News Headline

Deep Oceans Need ‘Stewardship’ to Prevent Industrial Damage

Source
Environment News Service (ENS)

Publication Date
2014-02-19

CHICAGO, Illinois, February 18, 2014 (ENS) – The deep ocean is Earth’s least explored environment, but that is rapidly changing. Scientists are calling for a new stewardship ethic as technological advances open the ocean deeps to the extraction of oil and gas, minerals and precious metals, and the dwindling supply of land-based materials creates economic incentives for deep sea industrialization.

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http://ens-newswire.com/2014/02/18/deep-oceans-need-stewardship-to-prevent-industrial-damage/