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respaaaaaj t1_j1wd6md wrote

Reply to comment by lucidlilacdream in Large deposit of rare elements and minerals discovered in northern Maine by CptnAlex

Reclyling and extending the life of existing materials should be done, and people should support expanding human rights and environmental protections.

But the sad reality is that those things will not take effect in time to matter for people currently suffering under the abuses of the way the global economy is currently shaped

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lucidlilacdream t1_j1wey93 wrote

and neither will mining in Maine. Mining in Maine will not stop mining overseas. They’ll just extract from both places for more profit, and harm multiple communities.

The only way to possibly stop it is to actually move to more sustainable practices and by pushing for for environmental rights for people.

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