Australian mining companies have a poor track record operating in Africa. Australian uranium company Paladin Energy has now put two of its mines into 'care-and-maintenance' and bankruptcy looms. But who cleans up the company's mess in Namibia and Malawi, asks JIM GREEN
… cleans up the mess when an Australian uranium mining company leaves Africa? Jim Green - … 2018 Comment Uranium Africa Australia Nuclear Mining Langer Heinrich uranium mine, Namibia Australian mining companies have a poor track record …
Extraction of raw materials could rise 60 per cent by 2060 – so is degrowth the answer?
… | 22nd February 2024 | Comment Extraction Mining Editor’s Picks Surface Mining Garzweiler Extraction of raw materials … the balance of the planet’s ecosystems. The mining industry requires the annexation of …
Australia's Aboriginal people have long been mistreated by governments and industry in the pursuit of nuclear projects. The attitudes of 'pro-nuclear environmentalists' or 'ecomodernists' towards Aboriginal people is as disrespectful as those of governments and industry, argues JIM GREEN.
… for a radioactive waste dump. Uranium mining Silence from the ecomodernists about …
A review of Aaron Bastani, ‘Fully Automated Luxury Communism: A Manifesto’ published on 11 June 2019 by Verso Books.
… obstacles are overcome—off-world mining can begin in earnest. Asteroid mining is the prerequisite for FALC, because … photovoltaics, lab-grown meat, or asteroid mining. Without hesitation or irony, Saudi …
The second in a three-part interview on capitalism and climate breakdown from Political Economy for the End Times.
… reserves will all be mined—and the process of mining will in itself take an immense amount … asteroids to bring them closer to earth, for mining. This way, we can all be billionaires, … by a sleight of hand, by imagining asteroid mining. Now all of this has to be done very …
The 'Absolute Zero' report demonstrates how the UK can deliver on its climate change commitments. In doing so, it debunks technological utopianism - but what of economy and class?
… concrete for rail construction, the iron ore mining, the solar panels produced using coal … on critical technology metals and small-scale mining at the Camborne School of Mines in …
Degrowth and its opponents recognize the necessity of mass movements and system change to address the climate emergency.
… they, citing the ecological costs of all the mining required, refuse to support “an all-out … but also coal. In May this year, the National Mining Association called for a “ carbon …
It was 28 years ago today that Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine ruptured and ignited, sending a massive plume of radiation across Europe. Jim Green assesses the scientific evidence for how many people died as a result of the catastrophe.
… sceptics. In Australia, for example, uranium mining and exploration companies such as …