Tag: Mercury
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Gold Mining Is Poisoning the Planet With Mercury
[ad_1] Jeovane de Jesus Aguiar was knee-deep in mud in the 100-yard gash he had cut into the Amazon rainforest, filtering brown water out of a pan, when he found the small, shiny flake he was looking for: a mixture of gold and mercury. Mr. Aguiar had drizzled liquid mercury into the ground in his…
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Ezra Collective on Mercury Prize win and ‘heartbreaking’ cuts – Channel 4 News
[ad_1] Throughout the three decade long history of the Mercury Prize, there had been numerous albums shortlisted by jazz acts. And yet until now, not one of them had won. But that changed with the victory of Ezra Collective’s album ‘Where I’m Meant to Be’ last week. The jazz quintet used their momentous moment to…
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UK heatwave brings late burst of summer weather with highs of 31C (88F) today as the mercury is set to climb further to 33C (91F) this week and be hotter than Ibiza and Athens
[ad_1] Britain is set to bake as a heatwave bringing temperatures hotter than Ibiza and Athens engulfs the country. The mercury is set to reach 31C (88F) in parts of the UK on Tuesday, surpassing the 27C degrees seen today in San Antonio, Ibiza. Britons flocked to beaches, parks and other beauty spots yesterday with…
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Brittney Griner, Mercury teammates confronted at airport by ‘provocateur,’ WNBA says
[ad_1] DALLAS — Brittney Griner and her Phoenix Mercury teammates had been confronted by a “provocateur” at a Dallas airport on Saturday, the WNBA stated. The league stated in an announcement it was wanting into the workforce’s run-in with a “social media determine” whose “actions had been inappropriate and unlucky.” “The protection of Brittney Griner…