Local authorities against certain extractive activities : is it easier to forbid than to allow?

Resumen: Hay ciertas actividades, extractivas, que han sido prohibidas por diversos municipios en Argentina. Se las prohíbe por razones ambientales, y ambiente es prácticamente todo lo que nos rodea. Las prohibiciones recaen sobre la minería a cielo abierto y el fracking. Hay diversos criterios para analizar esas prohibiciones: las normas aplicables, la faz ambiental, la perspectiva económico-financiera, la faz humana, y el contraste con la experiencia estadounidense. Cierta jurisprudencia argentina permite colocar a esas prohibiciones en su adecuado cauce constitucional.Abstract: In Argentina, there are certain extractive industries that have been forbidden by various municipalities. They are forbidden due to environmental reasons, and the environment is practically everything that surrounds us. The prohibitions cover open-pit mining and fracking. There are various criteria to analyze these prohibitions: the applicable norms, the environmental aspects, the economic and financial perspective, the human aspect, and the contrast with the United States experience. Certain Argentine judicial rulings allow us to place those prohibitions in their adequate constitutional boundaries