tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268551755123531151.post2793662133937051300..comments2023-12-14T20:59:24.369-08:00Comments on Thoughts on the Roof: Ocean Nodule MiningWilliam Hughes-Gameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184766974497951683noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268551755123531151.post-76826931068929544172017-01-20T12:35:59.315-08:002017-01-20T12:35:59.315-08:00I tend to agree that a one off disruption to the s...I tend to agree that a one off disruption to the sea bed is probably going to have minimal impact. I would think a method where you mine in strips would be beneficial. For example, mine a strip 100m wide, leave a strip 100m wide and repeat. Then say that you have to leave the area alone for 10 years to allow recolonisation from the un mined areas. You can also completely avoid areas that have been identified as ecologically significant. <br />I get annoyed with Greenpeace sometimes when they repost pseudo science articles on social media. For example, last year they posted an article about a guy that had build a wind turbine in the front of his car to power it as he drove. Just the other day they posted an article that was titled "Every piece of plastic ever made still exists today". I was thinking, what about all the plastic that has been burned or all the compostable plastic that I have personally put in my compost bin that no longer exists. Also, people do get up in arms about burying plastic waste, but technically, you are actually depositing carbon back into the ground. Burying plastic in of its self is not bad, the problem is that dumps encourage a throwaway culture and can leak harmful chemicals into the ground. andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148270785142196445noreply@blogger.com