At least nine tailings dam failures have occurred in the first few months of the year at mining sites across three continents. These failures have threatened the health of millions of people, contaminated food and fresh water supplies, killed workers, and left toxic residue behind that will never go away. Seabed nodule harvesting offers an … Read more
A recent study published in Nature demonstrated that after 44 years, a nodule harvesting site in the CCZ showed mixed recovery signals. The physical impacts from the vehicle tracks and from the missing nodules were still clearly evident. Yet, many of the environmental signals pointed to varying degrees of recovery. Densities for the smaller and … Read more
Is WWF protecting corporations at the expense of indigenous peoples & the environment? Summary The Ugly Truth Toward the end of the year, a number of news stories broke reminding us how car and technology companies, through their mineral purchases, may be fueling the death and illness of indigenous peoples, the theft of local mineral … Read more
In a study published in Science Advances, Jessica Junker, Laura Sonter, and their team of researchers conclude that substantial increases in mining for minerals used in clean energy technologies poses a serious threat to the great apes of Africa – one of the most endangered groups of species on the planet. The authors assert that … Read more
In a piece entitled, “Sparing the Land by Collecting Minerals at Sea,” ocean scientist Seaver Wang, Co-Director of Climate and Energy at The Breakthrough Institute, makes the case that collecting nodules may be better for the planet than the alternative – mining on land. This, of course, is a theme our regular readers will recognize. … Read more