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Clean energy's dirty secret: How push for modern technology has made Chinese pond toxic

A tailings pond lies on the west of the Chinese city Baotou, one filled with a black grey sludge of toxic and radioactive material.
Copper Mountain mine tailings pond proposal sparks widespread concern
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Copper Mountain mine tailings pond proposal sparks widespread concern

The expansion could increase the height of a dam holding back mining waste to 255 metres — taller than Vancouver's highest skyscraper — without requiring an environmental assessment.

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