Comments on: Let Us Know if You Spot any Aliens Down There… http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/05/22/let-us-know-if-you-spot-any-glowy-aliens-down-there/ The science of futurist technologies—and an excuse to soak in sci-fi TV shows, books, movies, toys, and video games. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:57:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David Johnson http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/05/22/let-us-know-if-you-spot-any-glowy-aliens-down-there/comment-page-1/#comment-7190 David Johnson Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:54:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/05/22/let-us-know-if-you-spot-any-glowy-aliens-down-there/#comment-7190 Nautilus Minerals is mining valuable ore deposits. Using early United States gold mining as an example, the new wealth created benefited many and spurred accelerated progress. Any industrial endeavor contributes both positive and negative effects to environments and peoples. Even building homes consumes resources and land that could be used for other perhaps more lucrative results, but the resulting benefits certainly are acceptable as an overall good thing. Sea floor mining can be a boost to our global economy as a new industry adds jobs, technological advances, ancillary support industries, and actual new wealth. I perused documents where PNG regulates and approves these operations in territorial waters. Perhaps not immediately, but as history shows, development in other areas follows new wealth. Nautilus Minerals is mining valuable ore deposits. Using early United
States gold mining as an example, the new wealth created benefited many and spurred accelerated progress. Any industrial endeavor contributes both positive and negative effects to environments and peoples. Even building homes consumes resources and land that could be used for other perhaps more lucrative results, but the resulting benefits certainly are acceptable as an overall good thing.

Sea floor mining can be a boost to our global economy as a new industry adds jobs, technological advances, ancillary support industries, and actual new wealth. I perused documents where PNG regulates and approves these operations in territorial waters. Perhaps not immediately, but as history shows, development in other areas follows new wealth.

]]> By: PNG http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/05/22/let-us-know-if-you-spot-any-glowy-aliens-down-there/comment-page-1/#comment-7172 PNG Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:27:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/05/22/let-us-know-if-you-spot-any-glowy-aliens-down-there/#comment-7172 Nautilus is not taking into account any of the local people's feelings on undersea mining. In a country as badly regulated as Papua New Guinea other sources of investment are much more necessary than starting an unvetted mining process underwater. This is a bad idea. Nautilus is not taking into account any of the local people’s feelings on undersea mining. In a country as badly regulated as Papua New Guinea other sources of investment are much more necessary than starting an unvetted mining process underwater. This is a bad idea.

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