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NNadir

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1. There is a wonderful documentary on land based mining my wife and I saw recently.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Apr 19, 2025, 09:18 AM

Apr 2025

Unearth

There are antinuke assholes who are fine with mining the seabed because of their idiot fondness for so called "renewable energy," which, because of the unsustainable reliance on mining the shit out of the planet, is a self contradictory phrase. There's nothing "renewable" about extreme mining.

The asshole, Benjamin Sovacool, in question and his "paper" in an otherwise highly reputable journal:

Sustainable minerals and metals for a low-carbon future

Subtitle:

Policy coordination is needed for global supply chains.

How people like Sovacool are allowed to advertise themselves as "environmentalists" astounds and depresses me.

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The potential impacts of mining rare minerals from the ocean floor - PBS NewsHour [View all] Rhiannon12866 Apr 2025 OP

There is a wonderful documentary on land based mining my wife and I saw recently. NNadir Apr 2025 #1

Thank you for the recommendation! And I did have that thought myself Rhiannon12866 Apr 2025 #2