Great quote: "In the inky depths of our oceans, she said, cause and effect plays out in three dimensions on time scales that are hard to imagine, with a million animals that have yet to be discovered by humans" thetyee.ca/News/2026/08...

Deep-Sea Mining Would Devastate Ocean Life, DFO Scientist Warns | The Tyee

Some creatures that ‘survived all of Earth’s mass extinctions’ might not make it if we go ahead.

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Impressive photos, and plenty of good reporting scattered among those photos... time.com/article/2026...

This Is What the New Rush to Mine America Looks Like

The road to critical minerals runs through communities.

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Another example (in the Philippines) of the resistance attempting to protect indigenous territories against the encroachment of mining www.bulatlat.com/2026/07/29/p...

Pala'wan community resists mining as Brooke’s Point barricade gets dismantled

The Marcos Jr. administration's push to expand mining for critical minerals, alongside partnerships with foreign governments through initiatives such as Pax Silica, could further open biodiversity hot...

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I just signed this petition telling governments around the world to make polluters pay. Sign and share it too: act.350.org/sign/treaty-...

Sign the petition: The global tax treaty that can make polluters pay

Every time oil and gas prices spike, from war, shortage, or plain market panic, big oil and gas companies cash in. We pay more at the pump and on our energy bills. They pay almost nothing extra in tax...

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At 4PM UK time today, I am joining a live discussion on the outcomes of the ISA meetings with Oceanographic Magazine - sign up to attend: my.demio.com/ref/vblUgyzI...

"Nothing is safe from the billionaire assault on humanity. None of our rights, however ancient and familiar, are impregnable. Fight for them now or lose them, perhaps for ever" We appear cursed to live in interesting, and dangerous, times. www.monbiot.com/2026/08/04/o...

Our 1933 Moment

At astonishing speed, around the world, fundamental rights are being cancelled at the behest of oligarchs and corporations.

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It is good to see the UN undertaking these positive actions to make ensure critical minerals supply chains are more just, but I can't help feeling there is a failure on the part of companies (& governments) that is leaving this void to be filled. www.un.org/en/desa/from...

From lithium to nickel: How the UN is helping countries make the most of critical minerals | United Nations

24 July 2026 - The world's shift to clean energy is driving huge demand for critical minerals such as lithium, nickel, cobalt and copper. Digging them out of the ground may be the most strai...

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US Congress and lawmakers everywhere: Urgently pass AI safety laws. actions.eko.org/a/us-congres...

US Congress and lawmakers everywhere: Urgently pass AI safety laws.

It happened. An OpenAI system broke out of its secure testing environment, hacked its way online, then broke into a second company's servers to access data.No one told it to. It chose to.Now imagine t

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🇨🇬 The Republic of the Congo has joined the call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining, another vital step for the growing global movement calling for precaution, sound science, international law and protection of the common heritage of humankind. Momentum is building 👏 #DefendTheDeep

Three weeks of negotiations at the International Seabed Authority have ended without delivering the action needed to protect the deep ocean, reinforcing why a moratorium on deep-sea mining is vital. Read our reaction in full ⬇️ deep-sea-conservation.org/governments-... #DeepSeaMining #DefendTheDeep

Governments fail to protect the global commons as ISA meeting ends without action, while calls for a deep-sea mining moratorium grow - DSCC

Media Release Governments concluded three weeks of negotiations at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) with the only substantive decision being to expand the rights of mining contractors, highlig...

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Last year, the UK Government chose trade relations with Israel over action to stop genocide. Join our call to Andy Burnham to turn words into action – and impose meaningful sanctions on Israel to stop Israel’s war crimes. act.globaljustice.org.uk/petition-tel...

At astonishing speed, our rights are being cancelled, worldwide. In the UK, the prosecution of Rajiv Menon KC is the latest example of blatant authoritarianism. Why? Because this is what billionaires and corporations demand. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Think our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again | George Monbiot

The global assault on our freedoms is coming ever closer to home. Just look at the sinister prosecution of UK lawyer Rajiv Menon, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Good summary of the International Seabed Authority meeting ... especially concentrating on the issues around the ongoing negotiations on the regulations for seabed mining news.mongabay.com/2026/07/un-r...

UN regulator delays deep-sea mining rules, but extends criticized exploration contract

The International Seabed Authority (ISA), the U.N.-associated regulator of seabed mining activities in areas beyond national jurisdiction, has extended a controversial deep-sea mining exploration cont...

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All respect to UEFA for not taking those bribes ... The game is more important than the money. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Fifa World Cup: Uefa to boycott tournament if Gianni Infantino's investment plans go through

Uefa's 55 member associations vote to boycott the World Cup if Fifa proceeds with its plan to sell stakes in its competitions.

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Good to see this @dsmcampaign.bsky.social report - raising questions on the gaps in research in radioactivity concerns around deep-sea mining - get press interest in the Cook Islands www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/nat...

Report warns deep-sea mining carries radioactive risks, SBMA urges more research - Cook Islands News

Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) has welcomed a recent report exposing the unaddressed risks of radioactive contamination from deep-sea mining, but points out that there is ‘currently no ...

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An interesting article on EV battery repurposing (as opposed to recycling) - particularly interesting is the stress on how much current over-production there is in the EV market! www.no-burn.org/a-visit-to-t...

One arrestee: 'I'm looking forward to simultaneously appearing in Courtrooms 11 and 12 at 2pm, for a hearing that I must attend but must also not attend, which may or may not be happening, about what may or may not be a crime, on behalf of an organisation that no longer exists.'

NEW: Sir Jonathon Porritt, arrested under Terrorism law outside Westminster Magistrates Court. As police escorted him away he said "I am a supporter of Palestine Action, trying to save lives is not terrorism, exposing this Governments complicity in genocide is not terrorism." www.wedonotcomply.org

Love this article ... "The precautionary approach is a legal refusal of false certainty. It requires decision-makers not to treat the absence of full scientific certainty as permission where there are plausible risks of serious or irreversible harm" voelkerrechtsblog.org/macbeth-at-t...

Macbeth at the International Seabed Authority

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Thanks to GAIA for this report highlighting potential environmental and worker issues with li-ion battery recycling. Obviously I support more battery recycling - and less initial extraction - but we need to be aware of & reduce potential harms from recycling too. www.no-burn.org/resources/cr...

Interesting article noting how the UN Security Council is taking seriously how the critical minerals agenda has shifted from being about the energy transition and benefits to geopolitical competition and security. Recognising this is the first step, but only that sdgnews.com/the-race-for...

The Race for Critical Minerals Reaches the UN Security Council - SDG News

The UN meeting reflected a widening recognition that critical minerals are no longer viewed simply as industrial commodities

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Great to see this initiative from financiers highlighting concerns around #DeepSeaMining

Finance for Biodiversity@financeforbiodiversity.org · last wk.

🌊 New opinion: Governments should take a clear stance against deep-sea mining. Four financial leaders argue that deep-sea mining presents growing financial risks alongside environmental concerns. 📖 Read more: tinyurl.com/bdhhrbr5 #DeepSeaMining #NatureFinance @simongranberg.bsky.social

🌊 New opinion: Governments should take a clear stance against deep-sea mining. Four financial leaders argue that deep-sea mining presents growing financial risks alongside environmental concerns. 📖 Read more: tinyurl.com/bdhhrbr5 #DeepSeaMining #NatureFinance @simongranberg.bsky.social

"Representatives of regional groups and individual delegations emphasized that the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)... reiterated that no state may claim or exercise sovereignty or sovereign rights over any part of the Area or its resources" enb.iisd.org/internationa...

Highlights and images for 27 July 2026

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"The proposal arrives amid mounting scientific uncertainty about the environmental consequences of deep-sea mining, and at a moment when opposition to the industry – from governments, scientists, businesses and investors – has been growing globally" oceanographicmagazine.com/news/first-d...

First deep-sea mining lease 'being forced on Pacific communities' - Oceanographic

Trump has announced the world's first proposed commercial deep-sea mining lease sale in Pacific waters near American Samoa.

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This smelter is in the area my mother was born in (& I used to go for school holidays, relatives were employed there). It has - unsurprisingly - been problematic for environmental reasons ... and now the links to Russian militarisation is adding fuel to those fires. www.ft.com/content/6480...

The tranquil spot in rural Ireland accused of fuelling Russia’s war

Aughinish Alumina plant linked to sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska faces increasing scrutiny but locals fear for jobs

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Personally I'm not massively optimistic on new initiatives aimed at mediation around harms from the mining industry set up in response to well-reported abuses ... we will have to see, but hope at least it is properly tested. www.climatechangenews.com/2026/07/22/a...

We know where declaring mining is an issue of 'national security' leads - this is extremely worrying for communities and environmentalists with legitimate concerns... www.dw.com/en/sweden-ea...

Sweden eases mining permits to cut China minerals reliance

Sweden has declared the mining of critical minerals and rare earths a national security interest. This will ease and expedite the permit process. The government said the step was needed to counter dep...

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Extracting metals from seawater looks promising - it is of course still far from being commercially proved, but would love to see more priority given to it. oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...

U.S. Scientists Tap Seawater to Break China's Rare Earth Monopoly | OilPrice.com

PNNL's new co-flow reactor pulls magnesium from seawater, offering the US a potential path around China's grip on critical minerals.

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One of the things Farage did manage to register as a financial interest during his time as an MP is payment for a flight from private jet hotspot Teterboro in New Jersey to Palm Beach, Florida for a “personal meeting” and visit from 14-17 December 2024. 🧵1/3