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Chinese-Owned Nickel Plant Spills Waste Into Papua New Guinea Bay
THE EPOCH TIMES ^
| August 28, 2019
| Melanie Burton and Tom Daly
Posted on 08/28/2019 6:11:51 AM PDT by artichokegrower
Waste from a nickel plant in Papua New Guinea owned by Metallurgical Corporation of China spilled into the adjacent Basamuk Bay over the weekend, three sources told Reuters on Aug. 28.
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Nickel sulphate is increasingly used in batteries for electric vehicles as the world transitions to a greener and less polluting economy.
Is this part of the New Green Deal?
To: Red Badger
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08/28/2019 6:13:22 AM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: artichokegrower
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08/28/2019 6:17:30 AM PDT
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null and void
(Heaven has an impenetrable wall, and a welcoming gate for those qualified, Hell is wide open.)
To: Army Air Corps
Polluting third world S#!tholes so liberals can preen and be smug..................
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08/28/2019 6:17:39 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain......................)
To: artichokegrower
1st thing I thought when reading the headline was it probly had something to do with battery operated cars. As I understand it the environmental impact of the manufacture and disposal of these car batteries far outweighs what a gas powered car would ever put out.
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08/28/2019 6:18:19 AM PDT
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V_TWIN
To: V_TWIN
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08/28/2019 6:23:58 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain......................)
To: artichokegrower
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posted on
08/28/2019 6:31:35 AM PDT
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Rapscallion
(If they are not for Trump, they are against him. Fire them.)
To: V_TWIN
Teslas are touted as pollution free vehicles. They are actually pollution transfer vehicles
To: Red Badger
they should start a business ,,
I believe battery swapping is the future.. maybe
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08/28/2019 8:18:13 AM PDT
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ßuddaßudd
((>> M A G A << "What the hell kind of country is this if I can only hate a man if he's white?")
To: ßuddaßudd
Battery Warehouse and Batteries Plus already do!............🤑
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08/28/2019 8:21:10 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain......................)
To: Rapscallion
Nickel is ok, but I prefer quarters!😀
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08/28/2019 9:43:43 AM PDT
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9422WMR
To: Rapscallion
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posted on
08/28/2019 9:52:26 AM PDT
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Calamari
(Pass enough laws and everyone is guilty of something.)
To: artichokegrower
I was discussing that with a liberal coworker just the other day. (She agreed!)
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08/29/2019 6:38:04 AM PDT
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M1903A1
("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy...and call it progress")
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