Gigi BrissonJan 23, 20202 minHistory’s Largest Mining Operation Is About to BeginIt’s underwater—and the consequences are unimaginable. By Wil S. Hylton / The Atlantic Unless you are given to chronic anxiety or suffer...
Gigi BrissonJan 23, 20201 minBus-size robot set to vacuum up valuable metals from the deep seaBy Paul Voosen Among metal-rich nodules of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a sea anemone–like cnidarian trails 2-meter tentacles. DIVA AMON...
Gigi BrissonJan 23, 20201 minIBM proposes sustainable successor to lithium-ion batteryBy Rima Sabina Aouf / dezeen IBM has developed a new type of battery that's free of cobalt, nickel and other heavy metals, avoiding the...
Gigi BrissonJan 23, 20201 minFirst field trials of seabed mining project Blue Nodules successfulDuring a two-week trial cruise in the Gulf of Malaga on board the Spanish research vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa, technical performance and...
Gigi BrissonJan 23, 20201 minThe perils of mining the deepA guest blog from the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition / Matthew Gianni & Sian Owen The deep seabed was once believed to be a lifeless...
Gigi BrissonJan 23, 20201 minSustainable SeasFourteenth Report of Session 2017–19 House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee UK House of Commons Environment Audit Committee...
Gigi BrissonJan 23, 20201 minRENEWABLE ENERGY AND DEEP-SEA MINING: SUPPLY, DEMAND AND SCENARIOSA 2016 report by the Institute for Sustainable Futures by Sven Teske, Nick Florin, Elsa Dominish, Damien Giurco ABOUT THE AUTHORS The...
antonia723Jan 19, 20202 minThe future of deep seabed miningCan this week’s meeting of the International Seabed Authority agree a way to develop mining whilst protecting biodiversity? By Jessica...
antonia723Jan 19, 20201 minTroubled Papua New Guinea deep-sea mine faces environmental challengeCommunity groups accuse PNG government of keeping documents for its approval under wraps. By Helen Davidson and Ben Doherty A...
antonia723Jan 19, 20201 minIn Deep WaterOur new report, In Deep Water: The Emerging Threat Of Deep Sea Mining, takes a look at a new direction in ocean exploitation. by...
antonia723Jan 19, 20204 minDeep sea mining is not the futureIf you were planning to send monster machines down to a deep ocean habitat that’s full of creatures found nowhere else on Earth, you’d...
