Tech scientists say mining debate is missing some complex ideas

Mining is a hot topic in the U.P., as new mines are proposed and begun and new rules are debated. Often, the arguments get simplified into a black and white business versus the environment approach, but MTU scientists want to explain why that’s not true.

Excerpt: As mining is resurging in North America, debates across the continent over mines are simplified: “Do we prioritize jobs or the environment?  Companies or communities?”  These are worthy debates. Yet should the issue of mining really be reduced to “pro-con” statements?

Michigan Technological University experts from a wide range of disciplines say no.

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Source: Michigan Tech News