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Yes. It is much better if Canada and Australia are left with contaminated tailings ponds, that are full of acidic and radioactive waste. Those countries are def
by pomian 4y ago
Yes. It is much better if Canada and Australia are left with contaminated tailings ponds, that are full of acidic and radioactive waste. Those countries are definitely nimby.
- belorn 4y agoTailings ponds exist for all mining. This is why groundwater leakage is a major issue in all mining operations. Regardless if you mine for steel, copper, coal, rare earth minerals, or uranium, operations like those will also bring to surface heavy metals, sulfides and radioactive contents. Northern Sweden is known for its iron ore mines, and people who live anywhere near those areas are recommended to install radon detectors. The iron from those mines is then used in multiple countries, leaving behind the contaminated water and air in Sweden.
- melling 4y agoCoal, the current solution, is definitely a much better choice. No residual mess to clean up. Kicking the climate change can down the road even farther requires a few more additional miracles. Heck, we still don’t see climate change as a major problem: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/20/us/politics/climate-change-republicans-delay.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/20/us/politics/climate-chang...