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Sand dredging devastating ocean floor, UN warns (www.bbc.com)
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Around six billion tonnes of sand is dredged from the world's oceans every year, a new report says.

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[–] dingus@lemmy.ml 55 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Man, sometimes you just have to sit back and laugh at the absolute horror of being alive.

We as a species are so, so, so fucked.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.ml 39 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Everyday I discover some new way corporations are destroying our lives on this planet all for a monterrey system we made up.

[–] wolf6152@mastodon.social 3 points 1 year ago

@Fredselfish @dingus what particular nuance of late stage capitalism has you depressed today?

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