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Is your gold ring worth the environmental destruction caused t...
Posted by Danika Carter @Your Organic Life
Wed, May 23
Have you ever wondered about the environmental destruction that results from extracting the gold that was used to create your wedding ring or that delicate gold chain around your neck? It hit home for me last night when I watched an e...
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Rare earth mining comapanies are "green" investments
Posted by John Rivard
Fri, Sep 17
Mining is one segment of my "green" investing strategy with which some might not agree. I would argue that the raw materials produced by mining are absolutely essential to most "green" technologies, including wind power, solar power, supe...
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The Unforgettable, Unforgiving Reality of Man-Altered Landscapes
Posted by Kieran K.
Sat, Mar 13
San Francisco based photographer David Maisel has captured a vast array of impossibly surreal landscape images that depict the condition that humans consistently leave our natural environment in once we extract what we want. For twent...
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60 Minutes Exposes Devastation of Mining in Congo
Posted by 3BL Media
Wed, Dec 09
Here is the link to the 60 Minutes segment (on CBS) about the fact that gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is funding one of the most horrifying wars in history. PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO! "When there are spikes in vio...
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OBAMA SAYS - CLEAN UP YOUR OWN MESS TO CORPORATIONS
Posted by PDJ MOO
Sun, Jul 19
MOUNTAIN TOP MINING HAS NO REGARD FOR NATURE OR YOU. "The Obama administration signaled its determination to ensure that mining companies clean up their toxic debris as the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to require the...
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What impact does mining have on the environment? Duhhh...
Posted by Diane MacEachern
Sun, Jun 28
Waste from gold and other kinds of mining pollutes the planet. Miners often use arsenic, a toxic metal, to leach gold from rock, creating a nasty slurry that contaminates drinking water and kills wildlife when...
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What in Tar Nation?
Posted by Justine Burt
Thu, Jun 04
by John Monaghan As the world searches for alternatives to traditional oil resources, products that were once too expensive when oil prices were low, are beginning to look more appealing. Some of these, like solar and wind, are renewable...
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