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Re:How Sweden is building the world’s second-longest road tu... by tontonius on Monday March 12, 2018 @06:00AM (#16567068)
What about the aesthetics and ecosystem of the bedrock? Are we suddenly caring more about living things than inanimate objects?
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Re:How Sweden is building the world’s second-longest road tu... by Sharlin on Monday March 12, 2018 @06:07AM (#16567099)
Yes, in general we do.
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Re:How Sweden is building the world’s second-longest road tu... by pjc50 on Monday March 12, 2018 @09:32AM (#16568000)
The joke is that rock that deep underground has no ecosystem.

It may however be involved in the water table, which is always critical.

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