Time to stop ‘delay as a form of denial’ on Rosemont Copper mine
by Hugh Holub on Apr. 09, 2011, under pima county, politics, rosemont mineA commentary of mine from Inside Tucson Business:
Time to stop ‘delay as a form of denial’ on Rosemont Copper mine
By Hugh Holub,
Inside Tucson Business |
A common strategy by opponents of anything new – especially in Pima County – is called “delay as a form of denial.”
The scheme involves gumming up the decision-making process with demands for additional studies, appeals to governmental entities, lawsuits and whatever other tactic that can put off a final decision.
By stalling long enough, the backers of the project will either go bankrupt from the costs of trying to meet the demands, the market for the project evaporates or the applicant just goes away, tired of putting up a fight.
Meanwhile, the public never gets an opportunity to offer their opinions on a project.
An example of “delay as a form of denial” is the fight over the proposed Rosemont Copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains.
And some additional comments about economic development in the region:
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Rosemont mine fight is all about ranting and not about problem solving
A few questions about mining, economic development and socialism
Tucson needs to change attitude and attract foreign investment
April 9th, 2011 on 10:20 am
I agree with your sentiments. And speaking of delay, we still have pending Pima County’s Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan, begun in 1998. The plan could have been simple and applied only to existing species of concern, but Pima County is making an attempt at re-establishing Eden and make things habitable for species that might want to visit. SDCP has finally, this year, been submitted to Fish & Wildlife for their consideration. Whenever the Feds get around to it, the public might get a chance to comment.
April 13th, 2011 on 2:42 pm
Anything is good, including “delay” if it helps stop this monstrosity.