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To: Brumar89 who wrote (603700)	3/15/2011 12:53:29 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574216

You said the law required mining operators to replace the soil... You lied again...

To: Brumar89 who wrote (603700)	3/15/2011 5:57:42 PM
From: TimF	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574216

Its a fact that the US has passed laws to mitigate environmental damage to the extent we can. And if barriers to US production mean that the mining happens in third world countries, than there is likely more environmental damage, since they often don't have the same level of environmental concern and protection. Which doesn't mean I'm against free international trade in mined commodities, far from it, just that the argument that we should stop extracting resource here, in order to "be kind to the environment" often doesn't make a lot of sense, even when viewed only through the perspective of the effect on the environment.