, which positively encourages mining, making it one of the most important of Argentina. Is rich in metalliferous ores and rocks not apply. Economically mining occupies 58.4% of cash income in San Juan
According to the Ministry of Mines of Saint John the different companies in 2009 removed: Gold
of $ 2.892.294.51, worth
Plata Mercury
81,200,122 and 13,718,055 worth,
2,987,212,693 in total, and non-metallic
worth $ 207,525,357, calcareous
758,323,281 worth or a subtotal of $ 995,772,075.
TOTAL: $ 3,953,061,332.49, in other words a thousand billion,
is well known that much of the mining industry needs the glacier water to wash the crushed rock and extract the precious metals using cyanide. In sectors
opponents Pascua-Lama project focused criticism on the lack of transparency in mining projects in the province of San Juan, pollution of drinking water sources and allegations of corruption against officials San Juan. Furthermore
Dr. Rovira has made great favors from the Governor Gioja, for example cedióndole land use for the dinosaur exhibit at Centennial Park, which was a disaster in terms of lower revenue obtained during the second half of 2010.
Argentine Deputy Miguel Bonas denounced the president of the nation to have signed two decrees tax to benefit Barrick Gold and Pascualma referring to the project said: "They will leave a water dam full of cyanide, is an environmental disaster." Bonasso
introduced a draft law on protection against mining glaciers and periglacial zone which was approved by parliament and then was vetoed by the President. Several projects by Canadian companies Barrick Gold and Yamans through areas of glaciers in the Andes, which could have been protected by law as the first was vetoed by the President and in a second pass.
With the recent signing of the agreement, the Office of the President, the Minister of Science, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, CONICET and IANIGLIA going to study the glaciers for the fabulous sum of $ 3.4 million pesos, or about $ 839,000 in five years. In this period the mining industry that uses water from the glaciers of the country will have taken about 5000 million dollars. And left behind an environmental disaster.
IANIGLIA is known that is a scientific institute in which its scientists never put their ideas or thoughts about glaciers, thawing of water and the impact caused by mining. As the Government of San Juan a of contributing funds to the maintenance of IANIGLIA hopefully never hear a word against the mining industry and anything related to the retreat of glaciers on climate change and global overheating. As an example of federalism
malicious, for the province and its mining industry to do whatever they want without anyone's control, and provincial authorities are on their side, are enough words of one of its representatives to the Committee on Senate environment.
Mario Hernandez, executive Gualcamayo mine and member of the Group of Mining Companies Scouts of Argentina (GEMERA) was the 28/09/2010 between exhibitors "to defend federalism, this is about. The issue goes beyond the mining, "he said.
"Here it is not subdue a nation that provincial rights," he said. Referring to the control agencies, asked: "What has Ianiglia not have the provincial? We go to the mountains, we have more people. The Ianiglia is very serious, has good professionals, but few, and has no zoning and control structure, "he said.
Here's a hint of truth in the statement by Mr. M. Hernandez, "El Ianiglia is very serious, has good professionals, but few, and has no structure for zoning and control. "
At some point in the debate in the Senate should have mentioned that IANIGLIA should become an authority in law enforcement to punish or to act as national control.
The result was the IANIGLIA continue with business as usual, investigate, and nothing more, because now with the fabulous sum of 3.4 million shall inventory Glaciers in five years, and then the deterioration of glaciers will have advanced, water melt will be more contaminated by cyanide and mining, and the government will have made the public believe that he cared for the glaciers.
Also one may wonder: Towards missing sign an agreement between many agencies for the Environment granted a whopping 3.4 million dollars, could not give a grant or enter into a contract with the IANIGLIA?, could not devote a considerably larger sum?
Conclusion: I think the most important was the photo that is posted on the website of the CONICET, where you can see the authorities gathered in one room of the Quinta de Olivos signing the "substantial" agreement, and that the bottom says: "We are all concerned about the glaciers, do as we want, but basically do nothing."
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