4.1K views · 158 reactions | If we want to electrify America… what will the impacts be? Mining, deep sea mining, recycling all those batteries… we dive in to answer those questions tonight on LIT: America’s Future. Stream it at 8:30 pm ET tonight ABC News Live & Hulu Trailer: https://youtu.be/F5gfWuoICoA | Ginger Zee | Facebook

The future of electric cars may depend on mining the ocean floor for critically important metals. Tests are being carried out off of the coast of Spain to see if it could be possible. bbc.in/2KkFdFg | BBC News

7K views · 172 reactions | The deep sea is the world’s largest ecosystem and plans to open it up for mining would be an environmental disaster. Find out how a handful of companies - including weapons giant Lockheed Martin - are using complex deals and lobbying governments to win political approval for this risky industry. Read the report: https://www.greenpeace.org/international/publication/45835/deep-sea-mining-exploitation/ | Greenpeace UK | Facebook