As countries scramble for minerals, the seabed beckons. Will mining it be a disaster? – visual explainer (www.theguardian.com)

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Mining companies are poised to mine the deep sea – but opposition is growing. What is the environmental cost, and are these metals actually needed?

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

We recently learned that some of the rocks they want to mine provide some of the oxygen for this planet. This shouldn't be done for many reasons, but if you need a selfish one then less oxygen seems like good reason to not mine.

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