Tag Archives: mining

The Human Meteorite

Posted on November 18, 2023 by borderslynn

Back in 2010, this article about Sudan explained the different viewpoints of nomadic herders and Arab farmers, their belief systems about land use brought them into conflict. Of the five mass extinctions we described in Chapter 2, probably the most … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Africans, Anthropocene theory, arabs, climate change, conflict, Darfur, diamonds, drought, egypt, elites, farmers, fertile land, fresh water, genocide, human harm, human sabotage, impact of human activity, Iran, mining, nomads, proxy wars, Russia, UAE, ukraine, Wagner, war crimes | Leave a comment

Uranium Mining and refining: health and safety

Posted on August 12, 2023 by borderslynn

Another reproduced source, from which I start with a quote: Indeed, Wainwright says it may be impossible to get accurate data on uranium mining safety in all parts of the world. “Mining has been often a hidden component from consumers, … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged accidents, health and safety, ignorance of harm, inadequate corporate responsibility, land contamination, mining, outsourcing, regulations, river contamination, unprotected populations, vulnerable communities | Leave a comment

Nuclear Energy: history of uranium

Posted on August 12, 2023 by borderslynn

As long as nuclear reactors are being built to provide clean energy, those who supply the skills to build them will always be in demand. Uranium must always be sourced. Here is the history of uranium and of its applications … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged accidents, applications, contamination, dangers, dependence, health, mining, reactor maintenance, risks, safety, supply and demand, threats, uranium, weapons | Leave a comment

Nuclear Energy

Posted on August 12, 2023 by borderslynn

I am reproducing this article since my next blogs cover the issue of viability of building nuclear reactors to supply clean energy to minimise use of fossil fuels. I would encourage my readers to access the site and become knowledgeable … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged climate change, conflict, emissions, finite resources, fossil fuels, markets, mining, Nuclear Power, reactors, risk, safety, threats, trade wars, uranium | Leave a comment

Start-up to Scale-up: Do No Harm

Posted on March 17, 2023 by borderslynn

Farmers might consider adding seaweed to the diet of their cattle because it will reduce the methane output by the animals by 80%! The research has been revealed in this article: https://theconversation.com/can-seaweed-save-the-world-well-it-can-certainly-help-in-many-ways-201459 But before we get too excited we must … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged batteries, carbon, climate, CO2, contamination, cutting emissions, emissions, energy, finite resources, funding, green steel, h2, industry, iron ore, mining, packaging, plastic curse, sand, scale-up, sea salt, sea salt battery, seaweed, start-up | Leave a comment

Rare Earth Elements and Balance of Power

Posted on May 3, 2021 by borderslynn

I write these blogs for me. I ask questions and search for answers in books and, mostly, exploring the Internet. Without Rare Earth Elements I would not be doing this. When I was born just after World War II, if … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged arms industry, commerce, earth contamination, economies, ecosystem destruction, geopolitical, greenwashing, investment, military complex, military power, mining, oppression, pollution, rare earth tec, recycling, REMs, sludge, superpowers, trade, wastewater | 2 Comments

Concrete. Industrial Contamination

Posted on April 25, 2021 by borderslynn

You cannot build a wind turbine without using concrete. Indeed, for each turbine, requires 900 tons of steel, 2500 tons of concrete and 45 tons of plastic. The above image is in a design manual. Concrete seems to have been … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged aggregates, cancer, concrete kiln, concrete manufacture, health and safety, lung disease, mining, quarrying, silica dust, silicosis, wind turbines | Leave a comment

Chromium. Industrial Contamination

Posted on April 23, 2021 by borderslynn

To make a wind turbine, which is 78% steel, the Earth must yield up coal for coking plants to provide coke for furnaces to burn red hot to smelt iron ore. When the Earth yielded up iron ore, sulphuric acid … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged chromium, contamination, corporates, dust pollution, ecocide, ecotoxicology, industrialisation, mining, pollution, steel industry, wind turbines | 1 Comment

Nickel. Industrial Contamination

Posted on April 22, 2021 by borderslynn

I am trying to uncover what goes in to making a wind turbine. I now know they are made up of around 70% steel, and to make steel iron ore is a major component in the processing. Nickel is mixed … Continue reading →