tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964532116641527370.post664421443049651934..comments2023-07-28T04:46:46.917-04:00Comments on Mining for the Truth in Melancthon: EVERYTHING THAT IS WRONG WITH THE AGGREGATE INDUSTRYUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964532116641527370.post-47497676664965428162013-02-19T09:34:35.262-05:002013-02-19T09:34:35.262-05:00Urban development removes far more agricultural la...Urban development removes far more agricultural lands then aggregate extraction, that is a FACT. To stop one you MUST stop both.... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964532116641527370.post-40515027836335009832013-02-16T08:06:45.493-05:002013-02-16T08:06:45.493-05:00"Some disturbed lands"? We are losing th..."Some disturbed lands"? We are losing thousands of acres of valuable and irreplaceable agricultural land at an incredible rate. Quarries dug below the water line threaten to contaminate our precious water. The aggregate industry basically oversees itself. There is nonsense going on here indeed, but it's not coming from those of us who want to see the current laws tightened and enforced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964532116641527370.post-62805830856459146772013-02-15T10:02:02.042-05:002013-02-15T10:02:02.042-05:006,700 abandoned pits, pre date the current laws an...6,700 abandoned pits, pre date the current laws and were left by yours and mine grandparents....<br />Current laws require pits and quarries to be rehabilitated.<br />Ontario consumes 160-190 million tonnes of gravel a year so one would expect some disturbed lands....<br />You can play with numbers to make your point, but your still speaking nonsense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964532116641527370.post-7287779441313704532013-02-13T12:17:21.922-05:002013-02-13T12:17:21.922-05:00You can say what ever you want on this blog and it...You can say what ever you want on this blog and it instantly becomes the truth........11feb13 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964532116641527370.post-51497047520349257952013-02-12T06:42:12.469-05:002013-02-12T06:42:12.469-05:00There are currently 23,000 hectares of stripped la...There are currently 23,000 hectares of stripped land in gravel pits in Ontario. In the decade 1992-2001, 6000 hectares were disturbed and not rehabilitated. Ontario currently has 6,700 abandoned pits. For whatever reasons, the law that states quarries and pits MUST be rehabilitated is being largely ignored. Could it be because pit operators inspect their own pits?? The aggregate industry is doing a pathetic job of returning their hideous pits and quarries to the state they were in before being plundered. That's a fact. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964532116641527370.post-27471623956470421282013-02-11T12:41:02.797-05:002013-02-11T12:41:02.797-05:00Yep, continue spreading this nonsense to create fe...Yep, continue spreading this nonsense to create fear without any credible references. Care to share examples of this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964532116641527370.post-45391758844825854162013-02-09T12:49:16.302-05:002013-02-09T12:49:16.302-05:00Hard to believe the bullcorn that comes out of the...Hard to believe the bullcorn that comes out of the mouths of aggregate spokespeople. Quarries and pits are supposed to be rehabilitated when the digging has come to an end. The reality is that the industry has figured out a way to get out of this expensive task: they simply walk away when the job is about 85% complete, indicating that they may resume digging and thus never having to rehabilitate. And I'm sure that poisoned wells and contaminated aquifirs are NEVER "expected" to occur. Just another "oops". Enough of this. FOOD AND WATER FIRST.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com