Environmentalists warn deep-sea mining could cause major damage to ecosystems that scientists know little about.
  • @CombatWombatEsqEnglish
    14•1 year ago

    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.

    • @Widowmaker_Best_GirlEnglish
      6•1 year ago

      See 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!

  • keeb420
    6•1 year ago

    yes. some people will get extremely rich while the rest of us are left to pay for the clean up.