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EthanHeilman · 2014-12-02 · Original thread
The "destruction of mars" for the purposes of resource exploitation is a major theme in KSR Mars books[0]. Although the actual evil of resource exploitation and terraforming on Mars is highly debated in the books, with many perspectives represented.

[0]: http://www.amazon.com/Red-Mars-Trilogy-Stanley-Robinson/dp/0...

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