A Trash Prospecting Handbook

Apr 30

Hey Nature Nerds! This week Jen tells us some science news about Magpies and Megan does a deep dig (?) into mining! Get your hardhats and gas masks ready! Thanks to listener, Bbqsheepdip for the suggestion!

Organization to support: https://earthworks.org/

Earthworks is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting communities and the environment from the adverse impacts of mineral and energy development while promoting sustainable solutions.

References:

https://youtu.be/ZkoKCvL_jwU

https://www.mining-technology.com/analysis/feature-world-worst-coal-mining-disasters-china/

https://www.earthsystems.com/history-mining/#:~:text=The%20earliest%20known%20mine%20for,10%2C000%20to%207%2C000%20years%20ago.

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/mining/

https://www.ftmmachinery.com/blog/top-30-most-astonishing-mining-disasters-in-history.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining#:~:text=Mining%20is%20the%20extraction%20of,%2C%20reef%2C%20or%20placer%20deposit.

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/worst-coal-mining-disaster-death-toll

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benxihu_Colliery

https://www.cdc.gov/co/faqs.htm#:~:text=The%20most%20common%20symptoms%20of,pass%20out%20or%20kill%20you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_accident#:~:text=A%20mining%20accident%20is%20an,occur%20in%20hard%20rock%20mining.

https://www.cdc.gov/co/faqs.htm#:~:text=The%20most%20common%20symptoms%20of,pass%20out%20or%20kill%20you.