Mining is an inherently destructive and dirty business and technology cannot make it clean and harmless.
Lamar Smith: “Mining is an inherently destructive and dirty business and technology cannot make it clean and harmless.”
On the recordJuly 31, 2013
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Smith emphasizes the environmental risks of mining despite technological promises.
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