Mining is necessary for a clean energy future. It also destroys forests.

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By Jessie BlaeserSep 13, 2022, 10:30 am159 ptsTrending
Industrial mining is linked to the loss of more than 1200 square miles of tropical forest across the globe between 2000 and 2019, according to a new study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The minerals needed for a transition to clean energy are extracted through mining…

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