The Metals Company is desperate to start mining the deep ocean, so it funded research to prove its plans would have a low environmental impact.
Instead the scientists it funded found the metals produce oxygen that could be essential for the survival of deep-sea creatures.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/oxygen-ocean-study-conflict-1.7273929
#mining #tech #evs #ocean
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