BENEATH THE SURFACE: U.S. mining offers a way out of some of the basic geopolitical problems confronting America in the 21st century, according to Dan McGroarty of the American Resources Policy Network.
BENEATH THE SURFACE: U.S. mining offers a way out of some of the basic geopolitical problems confronting America in the 21st century, according to Dan McGroarty of the American Resources Policy Network.
QB WITH A CAUSE: Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is taking on the often hidden issue of “conflict minerals,” waging a war against the atrocities being committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo and taking on American consumers for buying decisions that sustain war.
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Aaron. Stay apolitical. Please.
I guess he wanted to find a cause that was as least controversial as possible. lol
Rogers goes Matt Damon.
“...where murder, rape and a long list of other atrocities are committed much more frequently than quarterback sacks.”
Unless you’re Jay Cutler! ROFLMAO!
(I KILL myself!)
No issues with expanding mining in US
Conflict minerals and the way they are attempting to require mine to final product documentation to prove they didn’t come from certain locations is a bureaucratic and regulatory nightmare that will never be able to be achieved. No one can currently trace if a specific lump of metal came from a specific mine once it has been transformed in any method. So if company A buys raw ore material that they sell to metal mill B who sells it to company C who makes it into tubing that they sell to company D to put into a subassembly that is sold to company E. In the end they want companies A-E to all certify that no ore used in any product comes from mine X and prove it.
It’s more mandates and control grabbing “for the children”. How about we clamp an embargo on the borders and add tariffs to everything coming out of those creating the issue and squeeze. Then leave everyone else alone. Just like gun control and everything else they don’t address the root cause of the problem, but only add controls to address those who are already good guys.