Kathryn Hoffman, staff attorney with the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, discusses with Dave and Jim the concerns of the MCEA with the proposed PolyMet mining operation in northeastern Minnesota and the rigors of the second environmental impact study for the project …
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Instead of a large scale open pit mine that will deplete more of our natural resources than it will give back, polymet should consider becoming a renewable resource and open a large scale recycling center for phones computers and tvs just to mention a few things that they say we need these precious metals for. I think we could start concentrating on using the resources we have that just get tossed aside everyday millions possibly billions of dollars in precious metals go into the garbage every year when phones and other devices are discarded. Turning a non renewable resource into a renewable one not such a bad idea. This would be a first of its kind kinda thing.