Fidibus <[email protected]> writes the sensational headline: "and now raping the Deep Sea" Comment: It should say "reaping".
Considering the population growth the world has been experiencing, the resources needed to support this growth have to come from somewhere, otherwise lots of people will have to continue eking out a miserable living below poverty levels. At the turn of the century the world population was about 6.1 billion people The current world population is 7.6 billion projected to grow to 9.8 billion in 2050 according to a recent United Nations report. And people are consuming more and more resources while demanding better standards of living. We are "fracking" for gas miles deep under the surface of the earth; making plans to capture and exploit asteroids in near earth orbits to support our needs. The search for resources goes on. The oceans cover over seventy percent of the earths surface and hold unexplored unmeasured resources.Why not explore the oceans and reap any available benefits? Not easy but necessary.
