Mining & Extraction

Speakers cover all aspects of sustainable, green and socially responsible mineral exploration, mine planning and development, mining operations, mineral extraction, site management, mine closure, site reclamation, tailings leachate containment, and abandoned mine clean up.

Environmental Whistleblowers & Whistleblower Protection. When a governmental agency, business, or other organization is hiding environmental misbehavior or negligence, often we depend on whistleblowers to learn the truth and force a change in behavior. These truth-tellers often pay a price, and protecting them is the way we'll get the truth out more often. See Gloria Flora, Linda Ferguson, and Richard Renner.

Natural Land Conservation. There are many important benefits of conserving natural undeveloped land, and there are likewise many organizations using a wide range of strategies, techniques and tools for achieving those benefits. See Mark Van Putten, Bill Birchard, Huey Johnson, Adam Davis, Katie Alvord, Gloria Flora, Mary Pearl, Roger Ballentine, Rick Johnson, and Debbie S. Miller.

River & Lake Protection & Restoration. Rivers and freshwater lakes can be threatened by urban and industrial wastewater discharges, excessive diversion for human use, dams and reservoirs, urban development, riparian and lakeshore development, wetland loss, forestry operations, agricultural runoff, and soil erosion. More >>

Environmental Economics. Our economy is entirely dependent on a healthy and sustainable environment, and a sustainable future means rebuilding and restructuring our economy so that is sits on a foundation of environmental sustainability. See Lester Brown, Eban Goodstein, Raj Patel, Adam Davis, Michel Gelobter, Yoram Bauman, Gil Friend, Bill Shireman, L. Hunter Lovins, and Kate Troll.

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Related Topics Coming Soon…

We are working now on new topic pages in the areas listed below. They will be added here as they become available.

Environmental Impacts of Mining
Greening Mineral Exploration, Mine Planning & Development
Sustainable Mining Operations
Community, Social & Cultural Responsibility
Responsible Closure & Site Reclamation
Abandoned Mine Containment & Cleanup
Metals Recycling & Reuse