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From the Deep Sea to D.C.—How China Fears Have Put Ocean-Floor Mining on Washington’s Radar
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoSUSTAINABLE BUSINESS Mining the ocean floor for minerals often seemed like a fantasy, but U.S....
Deep-sea mining could help fuel renewable energy. Here's why it's been put on hold.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIndustrial-scale deep-sea mining for metals and minerals is on hold for now, after the international...
Rare metals found on seabeds could be key to green technology, but mining them could wreak...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Metals Company CEO, Gerard Barron, stands in front of a large mound of polymetallic...
Deep seabed mining plans pit renewable energy demand against ocean life in a largely unexplored...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAs companies race to expand renewable energy and the batteries to store it, finding sufficient...
Canadian company in race to mine ocean floor unmoved by Ottawa's ban on seabed mining
Financial Post via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe Canadian government this month banned mining in its oceans — and that’s just fine by the...
PNNL researchers are mining minerals from the sea for vital energy independence research
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 10 months agoEarlier this month, we celebrated Independence Day and the freedoms we enjoy because of it. Our...
India angles to expand deep-sea mining as race for minerals heats up
Semafor via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSemafor Signals Supported by Insights from the BBC, Foreign Policy, Semafor, and the New Security...
The ocean floor is mysterious and filled with life. Humans might turn it into a mine.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA little-known group meeting in Jamaica is causing big waves this month as it considers new rules...
Deep-sea mining in the Arctic Ocean gets the green light from Norwegian lawmakers
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoNorway’s minority center-left government and two large opposition parties made a deal Tuesday to...
Over 5,000 New Deep-Sea Species Found in Future Mining Hotspot
Treehugger via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe most pristine wilderness region in the global ocean has been assigned to 17 companies for...