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SAVE COCKPIT COUNTRY – Cockpit Country is under threat from bauxite mining. This page is intended to be a public awareness clearinghouse for information on the Cockpit Country – Bauxite Debate.
STEA’s Bauxite Activities
- STEA’s Cockpit Country/Bauxite Presentation
(Need Adobe Reader to view. Large File – 5MB) - Open Letter to Minister the Hon. Roger Clarke
(The Western Mirror, October 28, 2006) - STEA Article on Bauxite Mining in Cockpit Country
(Jamaicans.com December 1, 2006)
Important Information Links
- Cockpit Country Stakeholders Group
- Save Cockpit Country Fact Sheet
- Minerals Information Institute
(General information on Bauxite and it’s uses) - U.S. Geological Survey
(Info on U.S. bauxite Imports/USE, Including Worldwide production and reserves) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(Health effects of particulate matter pollution, a by-product of bauxite mining)
Articles & Letters
- Northern Jamaica Conservation Association
(Letter to the Editor)
What You Can Do
- Support cockpit Country Conservation organizations:
- Organize a community meeting with STEA: Email us at stea@cwjamaica.com
- Visit Cockpit Country: Cockpit Country Adventure Tours
- SPEAK OUT!! Lobby your government representatives.