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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Maras Welt: Lyrics (Songtext) zu: Kinder (Sind so kleine Hände – Bettina Wegner Cover)

Diesen berührenden Song habe ich erstmals von der Gruppe Berge gehört und freute mich sehr, als ich heute Morgen der Lyrics-Version bei Maras Welt …

Maras Welt: Lyrics (Songtext) zu: Kinder (Sind so kleine Hände – Bettina Wegner Cover)

One Gold Band = Twenty TONS of TOXIC Waste! Yes, to make just One Gold Band, there is Twenty TONS of Toxic Waste ! Please DO NOT BUY GOLD for any reason! | Barbara Crane Navarro

We do love our luxuries and conveniences. Gold, silver, diamonds, and precious jewels make us feel sophisticated, elegant, and important. But how many of us are aware of the impact our adornments have on our planet and the people who live in the areas in which they are mined?

Until recently, I had no idea. One of the blogs that I follow by Barbara Crane Navarro has opened my eyes, and now I realize how much my jewelry has hurt people and our planet.

Most everyone owns at least one piece of gold jewelry, and yet, gold mining is one of the most destructive industries in the world. The process displaces communities, contaminates land and waterways with mercury and cyanide, and causes injuries to workers. The national organization, Earthworks, states on their website that the production of one gold wedding band generates 20 tons of waste from digging and processing the ore.

All mining is damaging, but gold mining is particularly so because it uses a process called heap leaching which includes dripping a cyanide solution through huge piles of ore. This solution strips away the gold for collection and leaves behind 99.99% of what’s mined in piles that are nearly 300 feet high of toxic waste. Surrounding ground water also is contaminated with the cyanide and other dangerous chemicals.

Tailings dams are constructed to retain mine waste. However, according to the UNEP (United Nations Environment Program) there have been more than 221 major tailings dam failures. These failures displace people and contaminate the waters causing death to humanity and wildlife. And shamefully, out of the more than 2,000 major mining companies in the world, only one, BHP Billiton, is taking steps to avoid catastrophic destruction.

Metal mining is destroying beautiful habitats in countries such as Miramar, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic as well as our own United States. In fact, Metal mining was the number one toxic polluter in the U.S. in 2010 releasing arsenic, mercury, and lead.

You can find out more about the destruction caused by mining from Earthworks and Barbara Crane Navarro’s blogs.

  • Mary K. Doyle

Source: One Gold Band = Twenty TONS of TOXIC Waste! Yes, to make just One Gold Band, there is Twenty TONS of Toxic Waste ! Please DO NOT BUY GOLD for any reason! | Barbara Crane Navarro

Estudo: Desmatamento zero é melhor chance do Brasil avançar em performance climática! | Barbara Crane Navarro

Relatório de Transparência Climática mostra matriz energética mais suja e dinheiro público financiando combustíveis fósseis A rápida redução do desmatamento para zero é uma das oportunidades mais importantes para o Brasil melhorar sua ação climática, de acordo com a mais recente edição do Relatório de Transparência Climática (Climate Transparency). O estudo analisa todas as economias do G20 […]

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Source: Estudo: Desmatamento zero é melhor chance do Brasil avançar em performance climática! | Barbara Crane Navarro