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Rocks and Hard Places Fri May 07 2021 at 10:57:50 Rocks and Hard Places, by Richard Moody, is subtitled The Globalization of Mining. I picked up the book because I thought it would be about mining. I was disappointed that it turned out to be about the impact of mining on the environment. Published in 2007, the book examines the environmental record of the industry mostly in the 20th and 21st century. The few references to older events - like how the social problems of Cornwall stem from mining during the industrial revolution, or the environmental disaster that Nauru is due to phosphate mining - further support the argument that mining is intrinsically harmful to the environment and ultimately to humanity. Further evidence of its harmfulness is provided by accounts of how mining destroys the environment; the terrible diseases that afflict miners and those living near mines; the injustice and repression that governments carry out on behalf of mining companies or that ....
Fri May 07 2021 at 10:57:50 Rocks and Hard Places, by Richard Moody, is subtitled The Globalization of Mining. I picked up the book because I thought it would be about mining. I was disappointed that it turned out to be about the impact of mining on the environment. Published in 2007, the book examines the environmental record of the industry mostly in the 20th and 21st century. The few references to older events - like how the social problems of Cornwall stem from mining during the industrial revolution, or the environmental disaster that Nauru is due to phosphate mining - further support the argument that mining is intrinsically harmful to the environment and ultimately to humanity. Further evidence of its harmfulness is provided by accounts of how mining destroys the environment; the terrible diseases that afflict miners and those living near mines; the injustice and repression that governments carry out on behalf of mining companies or that the companies do themselve ....