Good vimeo on open strip mining starting in northern BC affecting SE Alaska
https://vimeo.com/119170132
https://vimeo.com/119170132
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Pit mining in BC
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thanks for sharing.
a truly sad state of affairs.
a truly sad state of affairs.
Very well done video. I'm a seasoned environmentalist and know the issues of lost fish habitat as well as over-fishing are the main areas affecting Pacific Salmon stock. But I'm always a bit skeptical of information that seems to blame one party when the issue is far more complicated than that. Yes these mines are in Canada, but who are the major stock holders of the companies and were is the money coming from, as these are the people that need to be held accountable. We then have to look at the Pacific Salmon Commission (Canada and USA signatories) and see that there are major issues dealing with escapement of salmon, allowing them to return to their spawning areas. I wish the solution was as simple as the video seems to apply but it is not.
chromer":10wwu797 said:Good vimeo on open strip mining starting in northern BC affecting SE Alaska
https://vimeo.com/119170132
If you can't Grow it, You Have to Mine it.
We all want the toys, we just don't want the toy factory in our backyard. :roll:
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I wouldn't mind the toy factory in my back yard, as long as their operations didn't pollute our groundwater and the air we breathe, indiscriminately kill wildlife, or wash away our homes and public infrastructure. Taking those factors into consideration would cost manufacturers - and us as consumers - more than the window-dressing-regulated extraction processes allowed by law today.
How do we value the quality of our lives? By the cheapness of our 'toys'? Or by how much enjoyment we derive from their use - and knowing that the pleasures of our enjoyment didn't cause harm to others. Who cares? Do you?
My current job involves investigating complaints that might involve mining subject to the Abandoned Mine Lands statutes. I see first-hand what indiscriminate and unregulated mining does to the people, land, infrastructure and natural resources and am constantly appalled at what was legally allowed prior to 1982. And I remain appalled at what is allowed today.
So much for my rant. It's not political. It's about certain humans who don't care about other humans.
How do we value the quality of our lives? By the cheapness of our 'toys'? Or by how much enjoyment we derive from their use - and knowing that the pleasures of our enjoyment didn't cause harm to others. Who cares? Do you?
My current job involves investigating complaints that might involve mining subject to the Abandoned Mine Lands statutes. I see first-hand what indiscriminate and unregulated mining does to the people, land, infrastructure and natural resources and am constantly appalled at what was legally allowed prior to 1982. And I remain appalled at what is allowed today.
So much for my rant. It's not political. It's about certain humans who don't care about other humans.
http://alaskaminers.org/
I am in mining and have seen bad examples and shining examples of what the industry is and can be.
Based on the latest dam breach in BC it is quite obvious that both countries involved in mineral extraction have back yards requiring attention and scrutiny. This would apply to existing operations or those in the permiting phase. See above link.
Technologies are advancing and offering safer solutions to mineral processing along with the building of dams and tailings facilities. In the same vain, environmental procedures and regulations are getting more stringent with each new project. This is a positive and necessary step forward in protecting sensitive wilderness areas utilized by each and everyone of us. All resource industries, whether it be fishing, logging, mining have a strong base of employees with a firm commitment to a zero harm philosophy.
I am in mining and have seen bad examples and shining examples of what the industry is and can be.
Based on the latest dam breach in BC it is quite obvious that both countries involved in mineral extraction have back yards requiring attention and scrutiny. This would apply to existing operations or those in the permiting phase. See above link.
Technologies are advancing and offering safer solutions to mineral processing along with the building of dams and tailings facilities. In the same vain, environmental procedures and regulations are getting more stringent with each new project. This is a positive and necessary step forward in protecting sensitive wilderness areas utilized by each and everyone of us. All resource industries, whether it be fishing, logging, mining have a strong base of employees with a firm commitment to a zero harm philosophy.