“A mina contamina” is a show tells the story of a drop of rain water that becomes #polluted by #heavyMetals as it falls in and underground mine. The story is told dialogically, in a conversation between the drop and a White wagtail that is warned of the perils of drinking water from the #stream, learning about the processes of #acid #mine drainage and #bioaccumulation, but also of the human #greed and #unsustainability behind mining pollution.
"The problems involving #Canada’s mining and #exploration corporations go far beyond workplace issues. “Canadian companies are more likely to be engaged in community conflict, #environmental and #unethical behaviour,"
"Of the 171 companies identified in incidents involving #mining and exploration companies over the past 10 years, 34 per cent are Canadian,"
#climateaction #lithiumNo #lithium #minesNO
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2010/10/19/canadian_mining_firms_worst_for_environment_rights_report.html
"When #Canada stands before the UN to have its "darkest corners" examined, the international community must not turn a blind eye to its complicity with a global #mining industry whose corporations are among the worst human rights and #environmental offenders in the world."
@avedik @CubeThoughts @princelysum @rodhilton "The dirty road to #cleanEnergy: how #China’s #electricVehicle boom is ravaging the #environment
In neighboring #Indonesia, #nickel extraction is causing #environmental and #social devastation."
https://restofworld.org/2022/indonesia-china-ev-nickel/
#MinesNo #LithiumNo #DegrowthCapitalism #Ungovernable #decentralization
"The dirty road to #cleanEnergy: how #China’s #electricVehicle boom is ravaging the #environment
In neighboring #Indonesia, #nickel extraction is causing #environmental and #social devastation."
https://restofworld.org/2022/indonesia-china-ev-nickel/
#MinesNo #LithiumNo #DegrowthCapitalism #Ungovernable #decentralization
Degrowth or Extinction
Decrescimento ou Extinção