Pictures of pollution [last update 2011-12-25]

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Devastation wrought by an open pit mine in Peru's Madre de Dios Department Aerial view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Deforestation caused by the Río Huaypetue gold mine in the Peruvian Amazon River stained by illegal gold mining Woman paddling a canoe in Banjarmasin Open pit gold mine in the Peruvian Amazon Aerial view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Trash in Cairo Open pit Guacamayo gold mine in the Peruvian Amazon River stained by mining in the Amazon Overhead view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in the Amazon rainforest Lamal gold mine in the Peruvian Amazon Devastation wrought by an open pit gold mine in Peru's Amazon Open pit gold mine in Peru's Madre de Dios Department Open pit gold mine in the Amazon Open pit Lamal gold mine in Peru's Amazon Trash along the river in Banjarmasin River sedimentation from gold mining Deforestation caused by the Río Huaypetue gold mine in the Amazon Aerial view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in the Amazon rainforest Airplane view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Open pit Guacamayo gold mine in Peru's Madre de Dios region Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Río Huaypetue gold mine in the Amazon rainforest Trash along the river in Banjarmasin Overhead view of deforestation caused by the Río Huaypetue gold mine in the Amazon Open pit Guacamayo mine in Peru's Amazon Aerial view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine the Peruvian Amazon River discolored by mine waste in the Amazon rainforest Devastation wrought by an open gold pit mine in the Amazon Airplane view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Burning trash in Cairo Río Huaypetue gold mine in the Amazon rainforest Trash along the river in Banjarmasin Piles of trash in Cairo Deforestation caused by the Río Huaypetue gold mine in the Peruvian Amazon Airplane view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Open pit Guacamayo mine in Peru's Madre de Dios region Man fishing in Banjarmasin Muddy, mine waste-laden stream flowing into a rainforest river Aerial view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Open pit Guacamayo gold mine in Peru's Madre de Dios Department Overhead view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Guacamayo or Lamal gold mine in the Amazon Muddy, mine waste-laden stream flowing into a rainforest river River stained by mine waste in the Amazon rainforest Aerial view of deforestation caused by the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru pollution: Page 1 | Page 2