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Gerard Barron, the Man Who Wants to Make His Fortune by Plundering the Abyss

Thanks to Donald Trump and under the guise of greenwashing, Gerard Barron is one of the much-maligned figures of deep-sea mining. The wealthy CEO wants to extract minerals there, even if it means destroying everything. Some media outlets think he resembles Sean Penn. Others think he resembles Patrick Dempsey, the well-known Dr. Love from the series Grey's Anatomy. But for the creatures of the deep, his face is above all that of destruction. Leat…
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Thanks to Donald Trump and under the guise of greenwashing, Gerard Barron is one of the much-maligned figures of deep-sea mining. The wealthy CEO wants to extract minerals there, even if it means destroying everything. Some media outlets think he resembles Sean Penn. Others think he resembles Patrick Dempsey, the well-known Dr. Love from the series Grey's Anatomy. But for the creatures of the deep, his face is above all that of destruction. Leat…

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