https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0 If it's not mined it's grown! en-us 2018-11-20 16:09:36 UTC 2018-11-20 16:52:11 UTC hello@padlet.com Bethany_Duppong https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306421401 I’m pro mining because so many aspects of our day to day life are affected by mining. Without iron, copper and other materials that are harvested from the ground we wouldn’t have cars, cell phones and things like wind turbines that generate energy. Plus without computers my dad wouldn’t have a job and I likely wouldn’t exist due to his backrground.]]> 2018-11-20 16:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306421401 789419 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306421638 I am a pro mining because that we can make resources like copper ]]> 2018-11-20 16:24:08 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306421638 789097 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306422156 I think that it can be necessary but it comes at a cost that I believe isn’t worth it and like the fact that animals can die in the after because of the after effects of mining and the cost can be a lot to clean up the after effects and its to much time
]]> 2018-11-20 16:25:17 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306422156 792531 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306422372 Gold is a very good conductor and every phone has a little bit of gold in it. So if we don’t mine, we wouldn’t have any phones because phones have copper, iron, and gold.]]> 2018-11-20 16:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306422372 Bethany_Duppong https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306422845 If we still have lots of resources that could be mined - four million tons - why should we just keep it there? ]]> 2018-11-20 16:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306422845 8069951 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306422977 Mining is needed for our everyday needs. It provides jobs and helps the economy grow. Without it all of our technology would slowly go away.]]> 2018-11-20 16:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306422977 800283 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306422988 What could replace minerals we use and depend on?]]> 2018-11-20 16:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306422988 Anna_P https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306423142 In Brazil, mining results in a loss of 6,100 square kilometers of Amazon forests every year ]]> 2018-11-20 16:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306423142 7910961 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306423404 I am pro-mining because if we want to have more clean and renewable energy, we need to mine copper to make that.]]> 2018-11-20 16:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306423404 Bethany_Duppong https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306423478 I have heard about potentially mining asteroids (and there’s hundreds if not thousands of those) for materials and predictions show that it could boost the human economy by a lot. And yes we could use eco-friendly resources but we need mining to access those (like solar panels or wind turbines for energy for example) also “My own status” and “in response to their point” are from me]]> 2018-11-20 16:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306423478 Jason_Steigerwald https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306423662 You need copper and other ores to live. What would you do without phones, technology and many other daily essentials. We need to mine to produce these daily essentials. ]]> 2018-11-20 16:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306423662 7895031 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306423663 (Marina) I agree with Sophie with what she was saying about if we didn’t mine, we wouldn’t have the things we use daily.]]> 2018-11-20 16:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306423663 791556 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306423901 We use cars, phones, and many things, but most of these things are made of copper.... If we didn’t mine we wouldn’t have many things.]]> 2018-11-20 16:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306423901 Clare_Henderson https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306424084 What can we do  to replace the minerals and use something renewable?]]> 2018-11-20 16:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306424084 792531 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306424265 I see that the jobs aren’t the best but some people are homeless and they need jobs to live. Also immigrants when they come to America they need jobs and mining jobs is a pretty good job to provide for there family’s even though mining isn’t the healthiest.]]> 2018-11-20 16:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306424265 787758 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306424449 I think that we need to mine because it helps up with every day things that we use like cars and phones]]> 2018-11-20 16:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306424449 812470 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306424517 We have alot  of time and minerals to dig up ]]> 2018-11-20 16:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306424517 7910961 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306424582 Mining results in thousands of job openings with would leave less people homeless]]> 2018-11-20 16:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306424582 789419 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306424755 That used very little copper because we still have a lot of mines that we can gather form ]]> 2018-11-20 16:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306424755 789097 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306424805 It can be a big concern in Minnesota because of Lake Superior . There is mines close to the boundary waters and the pollution can leak into there. Also for Lake Superior, it can take a very long time for it to fully passs through and during that time there can be even more acidic things flowing into to Lake Superior and more animals can die ]]> 2018-11-20 16:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306424805 andrew_peng https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306424965 If there weren’t mining, we wouldn’t have everyday supplies we all take for granted. ]]> 2018-11-20 16:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306424965 812470 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425001 Mining creates jobs and also if the company’s replant the areas it would be fine]]> 2018-11-20 16:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425001 Bethany_Duppong https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425085 Like Isaac said earlier lots of miners used to die from black lung, but now there are Laws and regulations that prevent that. Now it’s safer and we don’t have as many mining#]]> 2018-11-20 16:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425085 792531 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425254 In one of the articles I read yesterday it said that we need to start using renewable energy before China goes full renewable energy because then we would lose money because it would be a monopoly.]]> 2018-11-20 16:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425254 787758 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425266 Mining gets us the resources we need to make windmills which is very good for the environment. ]]> 2018-11-20 16:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425266 Anna_P https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425368 Mining causes pollution and pollution kills 9 million people each year.]]> 2018-11-20 16:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425368 7895031 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425425 I agree with josh how mining can provide jobs for people struggling to pay bills and that need a job to support themselves.]]> 2018-11-20 16:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425425 andrew_peng https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425446 Without mining, people wouldn’t be here today ]]> 2018-11-20 16:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425446 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425482 I am pro mining becauce we be need these ores to continue living. We also use them all the time such as the Ipad we are using now. ]]> 2018-11-20 16:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425482 Bethany_Duppong https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425663 Hundreds of workers used to die from mining]]> 2018-11-20 16:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425663 800283 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425813 I am anti mining because jobs can be life threatening, affect the fish in rivers, it erodes the environment, and cause lots of pollution. Is there a compromise for keeping the environment clean and safe? Maybe we could gradually slow down mining? ]]> 2018-11-20 16:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425813 832158 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425827 All the different ways people come up with for cleaner energy. Still require resources from mining to operate. If we truly went clean energy we wouldn’t have any power because, solar panels for instance , still need copper and other minerals.]]> 2018-11-20 16:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306425827 GraceBrandt https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426004 Even if it gives you a job it can also kill you. So you are risking there life’s when there could be a better way. 1,000 people die each year. Even if we don’t send all people down in the mine people are still down there and are still could get the black lung.]]> 2018-11-20 16:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426004 792531 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426520 If we stop mining before we know that renewable energy is going to work, we would collapse. Solar panels use metals and wind turbines use 60 pound of copper and we need to mine to make the world clean? Confusing.]]> 2018-11-20 16:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426520 Anna_P https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426541 According to bbcnews.com “Although there are no accurate figures, estimates suggest mining accidents kill about 12,000 people a year.”]]> 2018-11-20 16:34:07 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426541 7910961 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426569 I think the anti-mining group is focusing to much in the past and not in the future. Yes, in the future many people died from mining, but now we have come up with safe ways and we will only come up with new safety ideas]]> 2018-11-20 16:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426569 Bethany_Duppong https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426635 Mining definitely isn’t the most dangerous job in the world. And just like josh and Lizzie said technology is being improved and mining related deaths have dropped to like 35 annually and that isn’t a very significant number. 27,000 potential jobs could be created by polymet and all the thousands of jobs created by mining overall could greatly improve the economy. And when the economy is improved that could help figure out even safer ways to mine.]]> 2018-11-20 16:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426635 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426645 Without mining we would not have solar panels to get energy.]]> 2018-11-20 16:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426645 812470 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426649 Way to go josh]]> 2018-11-20 16:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426649 791556 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426675 Mining allows jobs to be opened and allow people who are looking for work to have work. ]]> 2018-11-20 16:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426675 8069951 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426857 Without metals our cleaner energy would not be there. Our world might be more polluted and even if mining is hurting the environment greenhouse gasses might hurt it faster.]]> 2018-11-20 16:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426857 789419 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426933 That Mining for gold can be a very important for getting money ]]> 2018-11-20 16:35:00 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426933 andrew_peng https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426968 Mining creates many jobs and if they suddenly shut down, and people without jobs will end up in a national depression]]> 2018-11-20 16:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426968 789097 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426991 I think some people sometimes won’t have a choice and do have to take that job. Like what if someone had a past criminal record and couldn’t get any other job then mining, like in that sort if situation they would have to take that job because they need money and they need income to be able to buy things and live so it sometime is not there choice and they need that job even though it’s dangerous and don’t want it ]]> 2018-11-20 16:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306426991 7895031 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306427155 I agree with Lizzie when she was talking about how the people that choose to work in the mining business know the risks and how that anybody can die from any other job too.]]> 2018-11-20 16:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306427155 812470 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306427725 The laws are helping clean mines making more mines safer and laws also about how much a person can work in a speacific jobs]]> 2018-11-20 16:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306427725 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306427887 They have to clean up the mine as soon as they are done mining ]]> 2018-11-20 16:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306427887 GraceBrandt https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306427890 Well even if there are not as many deaths as we said there are still human life’s dying. The Chicago tribune said that even though through the last 100 years the lower net of deaths are lowered that there are still  people dying so it’s still not helping.]]> 2018-11-20 16:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306427890 8069951 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306428017 Mining is good if we clean up afterwards and set the environment back to how it was.]]> 2018-11-20 16:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306428017 andrew_peng https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306428085 Sure mining might have some disadvantages, but they have more pros than cons. Like making items and finding people jobs]]> 2018-11-20 16:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306428085 791556 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306428392 To get solar panels and wind turbines we need to mine. If we don’t mine we don’t get wind turbines or solar panels.]]> 2018-11-20 16:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306428392 8343041 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306428679 We can’t just stop mining all together. People would rebel and we would descend into chaos. ]]> 2018-11-20 16:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306428679 791556 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306429568 From https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/367034-coal-mining-deaths-skyrocket-in-2017 it says, “Coal mining deaths double in 2017. Workplace deaths in the coal mining industry increased last year to their highest point in three years. A total of 15 miners died on the job in 2017, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) data show, compared with eight in 2016”]]> 2018-11-20 16:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306429568 789097 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306432420 The thing is, what if you are getting paid and told to clean up all the extra rocks and things from mining there but then you do decide to just leave it even though you said you wouldn’t. Then what would happen

]]> 2018-11-20 16:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306432420 7895031 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306432684 If we didn’t mine the different resources we couldn’t have the things that we need like our cars and transportation. And how if it isn’t grown it has to be mined. If we don’t mine we can’t make the things to clean up the abandoned mines.]]> 2018-11-20 16:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306432684 Bethany_Duppong https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306433162 Yes there are environmental and safety concerns but with new technologies and innovations we can help those issues be of less concern. ]]> 2018-11-20 16:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306433162 789419 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306434353 That everything that we use as some source of mining involved with it ]]> 2018-11-20 16:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306434353 7895031 https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306434930 I agreee with Lizzie because she was talking about how if we want to have to have solar energy we have to mine the resources to make the solar panels to create the solar energy.]]> 2018-11-20 16:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/david_myers1/9rkfbtm1zq0/wish/306434930