Re: [greenyes] Re: 3 articles link mining reforms to recycling investment

["Toni Stein" <tweil@no.address>]

Robin,
Thanks for the articles.
Did you know there are attempts for small mining policy reforms going on now in
Colorado?  see House Bill 1219 from  Rep. Kathleen Curry, D-Gunnison, and Rep.
Mark Larson, R-Cortez
http://www.garfield-county.com/home/index.asp?page=580&recordid=121

 HB 1219 would force mineral-rights owners to negotiate a surface agreement with
landowners before a final drilling permit can be issued.  (Big Ranch vs Big Oil)
Unfortunately, Public Advocacy lobbies  in this case are working hard alongside
the Oil and Gas industry to kill this bill, fearing increased heating cost rate
hikes to seniors ...
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/opinion/article/0,1299,DRMN_38_3550750,00.
html


Antoinette "Toni" Stein, PhD
800 Magnolia Street
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Telephone:  650-853-0314
cell:              650-823-7662
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Ingenthron" <robin@no.address>
To: "Robin Ingenthron" <robin@no.address>; <greenyes@no.address>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 8:44 AM
Subject: [greenyes] Re: 3 articles link mining reforms to recycling investment


> http://www.retroworks.com/easiest_solution_to_electronics.htm
>
> Sometimes the simplest solution is the easiest.  This links to 3 articles
> showing how 1) Canada reformed its 1977 mining pollution policy; 2)
> Noranda's CEO made a speech to mining industry officials saying they needed
> to diversify to be sustainable, and 3) Noranda made the biggest electronics
> recycling investment in North America.
>
> Imagine the possibilities if the USA reformed the General Mining Act of
> 1872?  The biggest negative I've heard is that recycling prices would jump
> too high and people would be tearing copper cable off the powerlines and
> we'd become a police state.  But I think we could ease into that.
>
> I tried sending this as an article attachment a little while ago and don't
> think it made it through, my apologies if this is a repeat but the link is
> easier to read.
>