We all should live with the idea of keeping this blue marble clean for our children and grand children.  To enjoy our modern way of life we need things like copper and other metals. You would not be able to read this or respond, with out metals, or even turn on a light. Mining is a necessity for our modern lifestyle.  I suggest that everyone encourage responsible mining, here in this country where we have better control and rules.  If mining is impeded by red tape and impossible rules, it will be done somewhere else where there are no rules.

I believe that even if reckless mining is done on the other side of the world, it is still bad for future generations.

There are those people who say there should be no mining anywhere.  Those people are unrealistic at best.  Without mining we would be back to living our lives in the stone age……oh wait, we would have to mine stones for that.  Can you imagine getting enough to eat with only wooden tools or sea shells?

Mining is nessasary for the worlds current population just to survive.  We could not feed our selves with out mechanization.

We need to encourage more small responsible mining ventures.  Small is better because there is someone who is responsible, not shareholders somewhere.