(Wacker Polysilicon). Mining requires the extraction of solid ores, often after removing vast amounts of overlying rock. Im probably out shooting heroin, chasing 13-year-olds and beatin up cops, his message said. shauncreaney, edited by MacHudde, Copperhead Road Lyrics as written by Steve Earle. They dont give 2 shits about the planet. Heavy metal discharges, acid rain, and contaminated water sources it borders on being an environmental disaster. Oh, and in case youre thinking of snooping around Copperhead Road, youd better beware, John Lee Pettimore III fought the North Vietnamese in the jungle and brought more than a few of their tricks and traps back with him. The potential demand for rare metals is exponential. Daddy also made moonshine, but he perished in a car accident transporting a shipment to Knoxville. Lyrics submitted by Once he returns home, he decides to use the Copperhead Road land to grow marijuana, using seeds from Colombia and Mexico. CO2. We are at the inflection point where technology is working against us, or at least is being used to work against us. Either or both means it is not a finite resource. As a miner for 40 years I have worked in various mines around the world. Im going to tell you something, and here it is. Mining requires the extraction of solid ores, often after removing vast amounts of overlying rock. It involves crushing rock, and then using a concoction of chemical reagents such as sulphuric and nitric acid, a long and highly repetitive process using many different procedures to obtain a rare-earth concentrate close to 100% purity. I Plant It Up The Holler": Total Powers & Skill Cost: 69 Pettimore enlists in the Army on his birthday, believing he will soon be drafted ("They draft the white trash first 'round here anyway"), and serves two tours of duty in Vietnam. Dont believe me, have a read. Gold, platinum, copper, coal, lead, zinc, oil and salt. Decline of Empire: Parallels Between the U.S. and Rome, Part II, https://markcrispinmiller.substack.com/p/yesterday-a-vaccinated-8-year-old, EU Bankruptcies European Power Explained Swiss Referendum on Cash US Dollar and Putin Hong Kong Crypto [02-26-2023], American Families Are Getting Increasingly Desperate, Hot off the runway! Wind turbines guzzle more raw materials than previous technologies: For an equivalent installed capacity, solar and wind facilities require up to 15 times more concrete, 90 times more aluminum, and 50 times more iron, copper, and glass than fossil fuels or nuclear energy. The first correct guesser may then post their own character/person. Box 1520, John Lee Pettimore @JohnLeePettim13 Feb 2 A mine I worked at, Kyrgyzstan. Mining requires the extraction of solid ores, often after removing vast amounts of overlying rock. $349 - $449 - $649 - $949 + S&H It's important to remember that Crimea has belonged to Russia for 200+ years. Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author! According to the narrator, a Revenue Man wanted John Sr. "Real Bad" and went up to get him. Think of China. Steve Earle/Age. The potential demand for rare metals is exponential. I have seen the destruction of mountains, lakes and pristine waterways all in the name of #GreenEnergy. Thats the point of this libraryEducating people about Energy Absurdities. 15 times more concrete. Lyrics Universal Music Publishing Group, O/B/O CAPASSO, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. John Lee Pettimore is a man of few words, but when he speaks, people listen: In exchange for some 317 tweets, he has garnered nearly 25k followers. On top of that, imagine the destruction and energy required to obtain these essential metals: By 2035, demand is expected to double for germanium; quadruple for tantalum; and quintuple for palladium. Hed buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line. It was too glaringly obvious not to comment on, and all have been good so far. John Lee Pettimore II and his brother tore down a Big Block Dodge (apparently an ex-county sheriff's car) and made weekly whiskey runs down to Knoxville until he died in a car wreck. DANG, I GUESS ILL HAVE TO SHUT MY STILL DOWN NOW. About John Lee Pettimore, Jnr Now Daddy ran the whiskey in a big black Dodge Bought it at an auction at the Mason's Lodge Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side Just shot a coat of primer then he looked inside Well him and my uncle tore that engine down I still remember that rumblin' sound When the sheriff came around in the middle of the night Instead, we are replacing these with an era of new and unprecedented shortages, tensions, and crises. They serve as both the show's main draw and the principal spokespersons for promotional campaigns. Non-lyrical content copyright 1999-2023 SongMeanings, Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display, I too am grateful for the story from littlechicago1. Mining the materials needed for renewable energy potentially affects 50 million square kilometers, 37% of Earths land (minus Antarctica). Welcome to the fan-made subreddit for the Delta Green actual-play podcast starring some weirdos I've never met who make me laugh at my soul crushing job. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. One-fifth of Chinas arable land is polluted from mining and industry. What children? We will destroy the earth in the name of "Green Energy" Follow along and I will explain. Green technologies require the use of rare minerals whose mining is anything but clean. Has Russia Given Up on Resisting Domination by the West? The roads name has been changed to Copperhead Hollow Road because the Copperhead Road signs were frequently stolen. John Lee Pettimore Jan 14 18 tweets 4 min read My Authors As a miner for 40 years I have worked in various mines around the world. John Lee Pettimore on Twitter: "As a miner for 40 years I have worked in various mines around the world. The Pettimores apparently have quite a history. although it has since been renamed Copperhead Hollow Road, owing to theft of road signs bearing the songs name. Did you know we clear cut forests, not for panel placement but for the wood needed to produce the panels. 17 January 2023. Mine Rescue. The cost of solar panel recycling is high, resulting in solar panels ending up in landfills. Then the ore must be processed, creating an enormous quantity of waste about 100 billion tonnes a year, more than any other human-made waste stream. 100s of pieces of equipment. John Lee Pettimore is on Facebook. It feeds plants, and plants feed us oxygen. Crime is relatively low. You want to save the children, start there. It involves crushing rock, and then using a concoction of chemical reagents such as sulphuric and nitric acid, a long and highly repetitive process using many different procedures to obtain a rare-earth concentrate close to 100% purity. Said that for a quite a while-take the opposite view of what is being rammed down our throats (and up our assholes) and do the opposite. We thought we could free ourselves from the shortages, tensions, and crises created by our appetite for oil and coal. Heavy metal discharges, acid rain, and contaminated water sources it borders on being an environmental disaster. Pettimore's grandfather visited town only rarely, in order to buy supplies for a still he had set up in a hollow along Copperhead Road. The song was a hit for Earle and reached number 10 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out, http://quotesgram.com/img/steve-earle-lyric-quotes/7388066/, Copperhead Road, Mountain City, Johnson County, Tennessee, United States. There is nothing green about solar panels. Instead, we are replacing these with an era of new and unprecedented shortages, tensions, and crises. Christopher Paris, JD, RPL I guess you have never been to an oil sand project. With his permission, I am reprinting it here. Description: John Lee Pettimore is the third to bear the name, and like his father and grandfather, is engaged in the illicit drug trade. Solution to the problem. There is nothing refined about mining. On top of that, imagine the destruction and energy required to obtain these essential metals: 18,740 pounds of purified rock to produce 2.2 pounds of vanadium. Could you do it? Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. One-fifth of Chinas arable land is polluted from mining and industry. The potential demand for rare metals is exponential. https://markcrispinmiller.substack.com/p/yesterday-a-vaccinated-8-year-old Video: https://bomperfil.com/posts/3731480, You forgot the 65,000,000 that have been aborted in the US the past 50 years . At one point early on in my time with them, I put their name into a search engine about 95% of the results had to do with the enormous numbers of lawsuits against the company, and most of them were from state and federal environmental regulators. Everybody knew that he made moonshine.. Green energy. Change). The Earth will survive what humans do to it. One-fifth of Chinas arable land is polluted from mining and industry. John Lee Pettimore I made moonshine out on Copperhead Road (located in Tennessee), and if the stories are true, killed a US Government revenue agent who came to raid the place. How did Copperhead Hollow Road get its name? Kulpsville, PA 19443, Inquiries about advertising opportunities can be made by emailing me at. Put simply, clean energy is a dirty affair. Each panel is a toxic cocktail of gallium arsenide, tellurium, silver, crystalline silicon, lead, cadmium and other heavy metals. John C. Lee II. He wants to continue his quiet, private life and I cant blame him. In Alberta alone (see picture) they have destroyed over two million acres of land. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances., Mail to: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)s official projections claim that large amounts of annual waste are anticipated by the early 2030s and could total 78 million metric tons by 2050 By 2035, discarded solar panels could outweigh new units sold by 2.56 times. It was a tumultuous time in the singers life and he expressed that on his answering machine. We will destroy the earth in the name of "Green Energy" Follow along and I will explain. If youve gotten this far still believing that renewables are clean and green, well, I have a bridge to sell you. Did you know we clear cut forests, not for panel placement but for the wood needed to produce the panels. John Lee Pettimore is a fictitious character, the narrator in Steve Earle's song "Copperhead Road." He is the son and grandson of moonshiners who goes off to Vietnam and, upon his return,. To Contact Hardscrabble Farmer before supplies run out: or on a mobile device, scan this QR code: To Donate Monthly via Stripe, click here. Recently he posted a notable thread on mining and the "Green Energy" absurdity. John Lee Pettimore III's Hero Designer File, (John Lee Pettimore III created by Steve Earle, character sheet created by Michael Surbrook). 8,112 tons of quartz, 1,859 tons of coal, 2,028 tons charcoal and 1,014 tons of woodchips, just for the 3,380 tons of polysilicon. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. A recent report by the Blacksmith Institute identifies the mining industry as the second-most-polluting industry in the world. (LogOut/ However, unlike his predecessors, Pettimore III doesnt run shine, he grows marijuana, having seeded The Holler Down Copperhead Road.. Press J to jump to the feed. Were taking environmental advice from the scion of bootleggers nownot that theres anything wrong with that. As rare metals have become ubiquitous in green and digital technologies, the exceedingly toxic sludge they produce has been contaminating water, soil, the atmosphere, and the flames of blast furnaces. Gold, platinum, copper, coal, lead, zinc, oil and salt. 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