You have likely experienced unexpected weather in your area or witnessed a surprising headline about a disaster in another state. Warm regions are freezing over,...
Archive for tag: mining
Digging Danger: How Small-Scale Miners Are Leaving a Big Carbon Footprint
Small-scale mining is an ancient practice often done for subsistence. However, its modern iterations have become rife with exploitation, unsafe practices and significant carbon emissions....
Moving Towards More Electric Vehicles Gets All the Rave; What About Mining Lithium?
We’ve all seen it: countries or cities trying their best to start switching to anything that doesn’t use fossil fuels. However, as the demand for...
Why Is It Important to Rehabilitate Old Mine Sites?
From gold and silver to copper and iron ore, mining has been a major industry for centuries. However, the negative impact it leaves behind is...
Environmental Impacts of Mined Diamond: What’s The Alternative?
Diamond is a beautiful luxury stone which is loved by all. They are used for several things, but they are widely known for jewelry production....
Climate Change: The Other Sides of The Story That We Can Use as Food for Thought
Bloomberg reported that the EU wants to ramp up efforts to slash pollution in the bloc through its Green Deal. The European Commision will probably...
HiQuake: The Human-Threatening Human-Induced Earthquake
Earthquake is one of the most feared natural occurrences, in addition to one of the most destructive too. We have tried for centuries to predict...