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Re:A toxic, nightmarish lake created by our thirst for tech by therockspush on Friday October 16, 2020 @01:57AM (#24797924)
Link to the satellite view of the lake.

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6350939,109.6828376,5323m/da...

Link to the satellite view of the permanente mine outside cupertino.

https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3198492,-122.103036,5187m/da...

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Re:A toxic, nightmarish lake created by our thirst for tech by antijava on Friday October 16, 2020 @02:00AM (#24797942)
What does the Permanente quarry have to do with tech exactly? It is a limestone quarry and has been since 1939.
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Re:A toxic, nightmarish lake created by our thirst for tech by therockspush on Friday October 16, 2020 @02:32AM (#24798115)
sounds like you know the area, good chance you have kaiser permanente healthcare.

you can appreciate the scale of this lake if you know the permanente.

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Re:A toxic, nightmarish lake created by our thirst for tech by 08-15 on Friday October 16, 2020 @12:10PM (#24802196)
It's just 2km by 3km! This is tiny!

It actually looks as if the Chinese are doing it right this time: the ugliness of the black sludge is confined to a small lake, so that the sludge can settle and the water can drain. One day, when the pond is filled with clay, they will turn it into a park.

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