djsp

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[–] djsp@feddit.org 9 points 1 day ago

I dislike this as much as everyone else, but… Would you give us a "/s" or some other indication of sarcasm? Some people assert what you wrote –or similar things– unironically.

[–] djsp@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I was thinking about this earlier and I’m scared about what this might mean for the future of the Pebble Mine, […].

Industry executives presumably interviewed or at least consulted by the Financial Times believe the Pebble Mine will be approved:

The Pebble Project in Alaska, a copper-gold project owned by Toronto-listed Northern Dynasty Minerals, is also expected to get its final approval under the new administration, according to industry executives.

Rio Tinto's CEO certainly expressed optimism about the prospects of the Resolution project, which has been similarly blocked so far:

“I do think that we have really good chances now to progress that project,” said Jakob Stausholm, chief executive of the London-listed miner, in an interview with the Financial Times, which will be broadcast on Wednesday. “We have made a lot of progress.”

Given the current price of copper and its expected future demand, both the Pebble Mine and Resolution are worth a fortune. Given the current geopolitical climate, both are strategically located too. They even sit in red states: Alaska and Arizona, respectively.

[–] djsp@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

Indeed; the title confused me too. I guess they assumed the connection with Europe to be implicit, given they are the European Center for Digital Rights and use a .eu domain.

[–] djsp@feddit.org 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Elon, is that your younger self on the right?

No, it's not, but at first I thought it was.

[–] djsp@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

As if labour abuses were limited to the meat industry or more common there than in "vegan industries" like agriculture.

This is rather "yet another reason" for proper labour laws and strong unions across the board.