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Dragofix<p>Scientists call for permanent ban on high seas exploitation <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-06-scientists-permanent-high-seas-exploitation.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-06-scientis</span><span class="invisible">ts-permanent-high-seas-exploitation.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/sea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sea</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/fishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fishing</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>The Coming Competition in Deep-Sea Mining <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1052329/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1052329/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CookIslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CookIslands</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CriticalMinerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalMinerals</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Samoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Samoa</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a></p>
earthling<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@greenpeace" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>greenpeace</span></a></span> </p><p>"Mining the potato-sized rocks on the seafloor called “nodules” only yields four metals of any economic consequence: nickel, cobalt, copper, and manganese. Since copper and manganese are plentiful on land, deep-seafloor mining is really all about nickel and cobalt. And, unlike many have tried to claim, you cannot in fact get meaningful amounts of rare earth elements from the seafloor." </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nodules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nodules</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Experts alarmed over Trump’s promotion of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/deepsea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deepsea</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> in international waters<br>Critics call for an industry moratorium until more scientific data can be obtained.<br>On April 24, President Trump signed an <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/executiveorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>executiveorder</span></a> promoting <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/deepseamining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deepseamining</span></a> in the US and international waters, touting the industry’s potential to boost the country’s economic growth and national security.<br>Thirty-three countries are also calling for a moratorium or outright ban on deep-sea mining.<br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/05/experts-alarmed-over-trumps-promotion-of-deep-sea-mining-in-international-waters/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">5/experts-alarmed-over-trumps-promotion-of-deep-sea-mining-in-international-waters/</span></a></p>
techi<p>US Eyes Deep-Sea Mining to Counter China</p><p>Trump’s order allows US companies to mine deep-sea minerals, sparking interest from startups like Impossible Metals, which promises fast, eco-friendly extraction using AI robots. However, deep-sea mining risks long-term harm to marine ecosystems, raising a tough question: national security or ocean health?</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USChina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USChina</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ImpossibleMetals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImpossibleMetals</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TECHi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TECHi</span></a></p><p>Read Full Article Here :- <a href="https://www.techi.com/us-deep-sea-mining-trump-impossible-metals/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techi.com/us-deep-sea-mining-t</span><span class="invisible">rump-impossible-metals/</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@tksst" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tksst</span></a></span> Another reason NOT to allow <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a> !</p>
Ars Technica News<p>Experts alarmed over Trump’s promotion of deep-sea mining in international waters <a href="https://arstechni.ca/bnnZ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechni.ca/bnnZ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/deepseamining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deepseamining</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
earthling<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@greenpeace" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>greenpeace</span></a></span> </p><p>Deep sea exploration map 2021</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a></p>
Greenpeace Aotearoa<p>❗BREAKING NEWS: Luxembourg has joined the call for a moratorium on <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a>, becoming the 33rd country to take a stand against the risky, speculative industry.</p>
Tadzio Mueller<p>"The modern <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a> industry was born in the 2010s, when hunger for metals required by the green transition started to grow."</p><p>So... our "<a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/green" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>green</span></a> transition" requires a hugely radicalised extractivism. Is it just me who finds that... oxymoronic?<br><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a09e534b-8e62-4056-abe5-86f4df096a79" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ft.com/content/a09e534b-8e62-4</span><span class="invisible">056-abe5-86f4df096a79</span></a></p>
The Wild<p>Trump's deep-sea mining order threatens ocean ecosystems. Rules to prevent harmful mining ignored. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ecosystems</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/26/trump-deep-sea-mining" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/apr/26/trump-deep-sea-mining</span></a></p>
JdeB<p>829 <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateAlarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAlarm</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a><br>Dutch but English spoken.</p><p>"VS omzeilt internationale regels" [ ± 1-3 min]<br>transl: "US circumvents international rules"<br>by Tegenlicht</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5W4BS8KST3Q" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/5W4BS8KST3Q</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>Quote by Tl:<br>"May 2 2025 <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> wants to accelerate the extraction of manganese nodules from the deep seabed. The American president has signed a decree to strengthen the American ambitions for <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/deep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deep</span></a> sea mining. <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> reacts angrily and says that Trump is completely ignoring international rules. Environmental organizations are concerned because the possible impact could cause irreversible ecological damage to life in the deep sea. <br>Gerard Barron, CEO of The Metals Company, is a pioneer in the exploitation of the <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/deep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deep</span></a> sea in international waters and previously stated in the Tegenlicht documentary 'De strijd om de diepzee' that the UN organization International Seabed Authority (ISA) cannot influence the US because the country is not a UN member. 'You can imagine that my application goes to the US and not to the ISA."</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StopThePlunder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopThePlunder</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StopRapingNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopRapingNature</span></a> <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateBreakDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakDown</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SodiumBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SodiumBatteries</span></a> offer an alternative to tricky <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lithium</span></a></p><p>Lithium is relatively scarce and mostly refined in China. Sodium is neither</p><p>Oct 26th 2023</p><p>Excerpt: "Fortunately, lithium is not the only game in town. As we report this week, a clutch of firms are making batteries based on sodium, lithium’s elemental cousin. Since sodium’s chemical properties are very similar to those of lithium, it too makes for good batteries. And sodium, which is found in the salt in seawater, is thousands of times more abundant on Earth than lithium and cheaper to get at. Most of the companies using sodium to make batteries today are also Chinese. But pursuing the technology in the West might be a surer route to energy security than relying heavily on lithium. </p><p>"Besides its abundance, sodium has other advantages. The best lithium batteries use <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cobalt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cobalt</span></a> and 3nickel in their electrodes. Nickel, like lithium, is in short supply. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> it on land is <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmentally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmentally</span></a> destructive. Proposals to grab it from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/seabed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seabed</span></a> instead have caused rows. A good deal of the world’s cobalt, meanwhile, is extracted from small mines in the Democratic Republic of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a>, where child labour is common and working conditions are dire. Sodium batteries, by contrast, can use electrodes built from iron and manganese, which are plentiful and uncontroversial. Since the chemical components are cheap, a scaled-up industry should be able to produce batteries that cost less than their lithium counterparts. </p><p>"Sodium is not a perfect replacement for lithium. It is heavier, meaning sodium batteries will weigh more than lithium ones of an equivalent capacity. That is likely to rule them out in some cases where lightness is paramount. But for other applications, such as grid storage or home batteries, weight is irrelevant. Several Chinese carmakers are even beginning to put sodium batteries in electric vehicles.</p><p>"Perhaps the biggest disadvantage of sodium batteries is their late start. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumIon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumIon</span></a> batteries were first commercialised in the 1990s and have benefited from decades of investment. But the rest of the world is behind China on both fronts anyway. America and the European Union have announced enormous programmes of green industrial subsidies. If they are determined to bankroll batteries, some of the pot should go to sodium."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/26/sodium-batteries-offer-an-alternative-to-tricky-lithium" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">economist.com/leaders/2023/10/</span><span class="invisible">26/sodium-batteries-offer-an-alternative-to-tricky-lithium</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/7x6JX#" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/7x6JX#</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoLithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoLithiumMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeaveItInTheOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeaveItInTheOcean</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeaveItInTheOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeaveItInTheOcean</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumAlternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumAlternatives</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SodiumBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SodiumBatteries</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewablesNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewablesNow</span></a></p>
earthling<p>2/2<br>It does this by dividing the ocean into zones that control how and where nations and corporations can exploit the seas. As well, it supports the idea of the ocean as a vast, exploitable resource. Weak environmental protections are offered in return. UNCLOS speaks little of either the ocean itself or of diverse human-ocean relationships.</p><p>It is a constitution for the ocean, without the ocean.</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/current-legal-frameworks-cant-protect-the-oceans-from-deep-sea-mining-and-the-negative-impacts-on-humankind-254967" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/current-le</span><span class="invisible">gal-frameworks-cant-protect-the-oceans-from-deep-sea-mining-and-the-negative-impacts-on-humankind-254967</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UNCLOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNCLOS</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oceans</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a></p>
earthling<p>The international seabed zone encompasses 54 per cent of the planet’s surface. The designation was created in 1994 under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). When described as the “constitution for the oceans,” UNCLOS deceivingly implies that its role is protective. However, the treaty functions as architecture for exploiting ocean resources.</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/current-legal-frameworks-cant-protect-the-oceans-from-deep-sea-mining-and-the-negative-impacts-on-humankind-254967" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/current-le</span><span class="invisible">gal-frameworks-cant-protect-the-oceans-from-deep-sea-mining-and-the-negative-impacts-on-humankind-254967</span></a><br>1/2</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UNCLOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNCLOS</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oceans</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a></p>
earthling<p>Effects of deep-sea mining</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oceans</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a></p>
earthling<p>Types of deep-sea mining</p><p>The Metals Company (TMC), a controversial deep-sea mining corporation, is applying for permits under US mining law, a loophole that allows them to exploit the seabed in international waters. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oceans</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a></p>
earthling<p>Trump has signed an executive order to open both US and international waters to deep-sea mining, ignoring a global treaty that controls the high seas.</p><p>"If you take out the nodules, the ecosystem is gone … the whole living community is gone."</p><p>Dr Patricia Esquete </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/deep-sea-mining-us-executive-order-sparks-condemnation/105224062" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/dee</span><span class="invisible">p-sea-mining-us-executive-order-sparks-condemnation/105224062</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oceans</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nodules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nodules</span></a></p>
NSW.Biodiversity<p>Trump's deep-sea mining executive order sparks condemnation by scientists and conservationists</p><p>'US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to open both US and international waters to deep-sea mining, ignoring a global treaty that controls the high seas.."</p><p> "The deep sea and the minerals belong to everyone … and so one country cannot go there and expropriate the minerals and keep them for themselves."<br>&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/deep-sea-mining-us-executive-order-sparks-condemnation/105224062" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/dee</span><span class="invisible">p-sea-mining-us-executive-order-sparks-condemnation/105224062</span></a><br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/harm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harm</span></a></p>
Mongabay<p>U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 24 to expedite the process of exploring and mining for valuable minerals found on the deep ocean seafloor, in both U.S. and international waters. It’s a highly controversial move that critics say imperils an important but poorly understood ecosystem and flouts international rules on deep-sea mining.</p><p>by Bobby Bascomb</p><p><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/trump-moves-to-begin-deep-sea-mining-despite-environmental-and-legal-concerns/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/short-articl</span><span class="invisible">e/2025/04/trump-moves-to-begin-deep-sea-mining-despite-environmental-and-legal-concerns/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a></p>