Mining the deep sea will destroy one of the most mysterious and remote wildernesses on the planet, all to extract the very same metals we throw in the trash every day.
While we work to protect California's coastal ocean life, we should join in calls to protect the deep ocean before it's too late.
Many replacement technologies rely on metals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, and rare earth elements found in deep-sea polymetallic nodules, leading to increased interest from international mining conglomerates.
#deep-sea-mining #environmental-activism #metals-extraction #ecosystem-protection #technological-advancements
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