Another government/industry promotion of a big rare earth deposit ... so many deposits (given that rare earths aren't that rare), but no real indication of what the reserves will be (how economic it will be to mine) & the costs/impacts of mining & processing ...
tvpworld.com/91928655/nor...
“We are not opposed to progress,” Tenorio said. “But progress must include us, protect us, and benefit us. And until that is clear, we will continue to say: ‘Guam will not be anyone’s experiment.’”
www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/we-re-n...
Momentum to protect the deep is growing! Projects that rely on accelerated rulemaking or unilateral approaches face rising political, regulatory, and reputational risk. Deep sea mining is a risky business. 👀 We're looking at you TMC...
Learn more: deep-sea-conservation.org/solutions/no...
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I've had this song stuck in my head for a while now ... partly because of impending International Women's Day, but I think more because of where we are now! ☹️
Women of the World take over....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfON...
I believe that one should actually be attributed to Orville directly ...
Good to see an academic report agreeing with our analysis on #DeepSeaMining outside of the international framework
"... there are vast regulatory risks for investors who decide to get involved in deep sea mining not authorized by the ISA"
cris.unu.edu/sites/cris.u...
The opacity, confusion, tying of money to the military is also very deja vu.
"Critics have said the crisis is forcing the DRC to offer up its resources in exchange for security guarantees, with little in the way of environmental or human rights protections."
news.mongabay.com/2026/02/us-f...
Big money has bought British politics
75% of Reform’s money has come from three rich white men
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
The precedent is eerily, chillingly precise. What the current Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is doing to immigrants and refugees today is almost a carbon copy of what Sir William Joynson-Hicks was doing 100 years ago. And that's not a good thing. My column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If I was @zackpolanski.bsky.social, I would be pointing out to the BBC that whatever model they use to justify giving Farage & his boot-lickers season tickets for every BBC show under the sun must surely now treat Green Party politicians in exactly the same way. Might even be one for the lawyers...
Are Canadian Companies Behind Moves to Gut Argentina's Glacier Protection Law?
Civil society and mining-affected communities are urging their legislators to protect water over mining interests.
New blog here: shorturl.at/2FAcR
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It's funny how the Cook Islands keep trying to persuade islanders that nothing is decided on #DeepSeaMining, and then go selling their deals and expertise as 'world leaders' in a new industry ...
pina.com.fj/2026/03/03/c...
"Of those who voted Labour [in 2024], just 37% would vote Labour again".
Read that again to absorb the full, astonishing weight of what it means.
Starmer, Reeves and co have burnt their house down.
news.sky.com/story/greens...
"the accelerating geopolitical race to diversify and secure rare earth supplies carries a clear risk. In the rush to reduce dependence on China, environmental safeguards may be weakened or sidelined ... coordination is needed to prevent a ‘race to the bottom’."
www.chathamhouse.org/2026/03/rare...
"I cannot emphasise this enough: the only thing that would allow Nigel Farage’s party to take power is our unfair and undemocratic first-past-the-post system – and Starmer’s determination to maintain it"
www.monbiot.com/2026/03/02/g...
MPs’ basic salary to rise to £110,000 by end of parliament, watchdog says.
This should be accompanied by a total ban on second jobs, which in most cases is a corporate bribe. Must end all conflict of interests.
Being a MP is a full time job. MPs must act exclusively as MPs.
Thanks for responding. I was interested in your response.
Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
Well I would look to the sources of where you've heard about it, and how it's reported, but clearly we'll agree to disagree.
But do you mind me asking if you agreed with Andy Burnham not being allowed to stand at G&D? I am genuinely interested.
I also wouldn't want to be holding that can (unless of course you wanted to shield it to make it safe, and then you wouldn't be carrying a small can)
Not only *did* they start this war, they have no idea how to finish it.
Gas prices up by around 50% today.
A painful reminder that relying on imported fossil fuels is a risky strategy.
How come “How are you going to pay for it?” is never asked about endless war?
And you hear about Polanski's because it is being used by the right-wing press and others to discredit him - although there has been an attack article in the Canary from the left for his commitment to going to war under Article 5 of NATO (which as he noted the UK is committed to)
Well we will see. My understanding is the position is a response to recent developments re Trump (which is post policy decision), but as noted it is a party, so policy is policy.
Petition to insist that the EU does not support this new illegal war in the Middle East - actions.eko.org/a/resist-tru...
True - although Labour staff have more of a say than Greens, as that is not true re Greens. The Green party manifesto is written by member policy groups & voted on members. Even if you think Polanski & Farage are the same, Polanski was voted leader in a democratic party while Farage made up his own
You are saying Zac can't be trusted as he has previously swapped parties & is a populist. But saying you'll do one thing to get elected to Labour voters & saying a completely different set of things to get elected with a wider electorate is just swapping policies rather than parties, and populist!
That is a way of looking at it, but it seems that there are 2 ways of considering what happened at Gorton & Denton - one is to say that it is all down to the lying, bad Green leader. Another is to ask why many left-leaning voters have lost trust in Labour (& Keir Starmer).
🤯 Our understanding of the deep seafloor is based on a small & biased sample.
There is still so much to understand before large-scale industrial activity should be considered in these environments.
🔎 Read the research:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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