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David Kerr RE: Hydroelectric project in Chile Dear Mr. Kerr, I am extremely concerned about Noranda's planned Alumysa project, which involves a massive aluminum smelter and a highly destructive hydroelectric project in the pristine Aisen region in Chilean Patagonia. The project seriously threatens one of the American continents' last extensive temperate coastal rainforests. Because of its devastating environmental impacts, this project would immediately be recognized as inappropriate if attempted in the U.S. or Canada. I strongly urge that Noranda immediately withdraw from this project. Your proposed $2.7 billion investment would be the largest private investment in the history of Chile. The physical scale of this industrial project is far beyond any development that has ever been initiated in Patagonia. The project is clearly ecologically and economically unsustainable. The Alumysa project includes the construction of three hydroelectric centers in three different watersheds close to Puerto Aisen, which will result in the drowning of thousands of acres of temperate evergreen rainforest and increased road building and habitat fragmentation. There are also grave concerns about water and air pollution associated with the smelter itself. I join millions of concerned citizens worldwide in demanding that Noranda withdraw from this project. I will continue to closely follow your actions in this matter. Most Sincerely,
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