- Re: New Greenpeace Report Warns of ‘Irreversible Harm’ from Deep Sea Mining Archived Message
- New Greenpeace Report Warns of ‘Irreversible Harm’ from Deep Sea Mining - Ian M July 9, 2019, 9:56 pm
- UK Seabed Resources - Ian M July 9, 2019, 10:26 pm
- Jesus, the collapse and disappearance of hitech industrial society just can't come too soon! NOM - Rhisiart Gwilym July 9, 2019, 10:30 pm
- Jesus, the collapse and disappearance of hitech industrial society just can't come too soon! NOM - Rhisiart Gwilym July 9, 2019, 10:30 pm
- Re: New Greenpeace Report Warns of ‘Irreversible Harm’ from Deep Sea Mining - Ian M July 9, 2019, 10:29 pm
- Environmental risks - Ian M July 9, 2019, 10:45 pm
- You can add, "Moon-mining" to that! nm - Gerard July 12, 2019, 8:52 pm
- Environmental risks - Ian M July 9, 2019, 10:45 pm
- UK Seabed Resources - Ian M July 9, 2019, 10:26 pm
Posted by Ian M
on July 9, 2019, 10:29 pm, in reply to "New Greenpeace Report Warns of ‘Irreversible Harm’ from Deep Sea Mining"
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lying scumbags: 'Gerard Barron, CEO & chairman of mining company DeepGreen Metals, told governments: “Personally, I get very uncomfortable when people describe us as deepsea miners. At DeepGreen, we don’t think of ourselves as developing a mining business. We are in the transition business – we want to help the world transition away from fossil fuels with the smallest possible climate change and environmental impact. This is the global public good we hope to create.”97 Former Nautilus CEO Mike Johnston was quoted as describing it as “inevitable that we will eventually recover essential resources from the seafloor” given the presence of “metals essential for the green economy”.98 Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR), the deep sea exploratory division of Belgian company DEME, has recently approached organisations working on climate change, with its briefing note reading: “As we work towards a decarbonised economy, demand for rare minerals is increasing exponentially and inexorably. GSR recognises that satisfying that demand through terrestrial mining is untenable and will irreparably damage our planet... The deep-sea presents a viable alternative to this.” UK Seabed Resources has also presented its interest in deep sea mining in terms of securing supply for “clean energy applications such as electric vehicles”.' (ibid p.17) |
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