They would have been more innovative if they had produced a biodigester for waste cyanide using microorganisms.
Not saying ecohippies are bad, but we are now past the point where they feel justified and entitled to cause destruction of property and enterprise in the name of the environment, however misdirected that may be.
The same in kind goes for the ban on oil exploration. Stupidity at it's greatest. Countries are now legislating toreduce vehicular emissions. But it's not about vehicles Megan. We need to talk about everything else in the world including the actual electrical vehicles. Where does all that come from or is enabled to come to fruition from????? Crude oil dear Megan. Paints, plastics, metals, paper, fabrics, cement, building materials, technology, pens, paper, batteries, the list doesn't miss out many things. Plastic will be with us long term as well , there's no current replacement for many uses of it currently and it facilitates many things that were not possible prior. We will need crude oil in perpetuity if life is to continue in post 1800s style. Dmitry Mendeleev (periodic table developer) considered crude oil too valuable to burn....we are nearly there. Government very short sighted and looking only at the combustion engine view. The demand for a paradigm vehicle type change will likely consume more crude than has been used doing anything up until now.