Chem395:April 4 discussion

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For today's discussion, we will discuss this week's reading, The emperors new clothes: Sustainable mining? SeeAndy Whitmore's paper, Journal of Cleaner Production 14 (2006) 309-314. (If it fails to load, type the author name and journal name into the search boxes).

  • What are the good and bad points about the "Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development" (MMSD) project?
  • What are the good and bad points about the "London Declaration?"
  • Try to resolve these viewpoints and suggest how the mining industry can become more sustainable.