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3.5 millions acres of trees lost to mining over 20 years

Whether it's digging for metals and minerals for cellphones and electric vehicles or coal for power generation, mining around the world has skyrocketed since 2000

https://ictnews.org/news/report-3-5-millions-acres-of-trees-lost-to-mining-over-20-years

It's a Growth Death Cult. It's not even a suicide march anymore. It's now a suicide race. And with AI and the Greed Transition, we're only at the beginning of the mining boom for the precious "green" metals.