Newt Powers
@newtp
Japan’s planning to do deep sea mining for rare earth minerals by 2026 that will power technology, but the impacts on the environment are unknown and it could spread heavy metals and destroy habitats. Here’s a video I made and on how you can help stop it if you want. https://youtu.be/8o7X10IfpQo?si=cPYOTCKsgaZ8TIi9
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Kenji
@kenjiquest
Japan is a resource poor country and securing its own resources is actually in its best interest in lowering its reliance on other countries that have an abundance of resource wealth. More often than not, said countries harvest or mine these resources with environmentally questionable methods, usually that from developing countries who can’t afford higher environmental standards of first world nations which are more costly. While I understand the concern for environment, I think Japan’s technology and culture is mature enough to tap in to deep sea Ming while not destroying said the ecosystems. Japan as an island nation heavily relies on its ocean resources culturally and culinarily and I don’t think they’d be game to put that at risk.
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Newt Powers
@newtp
I really hope it can extract while balancing environmental needs!! I’m mainly presenting one side, and I know if we plan on existing as a society this rate for longer, it will have to happen at some point. Just raising awarness mainly from the environmental side; i know nothing about geopolitics. Thanks for sharing!
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