#resource extraction

[mindblowingscience]

The extraction of the Earth's natural resources tripled in the past five decades, related to the massive build-up of infrastructure in many parts of the world and the high levels of material consumption, especially in upper-middle and high-income countries. Material extraction is expected to rise by 60% by 2060 and could derail efforts to achieve not only global climate, biodiversity, and pollution targets but also economic prosperity and human well-being, according to a report published today by the UN Environment Program (UNEP)-hosted International Resource Panel.

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#Science #Enviroment #Climate Crisis #Global Warming #Pollution #Resource Extraction #UNEP #UN Environment Program

[anarchistfrogposting]

I don't consider myself an anarchist but i'm pretty sympathetic, there's just some stuff i'm not sure yet would work well under anarchism as i understood it after reading the bread book.

What would incentivize people to work, for example, at oil rigs away from their communities doing dangerous work?

Would it be that they'd have a smaller expectation for how long they're suposed to work? Like, instead of you working 9-5 for 8 months instead you work 9-5 for 4 months and then can just do things you like the rest of the year?

Yes hi hello! This post re-emerged from the depths of accidental deletion!! I’m getting the bus to go get a burrito so let me talk about this one!!

Kropotkin actually talked about dangerous work; after all, some work is just inherently and unavoidably a bit more dangerous than others: so what’s the point? Why bother?

To start, resource extraction is going to be inherent to any industrial economy, but it’s worth pointing out that when you eliminate a lot of overproduction, an inefficiency inherent to capitalist economy, the demand for extraction is going to shoot down in a big way. That’s a big reason why a lot of the more hardcore environmentalist movements have been radical leftist ones; it’s features inherent to capitalism which are bringing about the downfall of the environment which sustains us.

Another big consideration to make is that a lot of the danger of these fields arises solely because the demands of the profit motive incentivise management to overwork/underpay/cut back on or wholesale eliminate critical safety measures; there’s a reason why unions and collectives in those fields are such critical players in the constant battle to keep people safe.

There are quite a few fields in the domestic/public sector, as well (think electricians, certain waste management professions etc.) which are (and were more so in the past) fairly dangerous but are not generally regarded as such because they’re regulated well in the public domain/have very strong unions/have otherwise strong safety regulation.

This stuff gets safer and safer as we improve the automation of our economy, as well.

It’s worth remembering as well that those remote professions and operations are, in a way, their own communities, as well, and for some people travelling long distances away for more lonesome work is quite an attractive prospect; I once knew a geologist who said he found the relative isolation quite peaceful. My great grandad did some remote mining and he always talked quite positively about it when I knew him (although this is very anecdotal - if anybody in the field wants to weigh in I’d be more than happy to hear what you think).

About hours as well;

If there’s no profit motive, then industrial processes are going to be driven by how to do them as safely, efficiently, and easily (among other stuff). The demand for hours is going to be a lot less tough because you’re going to be able to have more workers and source better equipment without worrying about how it will cut into your bottom line; so yes, the hours will be shorter and the shifts less demanding, with a greater support network and safety network when shit hits the fan. All of this, of course, makes this kind of work a lot more attractive.

But what about dangerous work in general? Why would anyone put themselves in danger?

You just have to look at the tremendous danger that volunteers face to understand that humans don’t really need a profit motive to put their lives on the line to better their communities and the world, or to feel part of something greater than themselves. Not everyone is going to want to do that, and that’s ok, but some people really derive a lot of happiness and fulfilment from dangerous work.

Humanity is flexible and diverse; working together to champion that is our strength, and it always has been.

#anarchism #anarchist #anarchocommunism #praxis #communism #communist #revolution #leftism #leftist #danger #dangerous work #mining #resource extraction #q and a #qna

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Despite a thick layer of ice, you can still hear the creek gurgling. Meta Williams uses a stick of alder to poke through a thin layer of ice that's formed over a hole, and stoops to fill a large pail with water she'll later use for drinking and cooking.  Stony Creek, about 50 kilometres west of Whitehorse and near Mendenhall Landing, is so clean, Williams said, that she drinks straight from it  — something she's done for about five decades. And it's no different for many other Ibex Valley residents, she said. "It's one of those places where we feel safe to drink the water," said Williams, who's of mixed Yukon First Nations ancestry, including Southern Tutchone. "We feel safe to go on the sides, go up the sides of the hill and pick the berries in the springtime. Some of the medicine plants. We pick our soapberries here.  "It's like a part of everything I breathe. It's been a part of my life, all my life."

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#cdnpoli #canada #canadian politics #canadian news #yukon #mining #resource extraction #pollution #environment #environmental racism #first nations

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"Who says Canada's buffalo are extinct? Here is a scene from Goose Lake, near Wainright, Alta, showing a part of the great herd on the government reserve there. Science is attempting to cross-breed these buffalo with cattle to produce a hard milch-cow for northern climes.

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Another visit from US financiers to Canada's gold mines in Northern Ontario has been made, this time vis aeroplane. Gene Tunney, retired undefeated heavyweight champion of the world, was one of the party of 11, some of whom are shown at top. Col. W. A. Bishop, Canada's war ace, was also member of the party which included a number of prominent shining men. In the group shown at the top are, left to right - D. M. McKeon, New York financier; Col. W. A. Bishop; B. F. Smith, New York, financier; Gene Tunney, David Sloan, Vancouver, managing director of the Plonser mine, P. S. Arguimbau, New York financier; Eddle Dowling, comedian and singer, New York and Paris: and Heard P. Gimpel, of the New York department store bearing his name. In the lower picture at left is a close-up of Tunney, twice conqueror of Jack Dempsy for the world's heavyweight boxing title, now wealthy business man and politician. At right is shown, left to right - J. P. Bickell, president of McIntyre Mines, from whose home in Port Credit, Ontario, the party left; Ed Flynn, prominent New York politician and friend of President Roosevelt, and Hon. Chas. McCrae, Ontario minister of mines. The party bound for McIntyre mines near Timmins, Ontario."

- from the Kingston Whig-Standard. June 26, 1933. Page 10.

#northern ontario #timmins #mining company #financial capitalism #stock promoter #financiers #famous athlete #billy bishop #capitalism in canada #gold rush #resource capitalism #great depression in canada #northwestern ontario #resource extraction #vancouver #port credit #bison #the passing of the buffalo #alberta history

[auressea]

@allthecanadianpolitics @bcpoli

#please sign this petition #mining #resource extraction #bc politics #industry #regulate industry #landback #indigenous people #indigenous land #how will you resist?

[aestheticofaccumulation]

Sammy Baloji, Untitled, 2018/2023. 50 mortar shell casings, interior plants. Music played intermittently through a single-channel speaker: Chanteurs à la croix de cuivre d’Elisabethville Chants religieux classiques et folkloriques (1948).

Exhibited as part of ‘The Accursed Share’, Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh.

Accumulation as transformative, memorialising protest.

#accumulation #art #memory #war #domesticity #appropriation #democratic republic of the congo #mining #colonialism #resource extraction

[immaculatasknight]

Forever war

#Canada #mining #resource extraction #Lithium #Nevada #aboriginal #indigenous #ancestral lands #unceded territory #land defenders

[thepotentialof2007]

A fish is an exquisite and fascinating creature: a stunning answer to the question of how to live in the sea, one which has been honed by evolution over hundreds of millions of years. Fishmeal is all of that but dried, squashed, and ground up into powder. It's also astonishingly rich in protein: between 50 and 70 percent by weight. And in 1950, farmers were just waking up to its potential. And so the world bought fishmeal as fast as Chile and Peru could haul anchovetas out of the Humboldt Current, while the lessons from California about the long-term consequences were completely ignored. Between 1950 and 1973, world fish harvests tripled, but the amount of fish directly consumed by humans stayed the same. The rest went to fishmeal, as a supplemental food for livestock, and this became an essential ingredient for modern industrial farming. Britain imported all that it could get and by 1960 half of all fishmeal was being used as pig food. With the addition of industrial farming methods and antibiotics, farmers could grow more pigs more quickly, in less space and for less money. By 1960, Peru was the world's top producer of fishmeal, and in 1964 it caught 40 percent of the entire global fish harvest. When overfishing and environmental conditions caused Peru's fish harvest to collapse in 1972, shutting down the fishmeal supply, the price of British bacon doubled almost immediately. And so the extraordinary consequence of upwelling water along the coast of South America isn't just that it has produced a huge marine ecosystem in a relatively tiny area. It's that it has provided the biological bounty to feed pigs and chickens (and increasingly, farmed fish grown in other countries) all over the world. Those animals were raised to feed humans, who were probably blissfully unaware of the marine source of their protein, and also its colossal cost to the natural environment.

_ Helen Czerki, The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works, 2023

#fishmeal #helen czerki #fisheries #humboldt current #anchovies #peru #resource extraction #uk food supply #20th century #industrial livestock operations #global economies

[100yearoldcomics]

August 11, 1922 Thimble Theater by E.C. Segar: "The Miser."

[ID: Castor happily kneels down and loads a gladstone bag up with large gold stones. /end] Castor: I hope my grip will hold all of the lumps of solid gold I found to-day.

[ID: Castor struggles to carry the bag around outside. /end] Castor: My gosh, but gold is heavy.

[ID: Olive struts up to Castor, concerned while she overhears him loudly sobbing. /end] Olive: Why, what's wrong, Castor? Castor: BOOOO HOOOO

Castor: The gold was so heavy, it went right through the bottom, booo. Olive: ?

[ID: Olive looks on quizzically at Castor, who's weeping while he holds up his bag. The gold stones lie piled up on the ground and the bottom of his bag flaps free like an opened can lid. On the bottom, the bag's price is labeled: $2.50. /end] Castor: Two dollars and a half shot to pieces, doggone it! Olive: !? [INFLATION GUIDE: In 2022 dollars, Castor's crying over a loss of just over $44. Even now, that much gold is probably worth more than enough to make up for it. /end]

#newspaper comics #vintage #history #1922 #thimble theater #olive oyl #transcript available #1920s #great gobs of gold #gold mining #resource extraction #tw: colonialism #priorities

[emptyanddark]

Local ecosystems and their inhabitants are sacrificed for global climate ambitions in the race for dominance over transition minerals. The scale and methods of mining operations in northern Chile are just one example of where a unique ecosystem and the ways of life of local communities are traded off for green growth.

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Uruguayan writer and journalist Eduardo Galeano wrote in the late 1980s about the situation on the continent of Latin America. 'This is the region of open veins. Everything, from its discovery to our time, has always been transmuted into European - or later U.S. - capital, and as such has accumulated in distant centers of power.' The situation of lithium confirms that this colonial-imperialist way of doing business operates in a green jacket today.

#atacama desert #chile #just transition #indigenous sovereignty #colonialism #neocolonialism #resource extraction #mining #water scarcity #water sovereignty #climate crisis #landback #land & water grabbing #Lickanantay #capitalism #disaster capitalism #readings #r/ #extractivism #natural resources #mineral mining #imperialism #greenwashing #SQM #energy transition #climate catastrophe #money and power

[colitcomedia]

Exploring how Arrowsmith North Silica Sand Project by VRX Silica advances?

Discover the notable progress made by VRX Silica Limited (ASX: VRX) in the approval process for the Arrowsmith North Silica Sand Project. Learn about the commencement of the Public Environmental Review (PER) period and the company's dedication to addressing stakeholder feedback. Get insights into VRX Silica's investor outlook and explore the projects within their expansive silica sand portfolio in Western Australia.

When it comes to sustainable silica sand projects, VRX Silica Limited is making significant strides. With the initiation of the four-week Public Environmental Review (PER) period, following the publication of the Environmental Review Document (ERD), VRX Silica's Arrowsmith North Silica Sand Project is advancing closer to reality.

The acceptance of the Arrowsmith North Environmental Review Document by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) further demonstrates the company's commitment to transparency and environmental responsibility.

During the PER process, VRX Silica understands the importance of addressing all comments received regarding the Arrowsmith North Silica Sand Project proposal. This comprehensive review and response stage serves as the final step before the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) of Western Australia prepares an assessment report. The recommendations made in the report will play a crucial role in the approval decision by the Western Australian Environment Minister.

Investor Outlook:

VRX Silica's commitment to sustainability and responsible resource extraction has captured the attention of investors. With a share price of AUD 0.125 per share and a 52-week range of AUD 0.093 to AUD 0.190 per share, the company's performance in the market has been notable. As of June 19th, 2023, VRX Silica has a market capitalization of AUD 70 million, with 560.40 million shares issued.

About VRX Silica:

VRX Silica Limited is an ASX-listed pure-play silica sand company with a dedicated focus on driving innovation and sustainable practices. The company's portfolio comprises four silica sand projects in Western Australia. In addition to the Arrowsmith North Silica Sand Project, they also have the Arrowsmith Central Silica Sand Project, located near Eneabba, south of Geraldton. Furthermore, VRX Silica has the Muchea Silica Sand Project, situated north of Perth, and the Boyatup Silica Sand Project, positioned 100 km east of Esperance.

Conclusion:

The Arrowsmith North Silica Sand Project by VRX Silica is making significant progress in its approval process, evident through the commencement of the PER period and the publication of the ERD. By addressing stakeholder feedback and adhering to sustainable practices, VRX Silica is laying a strong foundation for the project's success. With their robust investor outlook and dedication to responsible resource extraction, VRX Silica continues to shape the future of the silica sand industry in Western Australia.

#VRX Silica #Arrowsmith North Silica Sand Project #Public Environmental Review #Environmental Review Document #Department of Water and Environmental Regulation #DWER #Environmental Protection Authority #EPA #Western Australia #assessment report #investor outlook #share price #market capitalization #sustainability #silica sand projects #Arrowsmith Central Silica Sand Project #Muchea Silica Sand Project #Boyatup Silica Sand Project #silica sand industry #resource extraction #ASX-listed #sustainability practices #stakeholder feedback #responsible resource extraction #transparent processes #environmental responsibility #market performance #Western Australian Environment Minister #silica sand portfolio #resource development

[deadassdiaspore]

#African history #Political Education #Tahtah Mentan #African writers #Cameroon #resource extraction #Fuck Imperialism #Fuck Colonialism

[aberration13]

Good informative thread on the crab population collapse

#climate change #ecological collapse #late stage capitalism #overfishing #resource extraction #unsustainable #history #regulation #my stuff

[allthecanadianpolitics]

A Yukon judge has handed a partial victory to First Nations who said they weren't adequately consulted over a proposed mine project in Kaska territory in southeast Yukon. But the court also found that the federal and territorial governments largely met their duty to consult throughout the environmental assessment process. 

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The First Nation argued that the consultation process for the proposed mine in southeast Yukon was unfair and inadequate, as the Crown allegedly listened to Kaska concerns but failed to meaningfully address and incorporate them. The Kudz Ze Kayah project is about 260 kilometres northwest of Watson Lake, Yukon, on Kaska traditional territory.

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[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"Celebrations of the second anniversary of the Provincial Workmen’s Association [PWA], held on 2 September 1882 and detailed in the Trades Journal, signalled a new public presence for the miners in Cape Breton County. Union loyalties that had been forced underground in earlier decades were now openly and widely vaunted, and they were powerfully shaped by Highland cultural forms and symbols. At Cow Bay, members of Eastern and Banner Lodges assembled and marched in procession to welcome lodges from Little Glace Bay (Keystone) and Big Glace Bay (Wilson). “So enrapturing was Scotland’s favorite melody to whose note they marched, that the countryman is excusable who mistook them for a rising clan who had substituted the uniform blue for the Tartan.” Joining with the Glace Bay lodges about a mile outside the village, the members of the four lodges proceeded together through the Gowrie Mines and the Block House Mines before assembling on the picnic ground

At Caledonia Mines, 100 members of Equity Lodge gathered and “formed into a procession and marched gaily from thence to the invigorating strains of [a] highland pibroch,” through the “manager’s beautiful park, then to Bridgeport.” Here, the procession was joined by members of Island Lodge as well as the Reserve Mines lodge (Unity). The enlarged procession of about 450, clothed in PWA regalia, carried on through the Lorway Mines before arriving at Reserve, where several platforms had been erected in an open field. On these, the men with their “wives, sweethearts, cousins and aunts … danced to the best music the Island of C.B. could furnish.” At 12:30, the group moved to a hall where “the tables groaned under a bountiful supply of the good things of this life”; later, the manager, D. J. Kennelly, paid a visit and was “well pleased with the deportment of ‘his boys.’” Members of Equity Lodge departed afterward in order to attend a “grand ball” at Little Glace Bay that lasted until 9 p.m.

Exactly three weeks later, Drummond Lodge celebrated its first anniversary at Sydney Mines and North Sydney. A procession of 250 members of Drummond Lodge, along with members of some of the other lodges, was gathered. A correspondent reported the scene:

the order of the march was two deep. First came four pioneers followed by the ‘drum and fife’ corps, next our country’s flag, the Union Jack, next officers of lodge, next a body of at least 100 Brothers, next and near to centre, our banner borne by four bros. with the words ‘Drummond Lodge No. 8 of P.W.A.[’] on one side, and Unity, Equity, and Progress, on the other side. Close by marched two of our native pipers, who well performed their part, followed by the remainder of procession in the midst of whom were two more of our native ‘sons of heather’ with their bag pipes.

The procession moved to Albert Corbett’s storefront, where “three deafening cheers” were given to the sympathetic merchant before the group continued on to North Sydney. Here, the streets were crowded with spectators. W. H. Moore & Co., supporters of the miners in the 1876 strike, had set up a line of flags for the occasion, one of which was stamped “success to the P.W.A.” Three cheers were made for this mercantile enterprise. !e group then returned to Sydney Mines to gather at the Temperance Hall, where three platforms were set up for dancers “young and old,” “treading time to the rich violin music of Messrs. T. Ling and J. Nicholson, and to the music of the pipers.”

The place of the fiddle, pipes, and step dancing at these gatherings revealed ways in which Highland cultural traditions became integrated into the common culture of the coal country. Support from local merchants and sympathetic mine managers, as well as associations with British loyalism, confirmed the sense of a stable and powerful PWA presence. And the processions through the coal villages carried considerable symbolic importance as a claim upon public space. !is was the environment that sustained the Lingan strike. The Glace Bay Mining Company had agreed to take on workmen from Lingan as Drummond operated, in effect, as adviser to the company; the Cape Breton PWA lodges contributed to a fund to support the strikers; and William McDonald accommodated the Glace Bay Mining Company and the prevailing feeling on the ground. The miners and the PWA commanded considerable local strength."

- Don Nerbas, “‘Lawless Coal Miners’ and the Lingan Strike of 1882–1883: Remaking Political Order on Cape Breton’s Sydney Coalfield,” Labour/Le Travail 92 (Fall 2023), 107-109.

#cape breton #glace bay nova scotia #coal mining #coal miners #mining company #resource extraction #resource capitalism #nineteenth century canada #working class struggle #union organizing #social history #canadian history #working class history #academic quote #reading 2024 #scottish immigration to canada

[auressea]

#indigenous people #indigenous land #land back #resource extraction #BC politics #land management is an oxymoron #canadian mining companies #prospecting #still colonizing #wanna buy some land rights? #please help #Raven Trust #BC #BC news #also let's stop the logging and mining