Mining’s permanent pollution

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4. Plus infinity

When considering any of the worlds energy problems and the subsequent solutions, first world countries too often don't consider the actual global implications if it's not in our backyard. From the lines the provides us electricity, to the components in the computers we use to argue politics, to the machinery it takes to create our energy efficient cars, or our bicycles, even what we wear.

In Seattle we are big on recycling--we take it for granted. I found our recently that New York City--much larger in area and population, is not. I was kind of shocked.