Local government shuts down major industry for 50 years in rare vote: 'This is a really big win'

Local government shuts down major industry for 50 years in rare vote: 'This is a really big win'

It's common today that those in power favor businesses over people and profits over the planet. However, a local government in the Philippines recently proved that there are still people out there willing to defy those standards.  Local officials in the province of Palawan unanimously voted to protect the mineral-rich region by banning new mining permits for the next five decades, Agence France-Presse reported. This eco-conscious act was a direc…