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Show me the numbers that say producing the fuel and the equipment to mine and transport the ore to produce 200,000 tons of rare earths a year from the moon to t
by causi 4y ago
Show me the numbers that say producing the fuel and the equipment to mine and transport the ore to produce 200,000 tons of rare earths a year from the moon to the earth is less damaging to the ecosystem than ocean floor mining would be. As my mother would say, the math ain't mathin'.
- zardo 4y agoThis. I don't think you can just assume that the Earth based industry supporting industrizing the moon would be less impactful than sea floor mining.