“The unstoppable Guapinol mine.”
mining
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Writing
The Sickness That Stole the Trees
The quest to save the American chestnut tree.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Boom and Bust Cycles of Rock Springs, Wyoming
“The day I turned 18, the Astro Lounge called and asked me to come strip for them. I have no idea how they knew I’d turned 18.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
Aberfan: The Mistake That Cost a Village its Children
“I could hear crying and screaming. As time went on they got quieter and quieter as children died, they were buried and running out of air.”
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
Why the Moon Is Suddenly a Hot Commodity
The next space race is on.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Mining Britain’s Recent Past to Save Our Future
If the historically coal-reliant United Kingdom can come off the black stuff, can the United States?
Posted inBusiness, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Healing Crystal Community Needs to Confront Its Connection to Dubious Mining Operations
Maybe healing your body and Mother Earth with crystals extracted by environmentally dubious means isn’t the best approach to healing.
Posted inFiction, Story
And How Much of These Hills Is Gold
In this short story, the children of Chinese miners in the frontier West struggle to survive after their parents’ death.
Posted inFiction
And How Much of These Hills Is Gold
In this short story, the children of Chinese miners in the frontier West struggle to survive after their parents’ death.