1. Forum
  2. Usenet
  3. REC.AUDIO.OPINION

  • Clean energy that isn't clean at all

    From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 17 14:32:04 2023
    The United Nations reports that over 40,000 cobalt miners in Haut-Katanga are children, who are more vulnerable to the health risks that occur from cobalt exposure.
    Unmanaged mining sites cause pollution that destroys fertility in the soil, increasing food scarcity.

    But Stephen needs to feel like he's doing something good for the planet.
    So to hell with the children dying of cancer .

    ScottW

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Thu Aug 17 18:42:57 2023
    On 8/17/23 4:32 PM, ScottW wrote:
    The United Nations reports that over 40,000 cobalt miners in
    Haut-Katanga are children, who are more vulnerable to the health
    risks that occur from cobalt exposure. Unmanaged mining sites cause
    pollution that destroys fertility in the soil, increasing food
    scarcity.

    But Stephen needs to feel like he's doing something good for the
    planet. So to hell with the children dying of cancer .

    Typical bad faith argument personalizing a systemic problem. Are you
    proposing a household battery audit to see which of us causes more cancer?

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 17 20:11:55 2023
    On Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 4:43:00 PM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
    On 8/17/23 4:32 PM, ScottW wrote:
    The United Nations reports that over 40,000 cobalt miners in
    Haut-Katanga are children, who are more vulnerable to the health
    risks that occur from cobalt exposure. Unmanaged mining sites cause pollution that destroys fertility in the soil, increasing food
    scarcity.

    But Stephen needs to feel like he's doing something good for the
    planet. So to hell with the children dying of cancer .
    Typical bad faith argument personalizing a systemic problem.

    A problem you turn a cruel blind eye to.

    ScottW

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Fri Aug 18 09:00:21 2023
    On 8/17/23 10:11 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 4:43:00 PM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
    On 8/17/23 4:32 PM, ScottW wrote:
    The United Nations reports that over 40,000 cobalt miners in
    Haut-Katanga are children, who are more vulnerable to the health
    risks that occur from cobalt exposure. Unmanaged mining sites cause
    pollution that destroys fertility in the soil, increasing food
    scarcity.

    But Stephen needs to feel like he's doing something good for the
    planet. So to hell with the children dying of cancer .
    Typical bad faith argument personalizing a systemic problem.

    A problem you

    Again, personalizing a systemic problem. Please share your process for
    reducing cobalt exposure for third world children. And, IKYABWAI:

    https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/oct/12/phone-misery-children-congo-cobalt-mines-drc

    "Is your phone tainted by the misery of the 35,000 children in Congo's
    mines?"

    tl/dr: yes

    Looks like projection, assigning something that bothers you to someone
    else to protect your ego.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)