Fast-tracking a mining spree, NZL

New Zealand's right-wing government has hurriedly passed a law to encourage new mines, which evidently works by allowing mines to damage the environment.

Every mine will eventually run out. Mining operations will cease, but leaking of toxic chemicals will nit. The mean will require expensive cleanup, and the company that extracted lots of money from running the mine will try to dump the cost on the public. That follows the usual "capitalism for our profits, socialism for the problems we cause" spirit of business.

To allow mines to operate without eventually harming the public requires carefully designed laws. When governments are eager to please business, as the current New Zealand government is, one can expect them to neglect this part. New Zealand's law to promote mining was hurried, so I'd guess they didn't try very hard to protect their local environment.

Allowing new coal mines is declaring war on civilization.