Composition of relic:
Metal, coal.
Factors that led us to abandon this object:
Air and water pollution, carbon emissions, rise of cheap renewable energy led us to abandon this object.
Obstacles in the way of this relic being abandoned:
The coal industry.
Strategies we used to overcome those obstacles:
Continued documentation of and campaigning on climate and health impacts of coal power; promotion of renewable energy as alternative.
photo by x1klima on flickr