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Is the next mining boom on the ocean floor?
The Conversation Sara Bice | 15 April 2013 Sara Bice a Senior Associate of the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility and Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Policy, University of Melbourne raises concerns about the potential impacts of deep sea mining in the Pacific. Photo: Amid global demand for rare earth minerals, there [...]
Read moreIs SOPAC in cahoots with the deep sea mining industry?
SOPAC Expedites New Seabed Mining Legislation for Lockheed Martin FOREIGN POLICY IN FOCUS | Cross-posted from Moana Nui | MARCH 20 2013 Arnie Saiki is the coordinator for Moana Nui Action Alliance, Currently, US military contractor Lockheed Martin is negotiating with Fiji’s Bainimarama administration to fast-track and sponsor new legislation that would allow the private [...]
Read moreExtraordinary Creatures of the Deep Sea need to be protected from mining
Deep sea vents: Exploring a strange world | BBC News | 20 February 2013 Deep sea vents are fissures on the seabed where geological activity heats the seawater to extreme temperatures, issuing chemicals and minerals in the process. In 2010, scientists from the UK’s National Oceanography Centre and the University of Southampton were the first [...]
Read moreSolidarity message to Kiwis campaigning against seabed mining
On behalf of the Deep Sea mining Campaign we would like to send a message of solidarity to Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) who is currently joined by pro-surfer Dave Rastovich (Surfers for Cetaceans) and many others in an epic 350km paddle to raise awareness about seabed mining in New Zealand. You can see daily [...]
Read moreNew Zealanders warned of seabed mining
Newstalk ZB Natasha Burling 5 September 2012 West Aucklanders are being warned mining companies have their sights on the seabed. Kiwis Against Seabed Mining is holding a public meeting at Muriwai Fire Station this evening. Spokesman Tim Rainger says there are applications to mine iron ore all the way from South Taranaki, to Cape Reinga. [...]
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