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A sacred place and a sacred quest to save it →

January 06, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

The Oak Flat land in Arizona is holy to the Apaches. A mining company wants to blow a two-mile-wide hole in it. HUFFPOST

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January 06, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
arizona, apache, mining, land rights, native american
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This hydrogen-powered truck could help lower the footprint of the mining industry →

December 19, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

Mining is a dirty business, but we need to keep doing it to power the transition to renewables. This new truck is designed to eliminate one of the industry’s main sources of emissions. FAST COMPANY

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December 19, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
mining, hydrogen-powered trucks, sustainability
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Rewilding Finland after mining →

December 18, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

The Finnish community of Selkie is leading the rewilding of rivers, lakes and carbon-rich peatlands damaged by mining. THE ECOLOGIST

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December 18, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
rewilding, finland, mining, selkie
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