Polluting space, eh?
First of all there is no “pollution” of space because:
pollution
/pəˈluːʃ(ə)n/
noun
The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance that has harmful or poisonous effects.
Harmful or poisoning effects on what? On moons? On planets? On dark matter? NO, on living organisms.
How many living organisms can you find in space? None.
And second, EVE is a game and the forum is about the game, and bringing real-life issues in the forum is frowned upon and any argument that uses real-life examples is false in this forum.
So miners do not cause “pollution” and that line of thinking isn’t only flawed, it’s a copout and an excuse to bash on miners and nothing more elegant than that.