
Greek dilemma: Are new jobs created by gold mine worth the ecological risk?
From The Christian Science Monitor A billion-dollar project in the Halkidiki peninsula could bring thousands of jobs to struggling Greeks. But the trade-off might be serious damage to flora and fauna in the tourist region. By Nikolia Apostolou, Correspondent November 20, 2014 Athens — The Cassandra mines in Greece’s Halkidiki …