Energy Mining
an illegal form of mining in which powerful bursts of energy are used to cut through the rock and locate natural ores and minerals. The discharges produced by the creation of the energy beam as well as from the mining process itself are flung into a planet's atmosphere, where they interact with the planet's natural energies to create huge electrical storms and deadly fallout. It is for this reason that energy mining has been outlawed, since it posed significant threats to a planet's populace.