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I'm not going to defend the damage mining like this does, but it seems unfair to say oil is any better [0]. In my opinion, oil causes much more damage and is ha
by blopker 4y ago
I'm not going to defend the damage mining like this does, but it seems unfair to say oil is any better [0]. In my opinion, oil causes much more damage and is harder to contain.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oil_spills https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oil_spills
- paganel 4y agoI agree about harder to contain, that's why that oil pipeline that was supposed to pass through the middle of an industrialised country was cancelled [1], that was a political move by definition, while cobalt mines and the like, because they mostly "happen" in the middle of Africa, are just seen as "doesn't really affect me -> it isn't really that important". [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Pipeline#Phase_4_(canceled) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Pipeline#Phase_4_(can...