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Is there a possible compromise where the damage is mitigated for a modest increase in extraction costs? I feel like "stop" is not terribly productive. Copper w
by chmod600 5y ago
Is there a possible compromise where the damage is mitigated for a modest increase in extraction costs?
I feel like "stop" is not terribly productive. Copper will probably be mined somewhere at some point, and saying "stop" just makes it happen in other places (which could be worse) or with a delay of ~10 years.
But if we focus on better extraction methods, it means we can keep domestic production, control the environmental impact, and improve tech that can be used for cleaner extraction everywhere.
- okareaman 5y agoIt's an exceptional and extraordinarily valuable ecosystem. I don't think we should risk it. As you point out, there are other copper mines, some in not so special areas.