Environmental issues with mining

controversial environmental issues negatively affecting the world around us. Fracking and mountaintop removal has become a potentially fatal topic in multiple states. Hydraulic fracturing or Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside. Water, sand and 596 chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well. Mountaintop removal mining…

Ocean mining sites are typically around large areas of polymetallic protuberances and hydrothermal vents at about 2000 meters below the ocean 's surface. Even though it is believed that ocean mining has the potential to meet demands for many minerals and would help strengthen the economies of unindustrialized countries, it does come at an environmental cost. In 2011, Papua New Guinea approved the first deep-sea mining lease to a Canadian mining company. The Papua New Guinea…

Addressing the negative externalities of mining: policy recommendations. In the words of Joseph Stiglitz, “corporations are in the business of making money, not providing charity.” Since corporations are in business to maximize profit, they hold themselves accountable to their stockholders rather than to the stakeholders where such businesses are located. The desire to minimize cost while maximizing profit weakens the implementation of the Corporate Social Responsibility. The Corporate Social…

Then they should indicate disapproval when an issue is not following the limits and boundaries set. When disapproval has been established, then the individual or subsidiary or group should report to the correct authoritative figures on the hierarchy of the company. Lastly, the individual or subsidiary or group should use their powers in order to make a solution to the ethical dilemma. When an ethical dilemma has occurred, such as the case with Goldcorp Inc., they should take the corrective…

Media article 1 (Coal seam gas exploration and extraction): Explain history of your topic – Coal seam gas (CSG) exploration and extraction is an aggressive form of mining. The coal seam gas mining industry began in 1976 in the Bowen Basin, Queensland. Commercial production began in Queensland in 1996. The first standalone commercial production of CSG in Australia commenced in December 1996 at the Dawson Valley project. Coal seam gas is used in the same way as any other form of gas for cooking…

Underground, dark, warm, and damp is the work environment of a coal miner. Coal mining has been around since the 1300’s. Since then, technology has changed and is still booming in today’s society. It was approximately around the late 1800’s that coal became a significant resource in generating electricity. The differences in coal mining today and back then were tremendously different. Many men worked underground with just the light of a candle. It was very hot and damp underground. Working…

Environmental protection agency (EPA) respond heavily to public health issue and to environmental issues. Like many agency decisions, the EPA's decision centered on cost-benefit analysis, attempting to determine the appropriate economic burden necessary to achieve an adequate level of safety, and whether this burden was reasonable (Wecker, 1994). Reserve Mining v. EPA and Corrosion Proof Fittings v. EPA cases focused mainly on regulating a use of asbestos. This essay will summarize the trail…

2 Topic: Energy in the 21st century Geographical issue: “What are the environmental effects of using natural resources as sources of energy?” Introduction What are the environmental effects of using natural resources as sources of energy? In this investigation, I will be explaining the environmental consequences of energy production/consumption, energy production near the Great Barrier Reef and answering the question: should new mining be allowed in Queensland in Australia?…

This union currently has over 800,000 members and has been representing miners for over 125 years. The United Mine Workers of America was created as a way to protect miners, specifically in the coal mining field. However, today the United Mine Workers of America has blossomed from representing the mining industry to manufacturing, health care and the Navajo Nation (United Mine Workers of America, 2017). While the name only has miners in it, this union is diversely structured. The union is…

modern environmental movement (Jaffe et al. 1995, 132). Since that time, the United States federal government has initiated a number of command and control environmental policies to regulate activities. There is disagreement about rather these government controls are morally correct, though, such as with the recent Stream Protection Rule. Scholars like Robert Nozick would believe that environmental regulations impede on individuals’ rights, while John Rawls would claim that environmental…