Degrowth or Extinction on Nostr: The #deepsea is estimated to contain billions of tons of nickel, #cobalt, manganese ...

The #deepsea is estimated to contain billions of tons of nickel, #cobalt, manganese and other minerals ... seen as essential for a transition to a #green terrestrial economy, for use in #electricCars, #windfarms

Massive machines will scour the ocean bed ... destroying everything in their path and creating sediment plumes that can suffocate coral reefs... will damage the ocean’s ability to act as a carbon sink, accelerating global warming. ... could contain radioactive substances #seaBedMining