| While this seems like an incredibly odd
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| | validity to their claim that recycled
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| statement, it is very true and I state
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| | gold is somehow environmentally better
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| plainly it to make a point. There is an
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| | than newly mined gold? Of course not! But
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| anti mining website ["nodirtygold.org"]
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| | they have to keep up the lie so the money
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| that was created by a left leaning group
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| | continues flowing into their coffers.
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| of folks which people sometimes ask
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| | One of nodirtygold's chief targets is
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| about. According to them, there is no
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| | Couer 'Alene Mines. I have spent time at
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| acceptable gold mining, without exception
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| | a Couer mine here in Nevada - and know it
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| - all newly mined gold is termed "dirty
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| | to be a clean operation. Yet this is one
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| gold". Responsible companies,
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| | of the companies repeatedly attacked by
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| irresponsible, no distinction is made -
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| | "no dirty gold" on their web site. The
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| all are deemed evil and the baby is cast
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| | Couer mine I have visited is their silver
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| out with the bathwater. They have little
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| | and gold mine at Rochester in Nevada.
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| expertise or knowledge in the
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| | That mine is highly regulated and very
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| environmental field, and even less
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| | clean. I have been there in person to see
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| concerning the mining industry, and
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| | it. The folks in the nearby town are glad
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| without evidence they claim that somehow
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| | to have them in their county - for many
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| all mining destroys the land or is a
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| | years it has been the county's largest
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| horrible threat to someone. You can note
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| | business and their taxes pay a
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| from their website that there is
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| | considerable portion of the county
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| virtually no documentation for any of
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| | budget. The environmental impacts from
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| their allegations - its because 99% of
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| | that mine beyond their property boundary
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| the allegations are simply baseless. So
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| | are near zero. So don't let an extremist
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| what do they accomplish? Not a darn thing
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| | website full of baloney, that offers few
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| except fund raising!
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| | if any facts to support their allegations
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| The organization is totally hypocritical
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| | convince you somehow that all newly mined
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| as the people who run the website drive
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| | gold and silver are somehow "dirty". The
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| around in their cars made of newly mined
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| | facts just don't support the charge.
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| "dirty" iron, zinc, copper, etc. You know
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| | The truth is that mining companies are
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| they all live in houses plumbed with
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| | subject to thousands upon thousands of
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| "dirty" copper pipe, their houses are
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| | laws limiting their effects on the
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| also wired with copper, they drive cars
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| | environment. These companies must obtain
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| wired with copper, use computers and cell
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| | and hold dozens of permits governing the
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| phones wired with copper, etc. "Dirty"
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| | impacts their operations. Here in the US,
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| platinum and palladium reduces the smog
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| | they must pay the government in advance
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| emissions of the "dirty" gasoline they
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| | for the cost for the reclamation for any
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| burn to run their dirty cars. They use
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| | land disturbed by their operations. They
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| the very "dirty" gold and silver they
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| | must pay for their own reclamation before
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| condemn in the contacts of all their
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| | they even turn their first shovel full of
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| electronic devices. Not just their phones
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| | dirt. Mining is one of the most heavily
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| and TVs, but the very computers they use
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| | regulated businesses out there. Yes, a
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| to create their website to bash the
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| | century ago, miners made some serious
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| mining industry contains that same
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| | environmental impacts. However this is
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| "dirty" gold they are condemning, and
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| | not 1877, and things have changed. We
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| telling you not to use! They love their
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| | have the EPA, BLM, MSHA and many other
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| nice luxurious electrically enhanced
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| | Federal, State and local government
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| lives, and so are hypocrites to the
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| | agencies to constantly regulate and
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| extreme. "No Dirty Gold" is not the only
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| | minimize the impacts of their operations.
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| one of these scammers. There are others
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| | Another important point about all these
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| like "Great Basin Mine Watch", a phony
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| | groups who oppose all mining in the US is
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| organization located right here in my
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| | that their efforts are actually
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| hometown of Reno. All of these
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| | increasing pollution in small developing
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| anti-mining organizations use the very
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| | nations populated mostly by minorities.
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| products they condemn. It's like a bunch
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| | The gold, copper and other resources have
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| of crack addicts holding a protest
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| | to come from somewhere, so it gets mined
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| against crack makers, when they are the
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| | in Bolivia, or Namibia or someplace like
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| ones who buy the product and keep the
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| | that. These countries are poorly prepared
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| makers in business. Just more examples of
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| | to regulate the mines there and as a
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| "better than you" types of groups that do
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| | result, more pollution is created than
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| for themselves exactly what they preach
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| | per pound of metal mined than there would
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| that you shouldn't do!
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| | be if it were just mined here. Think
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| The big "thing" which is promoted at "no
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| | about it - there is actually more
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| dirty gold" is the use of recycled gold.
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| | pollution created on a worldwide basis
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| They imply that since recycled gold is
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| | than if those resources were mined simply
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| already out of the ground, it is
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| | here and used here because of our strong
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| therefore somehow more environmentally
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| | environmental laws. Supporting mining in
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| friendly. Most recycled gold is recovered
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| | the USA actually reduces worldwide
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| from computers and other electronics
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| | pollution. The "not in my backyard"
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| parts. The lie they don't tell you is
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| | perspective promoted by these groups is
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| that the process of recycling gold
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| | actually a very selfish and self-centered
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| involves the use of strong acids
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| | one.
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| (creating hazardous wastes) and
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| | So don't buy the baloney, don't fall for
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| incineration of plastic electronic
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| | the lie, don't drink the Kool-Aid! If you
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| components (creating serious air
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| | want to give some money to make the world
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| pollution emissions and even more toxic
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| | a better place, find the local homeless
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| waste). Environmentally speaking,
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| | shelter in your community. Most of these
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| recycled gold is probably WORSE than
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| | operations make highly efficient use of
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| newly mined gold as far as pollution
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| | donated money to help those who are down
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| created per ounce of gold. So in the end
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| | and out. Any money donated to "no dirty
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| they really are encouraging and
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| | gold" is wasted and accomplishes nothing
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| supporting the generation of increased
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| | of significance.
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| amounts of toxic waste. Is there any
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