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The atmosphere can hold up to 1,500 billion tons of carbon dioxide and still keep global warming under 2°C; the consequences become uncontrollable once this limit is breached.
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Shaft Drill
The advent of improved drilling technology made the extraction of geological resources easier. However, today we have almost stretched the limits of the earth’s system to its breaking point.
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Taconite Mining in Silver Bay: A Tale of Extraction and Accumulation
The Reserve Mining Company discharged taconite tailings directly into Lake Superior for 25 years, creating a massive tailings delta and polluting the waters of the lake. When the EPA took Reserve to court in 1973, the town of Silver Bay was divided between a struggle for economic well-being and public health.
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Corridors, Concessions, and the Extraction of Natural Resources in Liberia
This article is a critique of the “open door” development policy promoted by the Liberian government after World War II, and shows the environmental and social impact of state reliance on foreign direct investment.
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The Age of Aluminum [Die Akte Aluminium]
This film investigates the widespread presence of aluminium in our daily lives, and its surprising consequences for the environment, as well as our health.
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Earth First! Journal 16, no. 6
In this issue of Earth First! Journal Ben Manski reports on the protests against the mining company Exxon Corporation, Sherman Bamford puts focus on the Appalachian wilderness, and George Wuerthner reflects on the mythology regarding Indians.
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Tambogrande: Mangos, Murder, Mining
This film follows resistance to mining companies and the Peruvian government by local residents, focusing on the small town of Tambogrande.
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Vienen Por El Oro, Vienen Por Todo [They Came For The Gold, They Came For It All]
This film follows an Argentinian town which must struggle to decide whether to allow a gold mine that could reduce poverty but also uses toxic mining methods.
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Earth First! Journal 18, no. 7
In this issue of Earth First! Journal James A. Barnes and Craig Beneville report about an assembly of anti-environmentalists on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. In addition, John Hallam gives an update on the protests against the Jabiluka mine in Australia, and Errol Schweizer contributes a piece on “Radical Ecology from the Urban Jungle.”
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Earth First! Journal 22, no. 7
Earth First! Journal 22, no. 7 presents news on Darryl Cherney’s case FBI against EF!, as well as essays on treesitting in the US, coal mining in New Mexico, and the presentation of a zero-emission vehicle at the Earth Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.