Deep-sea mining: A new gold rush or environmental disaster?
Deep-sea mining: A new gold rush or environmental disaster?
www.aljazeera.com Deep-sea mining: A new gold rush or environmental disaster?
Environmentalists warn deep-sea mining could cause major damage to ecosystems that scientists know little about.
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I'm pretty sure the original gold rush was also an environmental disaster that destroyed agriculture and introduced mercury contamination to the waterways, so this may be a bit of a false dichotomy.
14 0 ReplySee that was my first thought. The two things don't have to be mutually exclusive. In fact, I'd say deep sea mining will be both!
6 0 ReplyThey're the same picture.
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yes. some people will get extremely rich while the rest of us are left to pay for the clean up.
6 0 ReplyIt can be two things.
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