An antiquated law rules mining in the West

Re:An antiquated law rules mining in the West by keepamovin on Saturday October 21, 2023 @11:06PM (#37972478)

I was forgetting that, I'm sorry for my oversight. You bring up an excellent point!

Considering the original owners of the land is absolutely fundamental, and their genuine input into the environmental assessment process is crucial to creating a sustainable use of the environment.

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Re:An antiquated law rules mining in the West by mizzao on Sunday October 22, 2023 @12:06AM (#37972743)

/s ?

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Re:An antiquated law rules mining in the West by keepamovin on Sunday October 22, 2023 @12:40AM (#37972869)

Is that how you see it, Andrew, as a bad idea? What makes you say that?

As in, what makes you believe that considering original owners would be considered a bad idea and therefore likely to be delivered sarcastically?

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Re:An antiquated law rules mining in the West by patrick451 on Sunday October 22, 2023 @11:07AM (#37975990)

The original owners don't exist anymore. We probably don't even know who they were. Control of land in America was never an unbroken line of custody by a single tribe. You could consider the most recent non-white owners, but that's a pointless distinction.

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Re:An antiquated law rules mining in the West by mizzao on Thursday October 26, 2023 @08:22AM (#38024578)

Aside from patrick451's comment, what makes you think the original owners can make effective decisions for environmental sustainability today? Their descendants probably can't.

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