always a good sign when the term “sustainable” is flattened down to a childish analysis with a narrow interpretation of environmental stewardship.
is burning coal sustainable? no. it’s a fossil fuel. also, mining coal is fucked. that doesn’t make it less sustainable than child exploitation and slavery. but, besides that morally bankrupt calculus… the lab-grown diamond has the potential of being generated through more sustainable/renewable energy production, which is why electrification is a decarbonization strategy.
the way the author regurgitates the “earth-grown” stone rebrand reeks of the kind of greenwashing that the article’s thesis is supposedly centered around. this is someone who has never laid eyes on a strip mine or seen spoilage, mine drainage, headwaters smothered in overburden or tailings pond failure. but they do have an MS in environmental science from Univ Toronto, and Canada is the worst offender on the planet for deregulated and liability-dodging exploitative mining interests… so kudos.
digging giant holes in the earth is extremely fucked across the board. if you can synthesize something without digging a big hole, you’re moving in the right direction.
energy. Extremely patronizing toward younger people.
always a good sign when the term “sustainable” is flattened down to a childish analysis with a narrow interpretation of environmental stewardship.
is burning coal sustainable? no. it’s a fossil fuel. also, mining coal is fucked. that doesn’t make it less sustainable than child exploitation and slavery. but, besides that morally bankrupt calculus… the lab-grown diamond has the potential of being generated through more sustainable/renewable energy production, which is why electrification is a decarbonization strategy.
the way the author regurgitates the “earth-grown” stone rebrand reeks of the kind of greenwashing that the article’s thesis is supposedly centered around. this is someone who has never laid eyes on a strip mine or seen spoilage, mine drainage, headwaters smothered in overburden or tailings pond failure. but they do have an MS in environmental science from Univ Toronto, and Canada is the worst offender on the planet for deregulated and liability-dodging exploitative mining interests… so kudos.
digging giant holes in the earth is extremely fucked across the board. if you can synthesize something without digging a big hole, you’re moving in the right direction.