#Gold mining is one of the world’s most #destructive and unnecessary industries – here’s how to end it
https://theconversation.com/gold-mining-is-one-of-the-worlds-most-destructive-and-unnecessary-industries-heres-how-to-end-it-197447
"Despite improvements in gold mining practices over the past century and new regulations designed to limit mining’s impacts, this industry continues to #wreak #havoc upon landscapes across every continent except Antarctica."