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To: SeekAndFind

Why is my BS meter quivering?


12 posted on 10/23/2017 8:47:33 AM PDT by x1stcav (We have the guns. Do we have the will?)
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RE: Why is my BS meter quivering?

Are you saying this is fake news?


15 posted on 10/23/2017 8:48:44 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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This - forced child labor mining cobalt - is a very real problem.
But the solution isn’t “stop buying electric cars” (as if all those cell phones & other rechargeable-battery devices don’t use cobalt too), it’s “do you ethically source your cobalt?” Yeah, sounds stupid, but conditions will shape up fast when money streams dry up because the workers are treated badly, routed to others who got the hint first.


26 posted on 10/23/2017 8:59:14 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (It's not "white privilege", it's "Puritan work ethic". Behavior begets consequences.)
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To: x1stcav

Only quivering?


49 posted on 10/23/2017 9:17:40 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z)
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Yes, BS meter hit for me as well. Cost of food alone would be more per pound of ore then running bulldozers per pound.

According to Wikipedia Glencore a Swiss company started the operation. Then sold it to a Chinese company. I do not know when conditions got this bad. This area looks to be closed for more up to date mining:

here is a video of what it did look like when the Chinese ran it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcJ8me22NVs

57 posted on 10/23/2017 9:30:10 AM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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