This House Believes that Mining cause more harm than good

"LIFE IS PRICELESS" Before I start I have 5 rebuttals 1st- About the health risk- There are STILL people dying because of mining. Even though there are safety precautions, and technology to help there are still dying because of it 2nd- Technologies and stuff- I know that technology and electricity came from mining. What is the USE of it if the user is already DEAD because of mining. See it's a risk for us. 3rd - The animals- It is already OBVIOUS that animals will be harmed. Their habitat and they will be destroyed by landslide, and the landslide that caused by mining. And the water contamination also will be affected by people and ANIMALS 4th- That Mining accidents decreases every year- I do not agree on that because of the mining incident in Turkey that just happened in the month of May 2014. Turkish police have arrested 25 people following the country's worst-ever mining disaster, remanding three of them in custody. Those held - who include the general manager of the mine - were questioned in the western town of Soma. The bodies of the last missing workers were recovered on Saturday. The final death toll stands at 301. There have been fierce protests against the government and the operators of the coal mine in recent days. Among those arrested on Sunday were general manager Ramazan Dogru and the mine's operations manager Akin Celik, Turkey's Dogan news agency said. Plin clothes police detain a protester during a demonstration to blame the ruling AK Party government for the mining disaster in western Turkey, in Istanbul May 17, 2014 Anti-government demonstrations have broken out in several cities since the disaster Muzaffer Yildirim, a miner whose brother died in Tuesday's incident, told the BBC the managers were responsible for the disaster and "should be punished". It occurred when an explosion sent carbon monoxide gas into the mine's tunnels while 787 miners were underground. Soma Holding insists it was not caused by negligence. A representative said on Friday that an unexplained build-up of heat appeared to have led to the collapse. On Saturday, hundreds of people marched through the western city of Izmir and there were protests in Istanbul and the capital, Ankara. In Soma local authorities have banned demonstrations. Police have set up checkpoints and detained dozens of people on Saturday. The ban followed clashes there on Friday, when riot police used rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon when a protest briefly turned violent. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been criticised for appearing insensitive in his reaction to the disaster. Both Mr Erdogan and his aide Yusuf Yerkel have come under pressure after photos appearing to show them assaulting protesters were published in Turkish media. After the last two bodies were brought to the surface on Saturday, authorities sealed the mine entrance with bricks. http://www.bbc.com... 5th - Job opportunities- Would you RISK your LIFE for it just for money? "LIFE IS PRICELESS" Now going to my remaining arguments. 1st: Water Pollution (Which is an Enviromental risk also) The environmental impact of mining includes erosion, formation of sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, and contamination of soil, groundwater, surface water by chemicals from mining processes. In some cases, additional forest logging is done in the vicinity of mines to increase the available room for the storage of the created debris and soil.[1] Besides creating environmental damage, the contamination resulting from leakage of chemicals also affect the health of the local population.[ Some mining methods may have significant environmental and public health effects. http://en.wikipedia.org... This affects "Animals" who will drink the water and also "Humans" who will also drink it 2. Continuation of health risk Mining accidents can have a variety of causes, including leaks of poisonous gases such as hydrogen sulfide[1] or explosive natural gases, especially firedamp or methane, dust explosions, collapsing of mine stopes, mining-induced seismicity, flooding, or general mechanical errors from improperly used or malfunctioning mining equipment (such as safety lamps or electrical equipment). Use of improper explosives underground can also cause methane and coal-dust explosions. http://en.wikipedia.org... Accidents in mining may just happen anytime that will cause them DEATH, we just don't know when. 3. Continuation of Enviromental risk The environmental impact of mining includes erosion, formation of sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, and contamination of soil, groundwater, surface water by chemicals from mining processes. In some cases, additional forest logging is done in the vicinity of mines to increase the available room for the storage of the created debris and soil.[1] Besides creating environmental damage, the contamination resulting from leakage of chemicals also affect the health of the local population.[2] Mining companies in some countries are required to follow environmental and rehabilitation codes, ensuring the area mined is returned to close to its original state. Some mining methods may have significant environmental and public health effects. Erosion of exposed hillsides, mine dumps, tailings dams and resultant siltation of drainages, creeks and rivers can significantly impact the surrounding areas, a prime example being the giant Ok Tedi Mine in Papua New Guinea. In areas of wilderness mining may cause destruction and disturbance of ecosystems and habitats, and in areas of farming it may disturb or destroy productive grazing and croplands. In urbanised environments mining may produce noise pollution, dust pollution and visual pollution. http://en.wikipedia.org... The majority of the world"s coal is obtained through underground mines. While underground mining, which allows coal companies to extract deeper deposits of coal, is viewed as less destructive than strip mining, it still causes widespread damage to the environment. In room-and-pillar mines, columns of coal are left to support the ground above during the initial mining process, then they are often taken out and the mine is left to collapse, which is known as subsidence. In longwall mines, mechanical shearers strip the coal from the mines. Support structures that enable the shearers" access to the mine are eventually removed, and the mine collapses. http://www.greenpeace.org... a) Animals http://www.umesc.usgs.gov... -It means it is a loss of habitats. Birds, insects squirrels and other wildlife which habitated there now no longer have homes. With that I am gladly oppose -stakerz21