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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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.
TLDR: Yes
So many horror movies have been made about this, because we know less about the ocean than space. This is a worse idea than mining the moon
