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Coal Miner to Trump: ‘Coal Mining Isn’t Coming Back’
A fifth-generation coal miner from Appalachia tells Trump his plan to loosen regulations on coal-fired plants is not only harmful to the environment, but also bad for the future of the region. In the op-ed video above, Nick Mullins, a fifth-generation miner and a ninth-generation Appalachian from Virginia, explains why Trump’s sunny rhetoric about the coal industry and plans to lower emissions standards are not helping regular coal miners — they’re lining the pockets of industry executives. As coal seams dwindle, Trump’s promises to revive the industry sound false and regressive.
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The Pirate Bay Is Using Visitors' Computers to Mine Monero Again
The notorious torrent index site The Pirate Bay has resumed using users’ CPU to mine Monero (XMR) on their website. On July 4th, The Pirate Bay added a disclaimer at the bottom of their website which stated: “By entering TPB you agree to XMR being mined using your CPU. If you don’t agree please leave now or install an adBlocker” As CCN reported, The Pirate Bay conducted a one-day trial back in September to test out mining Monero using visitors CPU’s. The website utilized a tool...
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Australia tipped to soon produce more than half of the world's lithium
Western Australia is tipped to produce more than half of the world’s lithium supply by the end of this year, as new mines come online and the world’s appetite for the materials used to make batteries for electric vehicles grows. That forecast, made by Citi analyst Clarke Wilkins last week, came on the same day that the managing director of lithium miner Pilbara Minerals, Ken Brinsden, said Australia was in "pole position in lithium raw materials", and described one part of WA as "lithium valley".
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The Massive Prize Luring Miners to the Stars
Sending a spacecraft to the far reaches of our solar system to mine asteroids might seem like an improbable ambition best left to science fiction. But it’s inching closer to reality. By Susanne Barton, Hannah Recht.
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Mining for asteroids will be the next gold rush
Forget cryptocurrency — the next big “gold rush” isn’t even on Earth. Physicist Michio Kaku, writing in his new book “The Future of Humanity” (Doubleday), believes a bonanza is coming from mining asteroids, which he calls “flying gold mine[s] in outer space.”
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Study Uncovers Startling Number of Black Lung Cases in Coal Miners
Miners are contracting the disease with striking frequency and at younger ages than ever before. By Marissa Fessenden.
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Fury at Chinese company after deadly cave-in at Cameroon mine
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Precious Gems Bear Messages From Earth’s Molten Heart
We may covet gemstones for their beauty, but their real value lies in what they tell scientists about the extreme forces at work deep underground.
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Awaiting Trump's coal comeback, miners reject retraining
He settled instead on something familiar: a coal mining course.”I think there is a coal comeback,” said the 33-year-old son of a miner. Despite broad consensus about coal’s bleak future, a years-long effort to diversify the economy of this hard-hit region away from mining is stumbling, with Obama-era jobs retraining classes undersubscribed and future programs at risk under President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget.
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Miner Deaths Increase Amid Low Coal Employment
A rash of fatal coal mining accidents in the Ohio Valley region pushed the nation’s total number of mining deaths to a level not seen since 2015, sparking concern among safety advocates. Already this year 12 miners have died on the job in the U.S., compared with eight fatalities in all of 2016. Two miners were killed in Kentucky and six in West Virginia.
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Politically charged: do you know where your batteries come from?
We need to think about the raw materials of batteries -- where they come from and their environmental cost.
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Grand Canyon at risk as Arizona officials ask Trump to end uranium mining ban
Powerful regional officials to ask administration to end 20-year ban, saying it is unlawful and inhibits economic opportunity. By Joanna Walters.
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The world’s most toxic town: the terrible legacy of Zambia’s lead mines
Almost a century of lead mining and smelting has poisoned generations of children in the Copperbelt town of Kabwe in Zambia. By Damian Carrington.
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̶T̶h̶e̶ [Another] place in America where (almost) no one drinks their tap water
Local officials in eastern Kentucky’s Martin County insist the water is fine, despite repeated violations of EPA limits. But residents have been relying on bottled water for years. By Story Hinckley.
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This Is the Best Dinosaur Fossil of Its Kind Ever Found
The 110 million-year-old fossil of a nodosaur preserves the animal’s armor, skin, and what may have been its final meal. By Michael Greshko.
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Isro plans to mine energy from Moon by 2030 to help meet India needs
From launching 104 satellites at one go, enabling commercial roll out of lithium-ion batteries, to taking the lead in providing energy security, the Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) is firing on all cylinders. Apart from planning for manned missions to Moon, Mars and even aircraft development, Isro is now working on a plan to help India meet its energy needs from the Moon by 2030.
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True cost of Philippines gold-mining: Poverty-stricken workers risk health for precious metal
Miners sift through hundreds of kilos of sand and clay, gathering roughly a quarter of a gram of gold dust. By Alex Wheeler.
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In Anaconda, Montana, History Repeats Itself
The more things change… By Ed Kemmick.
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Trump order on conflict minerals would send warlords carte blanche signal, say critics
A battle involving some of America’s most powerful men and some of Africa’s most powerful warlords is being waged in Donald Trump’s White House. At stake are billions of dollars, child labour, sexual violence and the precious minerals that make our tech gadgets work.
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Bolivia’s Desperate Miners Are Doing Desperate Things—Like Murder
Everyone knows who killed Rodolfo Illanes. So why is his death such a mystery? By Monte Reel.
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