In fact, and as a good illustration of dialectics, the New Culture's world view began to see humans' relationship with nature reciprocal, rather than competitive - a 180 degree shift of world view. Harmony took the place of opposition. New Culture members began to see themselves as part of mother nature rather than lords of nature. The re-introduction of organic farming is an example of how the New Culture is attempting to establish a reciprocal relationship with nature. Restoration Forestry and Forest Stewardship practices are our attempt to fit into nature instead of dominating, controlling and exploiting her.
Mining is the third basic resource industry.
In the late 70's in Trinity County northern California some of the new generation of small gold miners began to talk of ecological mining, bioregional mining, restoration mining, reclamation mining and re-inhabitory mining. This revitalized small mining culture was shifting its industrial practices to conform with the newly emerging world view. Below is a more specific description of ecological mining practices to date. What seems to be important to mention first, however, is the recognition that there is no standard concept or policy of how to transform the traditionally exploitative natural resource mining industry to one which restores and compliments nature. How can the mining industry have a reciprocal relationship with nature, is the question we must answer and is a major goal of the new Coalition for GreenGold.