Massive environmental disaster in Canada (oil sands) (gallon, environmentalist, Obama)

[cisco kid]

Containing pond breaks releasing tens of millions of gallons of toxic waste into area rivers and lakes.

Link

I don't think the Keystone Pipeline is such a good idea because oil sands are the most toxic, most polluting lowest quality form of oil in the world. And the mining process creates disaster on an epic scale. I don't consider myself an environmentalist or even an Obama supporter but I think it is disturbing for any normal person when they see what it actually does.









Here's what a normal mining day looks like with no unexpected disasters (its still a disaster).
Millions of acres of pristine Canadian forests, lakes and rivers turned into a barren wasteland on a daily basis.

[Casper in Dallas]

Silence....................................

[thecoalman]

It's a copper and gold mine.

Mount Polley Mine tailings pond breach called environmental disaster - British Columbia - CBC News

A complete water ban affecting about 300 local residents is in effect after five million cubic metres of tailings pond wastewater from the Mount Polley copper and gold mine was released early Monday into Hazeltine Creek.

[theunbrainwashed]

Originally Posted by Casper in Dallas

Silence....................................

Of course there's gonna be silence.

[weltschmerz]

The mine was warned about this, as much as a year ago. They did nothing.
It's bad, really bad.

[theunbrainwashed]

Originally Posted by weltschmerz

The mine was warned about this, as much as a year ago. They did nothing.
It's bad, really bad.

I think governments need to start learning that businesses don't listen to anybody unless you threaten them with massive fines or prison time for the managers and/or owners

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by theunbrainwashed

Of course there's gonna be silence.

It's copper and gold mine, wearing any jewelry? How about that computer you are using?

It's fairly easy to attack these things when it's the fossil fuel industry but if you want Ipod's you need copper and gold.

[cisco kid]

Originally Posted by thecoalman

It's a copper and gold mine.

Oops I stand corrected.

When I saw 'Canada' and 'disaster' in the same headline I assumed it was caused by the tar sands. But it easily could have been because they use the same kind of storage ponds to contain the waste-water from tar sands mining.

[weltschmerz]

Originally Posted by theunbrainwashed

I think governments need to start learning that businesses don't listen to anybody unless you threaten them with massive fines or prison time for the managers and/or owners

But....but....I thought businesses should police themselves.
(Evidently, they don't)
They didn't want to spend any money to avoid this and the taxpayers will be left holding the bag, not to mention the collapse of salmon stock and tourism in that area.

[chucksnee]

Originally Posted by theunbrainwashed

Of course there's gonna be silence.

Originally Posted by Casper in Dallas

Silence....................................

What would you 2 expect to be said?

We should not build anything because of a disaster that may or may not happen?



What would have happened if the mine would have done what they were told to do back in 2011, and then talked to the mine again about a year ago....