Deep-Sea Mining — Electric Cars, Electronics & Climate Change

Deep-sea mining may provide the material necessary to create our latest and greatest electronics, electric cars and battery backup systems. The mining may also damage the environment and worsen climate change.  In 2018, we posted about the discovery of huge … Continue reading

Tellurium — Choosing Between Green Energy and Underwater Mining

Deep-sea mining has long been a controversial subject. For the last 50 years, proponents have called for the mining of silver, gold, copper, manganese, cobalt, and zinc from the seafloor, while environmentalists have argued that seabed mining should not be permitted because of … Continue reading