Mines

The copper mines in South and Central America are destroying the environment since there is only limited government control. The biggest challenge in keeping mining safe for the environment is how to dispose of the tailings, the left overs. A proposed large copper mine in Minnesota was shut down by the Biden administration. Unlike mines in other countries, the US uses the most modern technology and the government oversees the operation to control improper disposal of tailings. In Chili for example the tailing are just dumped into the ocean. This is the ultimate NIMBY situation where the ugly American once again destroys poor countries to protect the homeland. This is standard operating procedure for the US. All the materials needed for our windmills and solar panels along with EV's are causing damage to the environment but not here. The mining, processing and disposal of these materials often times by slave labor and child labor are of little concern so long as we keep our water clean. The most disheartening thing is that these greenies seem not to understand what it takes to get these materials or worse yet they know and don't care.