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Also from IAE https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FpLhuguXsA8YE8V?format=png&name=900x900 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FpLhuguXsA8YE8V?format=png&name=... Coal might ha

Also from IAE https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FpLhuguXsA8YE8V?format=png&name=900x900 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FpLhuguXsA8YE8V?format=png&name=... Coal might have peaked but it has an insanely long way down. Mining waste problems need to be dealt with but they are localized and can be cleaned up afterwards. Climate change is neither.

defrost 3y ago
> Mining waste problems need to be dealt with but they are localized and can be cleaned up afterwards. Right .. like recycling in the USofA - greenwashing. Just be self aware about advocating to continuing to kick a can down the road and admit to yourself at least that you have no intention of being bothered by mining waste. I'm glad to see the back of coal, but were it not for the associated C02 emmissions I would much prefer to live within 20 km of (say) the Muja coal | power site than (say) Lynas Malaysia, Kuantan. Nickel | Copper mining in Sudbury and nearby generates more than 650 million tonnes of tailings every year from 200 operations along with about 10,000 abandoned mines that are "managed" by the Canadian government. "Managed" is essentially a euphermism for "not actively dealt with". Mine remediation has a long way to go in countries such as Canda and Australia and the majority of sites with problems are elsewhere and out of sight out of mind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muja_Power_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muja_Power_Station https://aidwatch.org.au/stop-lynas/ https://aidwatch.org.au/stop-lynas/ "Can be cleaned up afterwards" is very different from "Will be cleaned up". > Also from IAE https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FpLhuguXsA8YE8V https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FpLhuguXsA8YE8V Seriously? Not sure what point you're attempting to make with an graphic that lacks context and in any case supports my point that solar related waste will be rising seemingly "expontentially" along with solar. If you're serious about understanding global energy and mineral resources I advise you to look at presentations that put total usage and transitions in the same picture - coal has a long way to fall to zero and solar has a long way to go to replace. I'd also reiterate that I care about the issues here that come along with energy transitions - I'm not advocating for any one over another.

defrost 3y ago

> Mining waste problems need to be dealt with but they are localized and can be cleaned up afterwards. Right .. like recycling in the USofA - greenwashing. Just be self aware about advocating to continuing to kick a can down the road and admit to yourself at least that you have no intention of being bothered by mining waste. I'm glad to see the back of coal, but were it not for the associated C02 emmissions I would much prefer to live within 20 km of (say) the Muja coal | power site than (say) Lynas Malaysia, Kuantan. Nickel | Copper mining in Sudbury and nearby generates more than 650 million tonnes of tailings every year from 200 operations along with about 10,000 abandoned mines that are "managed" by the Canadian government. "Managed" is essentially a euphermism for "not actively dealt with". Mine remediation has a long way to go in countries such as Canda and Australia and the majority of sites with problems are elsewhere and out of sight out of mind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muja_Power_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muja_Power_Station https://aidwatch.org.au/stop-lynas/ https://aidwatch.org.au/stop-lynas/ "Can be cleaned up afterwards" is very different from "Will be cleaned up". > Also from IAE https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FpLhuguXsA8YE8V https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FpLhuguXsA8YE8V Seriously? Not sure what point you're attempting to make with an graphic that lacks context and in any case supports my point that solar related waste will be rising seemingly "expontentially" along with solar. If you're serious about understanding global energy and mineral resources I advise you to look at presentations that put total usage and transitions in the same picture - coal has a long way to fall to zero and solar has a long way to go to replace. I'd also reiterate that I care about the issues here that come along with energy transitions - I'm not advocating for any one over another.