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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 moreBritain uses the world’s largest defense contractor to join the rush to plunder the deep seas in the Pacific
Britain uses the world’s largest defense contractor, American owned Lockheed Martin, to join the rush to plunder the deep seas in the Pacific … meanwhile SOPAC is questioned by leading Pacific NGO about their role in Lockheed seabed mining bid. In the following news articles they talk about the minerals that Lockheed will be aiming [...]
Read moreMEDIA RELEASE: PNG PM Silent on Environmental Risks of the Solwara 1 Deep Sea Mine
Last December the Deep Sea Mining Campaign sent a letter to Papua New Guinean Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill. The letter outlined specific environmental concerns about the Solwara 1 mine and requested that documents relating to the approvals process of Nautilus Minerals Solwara 1 deep sea mine be made publicly available. The campaign is still awaiting [...]
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 moreDr John Luick and the Deep Sea Mining campaign dismiss Nautilus defence of EIS
On 6 November 2012, the Deep Sea mining campaign released a new report authored by Oceanographic expert, Dr. John Luick. The report found that the Nautilus minerals Solwara 1 EIS seriously downplays the risks facing local communities and the marine environment in Papua New Guinea. Download Nautilus statement defending the EIS, below is Dr. [...]
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