The effects of Mining worldwide
| Mission: | to discuss the issues around environmental degradation caused from mines |
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| Founder: |
 Nicole sorochan,
Victoria |
| Description: | Environmental issues can include erosion, formation of sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, and contamination of soil, groundwater and surface water by chemicals from mining processes. In some cases, additional forest logging is done in the vicinity of mines to increase the available room for the storage of the created debris and soil. Besides creating environmental damage, the contamination resulting from leakage of chemicals also affect the health of the local population. Mining companies in some countries are required to follow environmental and rehabilitation codes, ensuring the area mined is returned to close to its original state. Some mining methods may have significant environ |
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| Tags: | deforestation logging coal mining rainforest mines diamond escavation digging |
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Videos
Majora Carter: 3 stories of local eco-entrepreneurship
TEDtalksDirector | 03 January 2011 | http://www.ted.com The future of green is local -- and entrepreneurial. At TEDxMidwest, Majora Carter brings us the stories of three people who are saving......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Wind Power Technologies Building and renovating for Sustainable Living Green Innovation Wind energy technologies Direct Action Repower America Green Marketing & Messaging Fired Up Media URBAN GARDENS The effects of Mining worldwide
TEDtalksDirector | 03 January 2011 | http://www.ted.com The future of green is local -- and entrepreneurial. At TEDxMidwest, Majora Carter brings us the stories of three people who are saving......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Wind Power Technologies Building and renovating for Sustainable Living Green Innovation Wind energy technologies Direct Action Repower America Green Marketing & Messaging Fired Up Media URBAN GARDENS The effects of Mining worldwide
Farmers, Experts: Texas Coal Plant Killing Trees
AssociatedPress 28 December 2010 Scientists argue that sulfur dioxide pollution from the Fayette Power Project, a coal-fired power plant, has wiped out tens of thousands of pecan trees in central......
Connected to: Forests and Sinks Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
AssociatedPress 28 December 2010 Scientists argue that sulfur dioxide pollution from the Fayette Power Project, a coal-fired power plant, has wiped out tens of thousands of pecan trees in central......
Connected to: Forests and Sinks Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
Oil in Eden: The Battle to Protect One of the Last Great Wild Places on the Planet -Canada's Pacific Coast
PacificWildLive | 09 December 2010 | It's one of the last bastions of Canadian wilderness: the Great Bear Rainforest, on BC's north and central Pacific coast. Home to humpback whales, wild salmon,......
Connected to: Forests and Sinks Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Direct Action The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
PacificWildLive | 09 December 2010 | It's one of the last bastions of Canadian wilderness: the Great Bear Rainforest, on BC's north and central Pacific coast. Home to humpback whales, wild salmon,......
Connected to: Forests and Sinks Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Direct Action The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
Vacation in Chernobyl
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Connected to: Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
TimeMagazine 16 May 2008 16 May 2008 READ MORE: http://tinyurl.com/3wchea Looking for a very unique tourist destin... more info READ MORE: http://tinyurl.com/3wchea Looking for a very......
Connected to: Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
US Department of Justice Sues BP Over Oil Spill
15 December 2010 News Corp...
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15 December 2010 News Corp...
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
One Of The Most Threatening Climate Scenarios
MSLawdotedu | 10 December 2010 | http://www.mslaw.edu Methane gas' potential for catastrophic climate change and why we avoid taking action. In this excerpt from The Massachusetts School of......
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Direct Action The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
MSLawdotedu | 10 December 2010 | http://www.mslaw.edu Methane gas' potential for catastrophic climate change and why we avoid taking action. In this excerpt from The Massachusetts School of......
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Direct Action The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
Privatizing rainforests and Carbon Emissions Trading -with Incredible Underwater Protest Footage
09 December 2010 | Democracy Now! Carbon Trading Pros Cons Cancun Climate Talks...
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Direct Action Fired Up Media Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement The effects of Mining worldwide Copenhagen Climate Change Summit Endangered Species
09 December 2010 | Democracy Now! Carbon Trading Pros Cons Cancun Climate Talks...
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Direct Action Fired Up Media Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement The effects of Mining worldwide Copenhagen Climate Change Summit Endangered Species
End the Fossil Fuel Regime: COP 16 - Indigenous People March for Life & Climate Justice
FluxRostrum | 06 December 2010 | 16 likes, 1 dislikes The March for Life & Climate Justice started at La Via Campesina in Cancún and worked it's way to the 0km mark by the Hotel Zone to honor......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Direct Action Repower America Fired Up Media Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement The effects of Mining worldwide Copenhagen Climate Change Summit Endangered Species
FluxRostrum | 06 December 2010 | 16 likes, 1 dislikes The March for Life & Climate Justice started at La Via Campesina in Cancún and worked it's way to the 0km mark by the Hotel Zone to honor......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Direct Action Repower America Fired Up Media Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement The effects of Mining worldwide Copenhagen Climate Change Summit Endangered Species
Jesse Ventura: Privatizing Water -World Wide Conspiracy, Bush Clan Implicated Pt 3
They call it "Blue Gold." Water is the new oil. Once a human right, it's now a valuable commodity, and corporations and super-rich oil dynasties are believed to be buying up water rights, controlling......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Fired Up Media The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
They call it "Blue Gold." Water is the new oil. Once a human right, it's now a valuable commodity, and corporations and super-rich oil dynasties are believed to be buying up water rights, controlling......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Fired Up Media The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
Comedian Rick Mercer: Syncrude Duck Oil
CBCtv | 24 November 2010 | Make poor engine performance fly south for the winter....
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CBCtv | 24 November 2010 | Make poor engine performance fly south for the winter....
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
