The parent company of Aggregate Industries is no stranger to controversy. We’ve posted that LafargeHolcim has "a long history of environmental violations"; we’ve posted about the terrible human cost of LafargeHolcim’s operations; we’ve posted that Lafarge has been charged with 'complicity in crimes against humanity'.
The latest incident to befall LafargeHolcim has left a beach in Indonesia covered in coal:
Because the company failed to respond immediately, the coal has polluted the beach and damaged the coral.
This has badly affected the livelihoods of the fishermen and locals who depend on tourism.
Because accidents will happen; we've posted about this before:
If quarrying took place at Straitgate, we would be entrusting the wellbeing of Cadhay's mediaeval fishponds and ancient woodland – irreplaceable assets – into the hands of a profit-hungry multinational. If that doesn't scare people, then they are not thinking hard enough.
This is a photograph of Cadhay's mediaeval fishponds:
#ThrowbackThursday! Here are our Medieval fishponds or 'Stew' ponds. These were used for raising fish for the lord of the manor's table.— Cadhay House (@CadhayHouse) July 5, 2018
Today they are a fabulous and tranquil part of the gardens.
You can visit tomorrow for house tours and afternoon tea from 2 - 5pm pic.twitter.com/OMZIjItTcn
