Tag Archives: silicosis

Thumbs down for PM2.5 air pollution

Posted on January 1, 2026 by borderslynn

When fossil fuels choke us to death, as in the Indian capital city of Delhi, the truth speaks, even yells at us, to take action https://news.abplive.com/business/abp-live-deep-dive-delhi-air-pollution-toxic-smog-economy-tourism-industry-1819349 PM2.5 (from coal burning) is the main culprit: New Delhi: The capital’s deadly PM2.5 … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 1956, air pollution, China, choking fumes, clean air act, coal burning, coal mining, industrial pollution, London smog, lung disease, New Delhi, PM2.5, renewables, respiratory deaths, Russia, silicosis, smog, ukraine, USA | Leave a comment

Quartz and Solar Panels

Posted on May 16, 2021 by borderslynn

‘Clean Energy’, ‘Renewables’, ‘Alternative Energy’……….We can save the Planet! Well, can we do so without savaging the Planet and harming our health? Before we even attempt to create technologies to provide such solutions, we need to lay out the evidence … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged cancer, carcinogens, dust, environment concerns, greenwashing, health, new technology, planet harm, quartz mining, silicosis, solar panels, wildlife survival | 1 Comment

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

Tag Archives: silicosis

Thumbs down for PM2.5 air pollution

Quartz and Solar Panels

Concrete. Industrial Contamination

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