“Erzulie”, a short story written by Pauline Melville, illustrates an important theme in Caribbean literature. The story is an example of literature that uses a strong theme of nature in the text and displays environmental symbolism throughout. The main theme in Caribbean literature is seen as the struggles of indigenous people and the consequences they face after the islands were colonized, however other themes such as post-colonial environmental harm can be seen in stories such as “Erzulie”. You
Executive Summary The proposal for coal mining project might be very deceiving, since it yields very huge revenue for the country. It creates employment opportunities for the people in the mining area. But coal mining pose a great threat to the civilization in the mining area. Coal mining pollutes the environment by releasing carbon dioxide in the air. Noise pollution. Effect on marine life. Health issues for the human beings. Traffic issues. The community is scared of its dangerous
“The Coal Miners Wife” by Ben Shahn is a really great painting. The artist did a great job when he made this painting. There were a lot of things about it caught my attention. First the content of this painting is very well thought of. It takes someone who has a grasp of art, to understand the message the artist is trying to get to us. The painting tells the tale of a woman. Who’s husband has had died working at the coal mines. It is easy to verify this by the two men outside who have bought her
Mining accidents have occurred since the early days of mining. There were a total of 525 mining disasters (incidents with five or more fatalities) in both coal and metal/nonmetal mines. Most of these disasters involve mine rescue teams, which are specially trained to perform search and rescue operations in extremely hostile environments. Robots have a great potential to assist in these underground operations, searching ahead of rescue teams and reporting conditions that may be hazardous to
The Mining Industry Johnny Bynum Keiser University September 16, 2017 Abstract The mining industry is a billion dollar industry that has been around for years. Miners and business insiders know exactly how lucrative the business is. In calendar your 2016 a net profit of $US20 billion was the aggregated profit for global miners. Mining comes at a cost and the deaths of miners is one of the costs. One of the most disastrous mining accidents took over 1500 lives. Still over the world needs
MINING ICMM (International Council on mining and metals) has conducted ten case studies of “mining countries” and with better methodology to have better understanding and assessment, they found out that mining may contribute to national economies. According to (ICMM, 2010) mining may help to reduce poverty and indirectly induce employment. From mining too, it helps to increase government revenue to help increase development of the country. Mining project starts with mineral ore exploitation and ends
With an increasing global demand for metals, mining corporations have to scale up their mining operations in order to meet that demand at the expense of the environment. The enormous demand originates from mining’s essential role in society to produce various products designed to benefit the populace. These products range from small handheld devices that aid in everyday life or large machines that supported the foundation of society. However, mining leads to a variety of byproducts that affect the
Mining in Canada Our planet is a thing of beauty. It is known as the only planet that sustains an abundance of life. This is due to the perfect balance of natural resources that provides life giving sustenance. My mother always tells me “if you take, you need to give.” I always thought that she meant that I should appreciate what I have and always give of my time and resources to those who are less fortunate than me. However, my mother’s saying now rings true for me as I am now able to apply this
Release When an event of this magnitude happens involving a company and a large community, there are many different roles and audiences that need to be considered when trying to communicate the details of the event. In this case we are talking about a mining company that has encountered a collapse of a cave that has trapped many miners and therefore putting their lives at risk and the clock ticking quicker and quicker as the days go by. So with time becoming a huge indispensable factor here, action needs
extraction of minerals, has caused many problems. Mining in the Canadian Shield is an issue that greatly affects the environment and its inhabitants. Through further teaching and organization, the Canadian Shield can be sustained. Furthermore, insight as to how issues are caused, the affects of issues and how to sustain the extraction and use of mining resources in the Canadian Shield can help spread awareness and eliminate the problem. Mining in the Canadian Shield is an issue which should not
The mining industry has played a central and often tragic role in Latin American history, starting with the hunger for gold and silver that drove the Spanish conquest and led to the enslavement of indigenous people. 5th August 2010, 33 Chilean miners were trapped 2,000 feet underground for over two weeks. The miners were working at a depth of around 450m (1,475ft) at the San Esteban mine, near the city of Copiapo, when the rock above them collapsed. (Herald, 2010) This was a headline around the
Business conduct within the Mining industries have changed overtime as the rapid demand of constant supply in raw and refined materials have increased. Due to such demand, the mining industry and the business within requires low-cost, high capability labors which only resource rich developing countries has to offer, as most of these countries have no legal regulation on labor services. This leads to issues such as exploitation of workers with focus on the dignity principle, the inequality of power
Mining Pollution Debate Summary Though it has had many negative impacts on the environment in the past, mining is a vital industry completely necessary to our economy and lives. Nearly every item we use or encounter in our day to day lives is mined or contains mined products. Without the excavation of such materials things like computers, televisions, large building structures, electricity, and cars would not be possible. Virtually every technological and medical advance uses minded materials
of explosions that would kill most of the workers inside of the mine. However, this was not the root cause of the disaster; it was the outcome of a systemic failure within the state government of Illinois. Despite the continuous warnings of a state mining inspector and a chain of notice letters sent from the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals notifying the mine operator—the Centralia Coal Company—of the dangerous conditions in its mine, the disaster was not averted. The disaster occurred because
Review (Vol. 23, No. 1, 1998), 60. 4. Fiona Govan, A. L. (2010, august 26). the telegraph. Retrieved april 13, 2011, from telegraph.co.uk: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/chile/7966590/Families-of-trapped-Chilean-miners-to-sue-mining-firm.htm 5. Bloomberg BusinessWeek. (2011, March 2). Retrieved april 13, 2011, from Businessweek: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9LN9H200.htm 6. Richard J. Mahoney, “The Anatomy of a Public Policy Crisis,” The CEO Series, Center for
The Chilean mining accident The recent 2010 Copiapó mining accident, to us known as the Chilean mining accident began on 5th of August 2010 as a large collapse at the San José copper-gold mine in the Atacama Desert. During the collapse there were thirty three men inside the mine; trapped 700 meters underground; five kilometers from the entrance. It is not surprising that the public thought that the miners would not have survived the collapse or starve to death. Thou it sounds like there is no
Evaluate business conduct in the mining industry using three ethical principles of the Global Business Standards Codex Introduction The main aim of any industry today is to pay attention to the multiple opportunities existing for improvements. The links of the mining industry to its primary resources multiplies with its functions whereas in other industries, there are layers of processes between the primary resources and the final product (McKay, 2009). As described by Carroll & Buchholtz
Description Centralia Coal Company was owned by Bell & Zoller Coal & Mining Company. Herbert E. Bell was the Chairman and William P. Young was the Vice President. Illinois ranked third in coal production. Four agencies had authority over coal mining at the time; the state of Illinois, the United States Government, Centralia Coal Company and the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA). The explosion in Centralia No. 5 occurred on March 25, 1947. Beginning with his appointment in 1941, State Mine
of the incident. There must be procedures in place to inform the public of any Misunderstood information that might have been released on accident. When an event of this degree occurs each member of the miner’s family and the employees Of the company should be addressed first with the details, because they are the people directly Involved with the accident. The details once obtain ... ... middle of paper ... ...d, because if they would have used different Channels of communications than the
thousands of years of mining history, the industry has had its share of casualties. Mining deals with the extraction of raw materials like coal, diamond, iron-ore etc. Mining industries can be both open cast mining and underground mining. Although we have improved in the technology and study of the earth, mining industry is a very dangerous job. One of the most dangerous work of mining has been mentioned to be coal mining in which they extract coal from underground. Coal mining hazardous mixture of