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The issue of acid mine drainage was constructed through petitions, legislations, solution initiatives, government influence and of course the media. News reports and mass communication bring environmental issues like acid mine drainage to the publics attention. However the articles or television reports are from a set perspective highlighting the growing dangers to ones health, or the impact on future costs or future of mining. In every case it is a debate over nature verses mans impact on the environment.

Acid mine drainage did not simply emerge the media has been used as a necessary tool too create concern in the public and political arena.  The process that acid mine drainage is an obvious problem stemmed from the discussions and talks through which the basic equation of problem solution comes in. Acid mine drainage is almost a combination of being constructed and announcing itself to the world. Yes it was an after affect because of mining however mining has been around for centuries and therefore the ‘environmental’ impact has come along with it.  As media developed and new trends began such as ‘climate change’ people have become more aware of their carbon footprints and emissions. This therefore goes to show that acid mine drainage will always be there with coalmines however with the new technologies we are able to manage it and move forward. Therefore it is no longer so important compared to the new issue at hand fracking in the karoo.