A plan by a Wall Street backed mining company to team up with the Trump administration and move ahead with seabed mining in the Pacific Ocean violates international law, diplomats from more than 35 nations say. https://nyti.ms/3YaZwuG
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Mining in international waters would be a gross violation of international law, as serious as invading Greenland or pursuing mineral rights in the Antarctic. It would turn the US into a rogue state. Even countries that favor a more accelerated approach at the ISA are against it. A hare-brained idea.
And we have reached this point thanks to bothsides journalism and the sanewashing of Donald Trump, brought to you by the @nytimes.com and others. Thanks!
Big deal he is a convicted felon already, pardon anti-American trators to form his new SS like his hero Hitler. He could care less about international laws. I hope countries with anti felon laws keep him out of their countries.
As part of my reporting on this, the Trump-era Commerce Department confirmed it is in discussions with Metals Company over this plan, despite objections from International Seabed Authority, which argues it has sole jurisdiction for seabed mining in international waters.
Here is a statement from the Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority on the plan by Metals Company to seek a permit from the U.S. to start mining in international waters of the Pacific Ocean
Here as well is a statement that The Metals Company provided to The New York Times on Sunday to explain why it it moving to ask the U.S. to issue a seabed mining permit for Pacific Ocean mining, challenging international law.
The “last green trophy” in quotations is a reference to a New Zealand politician who wants to mine New Zealand territorial waters. Quoting it is tone-deaf, one in a series of tone-deaf statements by TMC that has alienated investors over the years.
Trump has deliberatively violated provisions of our Constitution since January 20th, and is threatening to violate int'l law by coercing/attacking Canada and Greenland in order to annex those countries against their will, so it's no surprise that he's willing to violate int'l by mining the seafloor.
Seabed mining FFS.
Are we not happy with how quickly we are destroying the planet 🤷♂️.
I know some people are never happy but there should be enough with a brain to stop these bastards.
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Are we not happy with how quickly we are destroying the planet 🤷♂️.
I know some people are never happy but there should be enough with a brain to stop these bastards.