INSTRUCTIONS:

Take the following steps: Copy the following email addresses and paste them into the “To:” line of your email.

isaias.gonzalez@congreso.gob.mx, esthela.ponce@congreso.gob.mx, victor.castro@congreso.gob.mx, marcos.covarrubias@congreso.gob.mx, francisco.meza@congreso.gob.mx, fobregon@senado.gob.mx, jcotac@senado.gob.mx, luis.coppola@pan.senado.gob.mx, c.secretario@semarnat.gob.mx, comisionado@conanp.gob.mx, mauricio.limon@semarnat.gob.mx, delegado@bcs.semarnat.gob.mx, bermudez@conanp.gob.mx, eduardo.gonzalezh@semarnat.gob.mx

Send a copy to of your email to info@paredonesamarillosno.com or info@defiendelasierra.org so we can track your letters.

Copy the text of the letter IN SPANISH

In the first line where it says “tu nombre” , put your name. Also put your name at the end of the letter. (For a translation of the letter see below)

Estimado Funcionario Público, Le escribe (tu nombre), para decirle que me opongo al establecimiento de la mina de oro Paredones Amarillos, dentro de la Reserva de la Biósfera Sierra de la Laguna. Me opongo porque estoy convencido que el valor de la Sierra tal y como se encuentra es mayor que el valor del oro que se puede extraer de ella. Me opongo porque no me convence una inversión que durará 10 años frente a sus costos ambientales que durarán cientos. Me opongo porque estoy convencido de que es mejor inversión cuidar el agua que la Sierra de la Laguna provee a los sudcalifornianos, que aportar más oro para la industria de la joyería. Me opongo porque no creo que los cerca de 200 empleos (muchos de ellos para gente de otros estados) que se generarán, no justifican la destrucción de un ecosistema único en el Estado y el País. Finalmente, me opongo porque sé que, como país, tenemos que reconocer el valor de las Áreas Naturales Protegidas y respetar los motivos que llevaron a su creación. Por estas y otras razones, le exijo respetuosamente que, como mi representante y como servidor público, tome las medidas que están a su alcance para evitar el establecimiento de la mina Paredones Amarillos en la Sierra de la Laguna.

Atentamente, (Tu Nombre)

Send the email.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION:

Dear Public Official I am writing, “YOUR NAME”, to tell you that I oppose the establishment of the gold mine known as Paredones Amarillos, within the Sierra de la Laguna Biosphere Reserve. - I oppose this project because I am convinced that the value of the Sierra de la Laguna is greater than the value of the gold that can be extracted form it. - I oppose this mine because I am not convinced that an investment that will last 10 years is worth the environmental costs that will last for hundreds of years. - I oppose the mine because I am convinced that it s better to invest in the water that the Sierra de la Laguna provides for the citizens of Baja California Sur than providing more gold for the jewelry industry. - I oppose this mine because I do not believe that the 200 jobs (many of which will be fore people from other states) generated, cannot justify the destruction of an eco system that is unique in our state and in our nation. - Finally, I oppose this mine because I know that, as a nation, we must recognize the value of the Protected Natural Areas and respect the reasons for which they were created. Because of these and others reasons, I respectfully insist that as my representative and as a public servant, you take whatever measures are available to you to stop the establishment of the Paredoness Amarillos mine in the Sierra de la Laguna.

Sincerely, (YOUR NAME)

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