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Deep-sea mining: Good or bad for the planet?

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Deep Sea Mining Could Be a Silver Bullet to the Climate Crisis

Helen worries that deep sea mining will be seen as a silver bullet to the climate crisis. She thinks tests could open the door to mining on a large scale, which would damage fragile marine ecosystems beyond repair. There are estimated to be around 700,000 marine species and only 226,000 of them have been identified so far.

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