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UN agency that governs international waters mired in grueling debate over deep sea mining (apnews.com)
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Members of a U.N. agency that governs international waters are locked in a fierce debate amid disagreement over whether to allow deep sea mining and set a new deadline for proposed regulations still stuck in draft mode.

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[–] readbeanicecream@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

@wnose Deep sea mining is on track to become the next strip mining in both a political and environmental context. As usual, we do not even fully understand the ocean and ocean floor, but we are quick to exploit it for profit.

And before you even knew what you had... - You patented it, and packaged it and slapped it on a plastic lunch box, and now you're selling it. You're going to sell it.