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Old 19th-July-2008, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Richard View Post
Since a lot of these do not form an active part of the Earth's ecosystem then we would gain nothing by leaving them in the ground (e.g. oil, minerals, uranium etc).
What about the effects of mining on the local environment/native species? Like if they want to start extracting oil from a national/international wildlife reserve.
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