21 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined 25 Sep \ on: Low-Carbon Technologies Need Far Less Mining Than Fossil Fuels charts_and_numbers
Is cement considered as coming from a mine? If not, it would be a little misleading to draw a line between quarrying and mining to make an environmental impact statement.
Only mining for electricity is considered.
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It's mining for the production of electricity producing equipment, right? Otherwise, it makes no sense whatsoever. I mean, obviously coal comes from mines and wind doesn't.
My point is that concrete is a major component of producing wind turbines and nuclear plants, but it's not produced by mining. However, quarrying for the materials that produce concrete is not exactly a low impact practice.
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It's mining for the production of electricity producing equipment, right?
right!
concrete is a major component of producing wind turbines and ...
I see your point. wind turbines?
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Sorry, "windmills"
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lol! Even nuclear power plants consumed a tiny fraction of the total cement.
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Yeah, and I have no idea what the relative environmental impact is of concrete production vs mining for metals or coal. I just always have my antennae up for misleading representations of data, especially in highly politicized subjects.
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