#Strip Mining

[thatsleepymermaid]

On Friday, the Georgia EPD granted permits to Twin Pines to strip-mine three miles from Okefenokee Swamp. This will be a "demonstration mine" of 600 acres digging out titanium dioxide, staurolite, and zircon. I cannot state how disappointed I am in my own state's environmental department to approve something so damaging to our natural wetland. The Okefenokee is the largest blackwater swamp in North America and one of the most endangered rivers in America. Hopefully, John Ossoff will block it again as he did back in 2022.

If you are looking for ways to help go ahead and check out 100miles.org and Georgia River Network.

[reasoningdaily]

"Cobalt Red": Smartphones & Electric Cars Rely on Toxic Mineral Mined in Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo produces nearly three-quarters of the world's cobalt, an essential component in rechargeable batteries powering laptops, smartphones and electric vehicles. 

But those who dig up the valuable mineral often work in horrific and dangerous conditions, says Siddharth Kara, an international expert on modern-day slavery and author of _Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives_. 

In an in-depth interview, he says the major technology companies that rely on this cobalt from DRC to make their products are turning a blind eye to the human toll and falsely claiming their supply chains are free from abuse, including widespread child labor.

 "The public health catastrophe on top of the human rights violence on top of the environmental destruction is unlike anything we've ever seen in the modern context," says Kara. "The fact that it is linked to companies worth trillions and that our lives depend on this enormous violence has to be dealt with."

[tahseenkhazen]

URGENT: Tahseen Starving Children Call for Your Support Amid Crises

Hello Dear

My name is Tahseen Alkhazendar from Gaza City - Tal-Alhawa Area . As you are reading my message, my wife, 3 little children, and I are sitting in the north of Gaza City, starving with no food, water, or money. Every morning, my wife and I feel heart broken and disabled, when our children wake up asking us for food which we don't have and unable to provide to them at this time in Gaza.

Before October 7th, I was a successful business man who owned a driving school and graduated from the business management school. I worked hard to secure a decent and happy life to my family, and did my best to raise my children with dignity, pride, and respect. However, once the aggression started on Gaza, we were forced to evacuate our house and left everything behind. I struggle every single day to secure 1 single meal for my children. Specially my older son, Ibrahim, who suffers from the Celiac disease and needs a special food which I am unable to find in Gaza at this current time.

Unfortunately everything I owned is completely lost after my house and business got bombed and destroyed. We are currently suffering slow death in Gaza, sharing a small apartment with other families and living a devastating life.

It would mean so much if you could take a look at my GoFundMe and donate for my family🙏.

By sharing and donating, you are helping me, my wife, and 3 children to survive the ravages of famine and genocide. You will give us hope to rebuild our home, and reclaim some of the life which was stolen from us.

Please donate and share/reblog with others 🙏 🥺🇵🇸.

Please be certain that any contribution, no matter how small, will make a difference in our lives 🥺. Thanks in advance for your kindness and support and may God bless you and your family 🙏.🙏.

My campaign has been vetted by:

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@northgazaupdates here

@90-ghost here

& @neptunerings here

Sincerely, Tahseen.

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[b-for-my-name]

[pitch-and-moan]

Get Hosed!

An AI-penned script meant to be shot without any paid actors on camera. It's supposed to be a sensationalized documentary about water rights usage and water parks, but ends up as an indictment of capitalism with water parks as a microcosm, cobbled together from ads and news reports, talking about strip mining Splash Mountain, and selling off water rights/dumping rights in the Lazy River.

[jojo-the-dogg0]

[imagelvr]

David Byrne's Möbius Strip of relationships

[that1notetaker]

The lamb keeps a braid as a way to honor the death of those who couldn't make it. Usually they have time to braid it but they take long because they're bad at it. They've got a sermon in 5. Favours for favours. Ps: Narinder isn't hiding his eyes, not exactly. But he is hiding something.

[crimsonpublishersminingscience]

The Politics Behind Some Mining Considerations

Opinion

It is interesting to look at some reasons behind the decision to develop a mine. Generally, it stands to reason that a resource deposit’s economic prospect is evaluated using established geological, petrological and geochemical - analytical methods. Decisions to develop the resource are then made based on a thorough evaluation of its economic potential based on the analytical results. However, not always the decisions to mine are based purely on economical rational: Occasionally political reasons may be a determining factor in the development of an otherwise non-profitable resource. I will use coal here as one of a couple of natural ‘resources’ as example to show the push towards developing an uneconomic deposit. The coal considered is situated in the Galilea Basin of Queensland, Australia. Unlike the researched and established qualities of the Bowen Basin coals that have been mined in the past and mined at present, the GB (Galilea Basin) coals have not been mined, because they are uneconomical. This has been shown by research- based assessment carried out by companies over the past 20-30 years. Analyses of the G.B. coal clearly demonstrates the uneconomical prospect of these coals, using modern mining and processing technologies: The coals appear in thin bands rarely over 50cm in thickness, interbedded with silt, clay and sandstone. This translates into excessive washingof the coal, potentially having to use vast amounts of water (precious commodity) to obtain any (minute) quantities of commercially viable coal. The GB coals are within the oil window [1] and some macerals generated oil which is retained within the coal micropores and coal cleats in the form of bitumen which is the source of methane in deeper parts of the basin [2]. The bitumen is also a cause of spontaneous combustion in many coals [3].

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[jollyreginaldrancher]

They look like they're about to engage in the world's saddest lap dance

[hakusins]

cw // suggestive

worshipped route for whitney the faithful (or fallen?) where he's preparing the sacrifice pc for weekly prayers~

whitney the faithful/swap au idea belongs to @just-dol-headshots

[lustingfood]

Tandoori Chicken Strips (x)

[troythecatfish]

[junghaesin]

You're too adorable. Thank you for caring about me. Of course.

SUNSET X VIBES (2024)

[jojo-the-dogg0]