![]() The mining companies’ justification for deep-sea mining is based on a big lie- that we need deep-ocean minerals for electric car batteries and the transition to green energy. But this motive is hidden behind a clever greenwashing campaign. The reason for this enormous destruction is simple-so a few mining companies can reap a profit. This process would disrupt the ocean’s vast natural carbon capture and sequestration system, and release greenhouse gas from the seabed floor, accelerating climate change. Massive machines digging, dredging, and vacuuming up the ocean floor would create huge sediment plumes deep in the ocean that will drift on currents, smothering marine life, including species not yet discovered. Surface-level processing ships would dump tailings-the waste materials left after the target mineral is extracted from ore-back into the ocean, killing plant and animal life as it drifts through the water column, releasing acidic and toxic sediment hazardous to fish and those who consume it. We urgently need a deep-sea mining moratorium to thoughtfully assess the full impact before a new crisis is created.ĭeep-sea mining would wreak enormous damage. The mining industry is on the brink of excavating the deep ocean, creating a new environmental disaster with irreversible consequences for our ocean and climate. Seldom do we have an opportunity to stop an environmental crisis before it begins. ![]()
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