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(B.N. Frank) Mining for ingredients needed to make electric vehicles (EV) and other wireless devices and infrastructure has environmental consequences whether the mining is done on land (see 1, 2, 3) or in the ocean (see 1, 2).  These ingredients are often referred to as “conflict minerals” (see 1, 2, 3, 4) which seems appropriate.  Adding insult to injury, what proponents continue to refer to as “green technologies” often emit high levels of biologically and environmentally harmful radiation.  All of the above is already wreaking havoc on land.  Now the oceans are at serious risk for being destroyed as well.