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"Your Next Car May Be Built With Ocean Rocks. Scientists Can't Agree If That's Good"  — Alexandra Gillespie — NPR — September 03, 2021

Polymetallic nodules coat fields of the ocean floor and are rich in critical minerals needed to make batteries for electric vehicles but marine and climate scientists warn that there is not enough data yet to determine if this would be the greener option. 

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Keywords: 
Deep Seabed Mining
"Russia Launches Floating Nuclear Power Plant; It's Headed To The Arctic"  — Bill Chappell — NPR — April 30, 2018

A massive floating nuclear power plant is now making its way toward its final destination at an Arctic port, after Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom launched the controversial craft over the weekend. It's the first nuclear power plant of its kind, Russian officials say.

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Keywords: 
Russia, Arctic Environment