https://padlet.com/d1106324/pbnk565ed9v0 en-us 2018-07-13 19:19:16 UTC 2024-10-28 14:33:26 UTC hello@padlet.com d1106324 https://padlet.com/d1106324/pbnk565ed9v0/wish/270167546 In Vantanko, a small 21st century gold rush town, gold is being collected and filtered using mercury, a highly toxic element, to retrieve the gold. They use mercury in the water with the gold because it attracts small gold pieces. They then go to burn the pieces of gold  with excess mercury, left on the gold particles, producing hazardous chemicals into the atmosphere. ]]> 2018-07-13 19:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/d1106324/pbnk565ed9v0/wish/270167546 d1106324 https://padlet.com/d1106324/pbnk565ed9v0/wish/270168112 The very poor regulation and control of the oil industry in some countries nowadays are exemplified by the situation on the Atlantic coast between Angola and Côte d’Ivoire in Africa, mainly in Angola and Nigeria. Both these countries have failed to utilize the oil revenue in a manner which creates equality for all. The situation in Nigeria is catastrophic: oil production in the Niger Delta has fuelled ongoing armed conflicts and has polluted wetlands, mangrove forests and the habitats on which thousands of people depend for life.]]> 2018-07-13 19:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/d1106324/pbnk565ed9v0/wish/270168112 d1106324 https://padlet.com/d1106324/pbnk565ed9v0/wish/270168644 There are multiple oraganizations trying to help save these small cIties and countries. These organizations focus on clean up and better alternatives to life in africa. Green peace is an oragnization based on helping not just west africa but all of africa with the problems that it is facing. It is trying to give people everywhere a different perspective on the environment and how we can save it.]]> 2018-07-13 19:58:24 UTC https://padlet.com/d1106324/pbnk565ed9v0/wish/270168644