Police called in after sand mining opponents blast RM of Springfield officials at meeting
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/sio-silica-springfield-meeting-1.6876979
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/718757
As a proponent of green energy: mining is absolutely required to transition out of oil. The alternative is hunter gatherer civilization. People protesting this are doing it wrong. At best, it's NIMBYism.
I'm a geophysicist. AMA if you have concerns and I'll try to allay your fears.