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How Mining / Extractive Industry could be different



Russian military groups could be influencing / exploiting African countries

Mercury, PCBs, antibiotics, dioxins, pesticides, other contaminants in seafood could not be there / be reduced

Lung diseases could be prevented among miners / effective masks could be available

Carbon dioxide could be turned into rock

Bauxite (aluminum) mining could lead to environmental / agricultural / health problems

Deep sea mining could be destructive

Metals could be fair trade and environmentally sustainable

Advanced geospatial monitoring and mining tools preventing use of mercury/opportunities for miners could protect the environment

Gold mining could not destroy the Amazon rainforest

The Pebble mine could not be built or be built safely in Alaska

Phosphorous could be collected and used differently

Rare earth mining could be in the U.S. and environmentally sustainable

The extractive industry could publish payments to and contracts made with governments

Children / slaves could not mine for mica, cobalt, gold, salt, talc, gems, and other metal/minerals